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A recent stocking event of young European sturgeons in the Dordogne River

21 November 2022

On September 2022 some young European sturgeons A. sturio born in June in INRAE station of St Seurin sur l’Isle (south west France) were stocked in the Dordogne River, close to historical spawning grounds. They result from an assisted reproduction from adults of the French

UK Sturgeon Alliance joins WSCS and sets targets for future activities

15 November 2022

During its Workshop for the development of a recovery plan for sturgeon on the British Isles, which took place at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), on October 11th and 12th 2022, the UK Sturgeon Alliance (https://www.savethesturgeon.com/), a network comprising among others the ZSL, the

‘Hell fish’ likely killed by dinosaur-ending asteroid is preserved in stunning detail – NewsBreak

14 November 2022

Scientists recently unearthed stunning fossils of sturgeon from Hell's Creek that might have died on the day that the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck. go to the news

WSCS-WWF training on population monitoring methods in Georgia

14 November 2022

The development of a standardized monitoring of the populations of sturgeon species in Georgia is carried out in a close cooperation between WSCS experts and WWF Caucasus since 2021. In August 2022 the practical training on the implementation of different methods took place in the

Good news about Sakhalin and Amu Darya sturgeons

12 November 2022

Good news about Sakhalin sturgeon: by now we've got around 150 fish of the second generation in aquaculture in Aleksin ("grandchildren" of wild sturgeons caught and propagated in Tumnin river in 2008). https://youtu.be/V5IiTN4cKeg By Alexey Chernyak More details here

Specialist meeting on national sturgeon farming in Iran

11 November 2022

A two days meeting of all sturgeon farmers was organised by Faradaneh Aquatic Animals Feed Producer (Faradaneh Group) in collaboration with Iranian Fisheries Organization, on 17-18 October 2022 in Bandar-Anzali, Guilan Province, Iran. More than 250 participants were attending this meeting. Deputy Minister and Director

1st Meeting of the Focal Points to the PANEUAP took place in Strasbourg, France

11 November 2022

On the 5th and 6th of October 2022 the first meeting of the national Focal Points to the Pan European Action Plan for sturgeons, that was adopted by the Standing Committee to the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats in

In Ukraine, despite the ongoing war, enforcement against poachers is still successful.

11 November 2022

At the end of September, officers in Odessa have convicted fishermen illegally harvesting sturgeon. Moreover, The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) discovered that the criminal activities were covered by two inspectors of the State Fisheries Agency. According to “culturemeter” the Fisheries Agency employees received 50% of

A National Geographic troupe in Italy for a report on sturgeons

9 October 2022

In recent days, a National Geographic team has been to Italy for a report they intend to do on sturgeons. They were accompanied to visit some important production plants, Storione Ticino, Naviglio, Agroittica Lombarda and Acipenser, as well as some public realities such as the

Announcement for the WSCS 2022 General Assembly

7 October 2022

Announcement for the WSCS 2022 General Assembly We cordially invite you to this year’s General Assembly and Board Meeting of the WSCS on December 8, 2022 at 15:00 h CET. The General Assembly and Board meeting will be held online via Zoom. A link

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A recent stocking event of young European sturgeons in the Dordogne River

UK Sturgeon Alliance joins WSCS and sets targets for future activities

‘Hell fish’ likely killed by dinosaur-ending asteroid is preserved in stunning detail – NewsBreak

WSCS-WWF training on population monitoring methods in Georgia

Good news about Sakhalin and Amu Darya sturgeons

Specialist meeting on national sturgeon farming in Iran

1st Meeting of the Focal Points to the PANEUAP took place in Strasbourg, France

In Ukraine, despite the ongoing war, enforcement against poachers is still successful.

A National Geographic troupe in Italy for a report on sturgeons

Announcement for the WSCS 2022 General Assembly

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