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17 November 2025

Summary report on the 10th International Symposium on Sturgeon held October 19-24th in Yichang, China The International Symposium on Sturgeon (ISS) is a global forum in the field of sturgeon research. In 2017, during the 8th International Sturgeon Symposium (ISS8) in Vienna, Austria, the WSCS

IUCN SSG summary report

13 November 2025

IUCN Sturgeon Specialist Group Outcome of the Workshop held during the 10th International Symposium on Sturgeon, Yichang China, October 2025. During the IUCN workshop held on October 22nd with members of the SSG and interested parties one Agenda item was the presentation of the suggested

The fourth WSCS Student Presentation Day

13 November 2025

Dear sturgeon friend, The fourth WSCS Student Presentation Day will take place on December 9th from 15:00 - 16:30 CET. This time the topic is "Sturgeon Telemetry". As this will be a joint meeting with WSCS and NASPS subunit members, a short introduction of sturgeon students and working

WSCS-NASPS joint meeting

11 November 2025

A joint meeting of WSCS and NASPS will be held in Canada in 2027. The topics will be conservation focused and include bycatch, habitat utilization and restoration population support (best practice) safe handling guideline

Swedish sturgeon reintroduction program,

11 November 2025

The Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) declined drastically from Europe in the early years of 1900 and the last known specimen was caught in the wild 1996. Re introduction started in the German-Polish border river of Odra in the early 2000 and the German case has

ISS10 – Second good news!

26 September 2025

Can’t attend ISS10 in person? You can still be part of it. For those unable to join the 10th International ISS Symposium onsite, there is now a great opportunity to submit a recorded presentation and have it officially included in the program. Accepted presentations will be integrated

ISS10 – Good news!

23 September 2025

Good News for ISS10 Participants! We are pleased to announce that the abstract submission deadline for ISS10 has been extended until October 1st. This new window provides an additional opportunity for researchers, professionals, and stakeholders in the field of sturgeon conservation, aquaculture, and caviar production

ISS10 – Deadline Extension

24 August 2025

ISS10 – Deadline Extension We are pleased to inform you that the deadline for abstract submission for oral or poster presentation at the ISS10 has been extended to September 20. The same deadline applies to the submission of applications for the financial support made available

WSCS Student member joins LIFE-Boat4Sturgeon Team for Research Exchange

11 August 2025

WSCS Student member joins LIFE-Boat4Sturgeon Team for Research Exchange Chiara Samassa, a PhD student from the University of Padova, joined the LIFE-Boat4Sturgeon team for a three-month research exchange. With a background in genetics, she contributed to the projects multidisciplinary efforts in sturgeon conservation, which

News from the LIFE-Boat4Sturgeon Project

11 August 2025

As of Spring 2025, the floating hatchery on the Danube in Vienna is officially in operation and has successfully launched this year’s sturgeon reproduction by rearing Russian sturgeon and sterlet. To date, approximately 55,000 feeding fry and 1,400 young-of-the-year (3–5 cm) Russian sturgeons have been

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ISS10 summary report