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Molluscicide treatment to eradicate quagga mussels kills up to 50 Snake River white sturgeon https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2023-11-24/snake-river-idaho-quagga-mussel-treatment-twin-falls

The Pan European Action Plan for Sturgeon (PANEUAP) was adopted in November 2018 under the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention to which both EU and its Member States are parties, as well as relevant Non-EU Member States such as Ukraine, Serbia or Georgia. The

During the EAS hosted conference Aquaculture Europe 23 in Vienna, WSCS has set up a joint workshop with WWF CEE to continue the discussion with the aquaculture sector on their involvement in conservation actions in Europe. The workshop was a continuation of the discussion started

Herman the Sturgeon | Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife He is an Oregon icon – Herman, the sturgeon, the state's most famous fish. At 10 ft. long and nearly 500 lbs., Herman is not only one of Oregon's most distinctive aquatic characters- some even consider him

Recent mortalities prompt closure of white sturgeon fishing in the mid-Columbia https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/jul/28/washington-halts-sturgeon-season-after-fish-found-/

Minnesota and Wisconsin work together to catch shovelnose sturgeon poachers https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/six-people-convicted-for-poaching-shovelnose-sturgeon-from-mississippi-river

Learning about shovelnose to help study lake sturgeon in Iowa! https://www.thegazette.com/environment-nature/to-learn-more-about-rare-lake-sturgeon-iowa-researchers-turn-to-another-prehistoric-fish/

An interesting article that traces the history of sturgeon and caviar production in aquaculture in the USA, highlighting the fundamental role of Sergei Doroshov, father of American sturgeon farming, together with his team of researchers. It should only be noted that at the end of

WSCS has reported previously about the difficult situation of the Kherson Experimental Sturgeon Farm “Dnipro” in Ukraine which has recently suffered additional, very serious damage from the flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. We have now received a letter from the director