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Recent sturgeon and paddlefish papers  Káldy, J, G. Fazekas, B Kovács, M Molnár, B Lázár, N Pálinkás-Bodzsár, U Ljubobratovic, G Fazekas, G Kovács, and E Vákonyi. 2024. Unidirectional hybridization between American paddlefish Polyodon spathula (Walbaum, 1792) and sterlet Acipenser ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758). PeerJ 12:e16717. https://peerj.com/articles/16717/#

Sturgeon fossil found near Edmonton that fills temporal and spatial gaps in ancestral sturgeon evolution! https://phys.org/news/2024-01-fossil-million-year-sturgeon-edmonton.html

Another record-setting paddlefish caught in Missouri! https://phys.org/news/2024-03-largest-fish-missouri-caught-lake.html#google_vignette

Sturgeon have begun spawning in Wisconsin rivers https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Fishing/sturgeon/SturgeonSpawning  

The UK Sturgeon Alliance is a coalition of organizations committed to the restoration of sturgeons (A. sturio and A. oxyrinchus) in the UK, including the Zoological Society of London, Blue Marine Foundation, Institute of Fisheries Management, Nature at Work, Severn Rivers Trust, Centre for Environment,

Shared history of Acipenser sturio and Acipenser oxyrinchus in Western EuropeDespite the current efforts to design recovery strategies for sturgeon species in Western Europe, the historical distribution of Acipenser sturio and Acipenser oxyrinchus in the area remains unclear. Our project aims to summarize the current knowledge about the historical distribution of the two sturgeon species based on paleoclimatic and archaeozoological data from available literature. The objective

A few current and former NASPS members are featured in a short film titled “Gentle Giant-The Mystery of the Gulf Sturgeon” focusing on telling the story of the elusive Gulf Sturgeon. It highlights the collaborative conservation efforts across its range in Florida. Check it out here:

Joint effort for development of a Sturgeon Action Plan for the Caspian Sea Concurrently with the 14th meeting of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS-COP14), held from February 12-17, 2024, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, side events were conducted by the representatives of the IUCN Sturgeon Specialist

Sturgeon and paddlefish in the news Sturgeon aren’t salmon, we need better life cycle models https://californiawaterblog.com/2024/02/04/green-sturgeon-arent-salmon-updated-life-cycle-models-for-management/  

Are shortnose sturgeon returning to the St Johns River (Florida)? https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/local/2024/02/06/endangered-sturgeon-emerge-in-st-johns-river-in-jacksonville/72413624007/