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 Second Call for WSCS Student exchange grants will open Jan 1st, 2026 The second call for the new student exchange grant will be open Jan 1st to Jan 31st 2026. The grant can be up to 1.000€. See the detailed description below for the requirements

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 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 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

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

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