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Water clarity is the strongest predictor of lake sturgeon harvest success on the Winnebago System, however, the main factor is ice conditions. A lot of information from the DNR (Department of Natural Resource) is available for the season 2022 opening on February 12. go to

Anglers and volunteers in Abbotsford, B.C., have helped save nine sturgeon stranded at the Barrowtown Pump Station after they were displaced from the Sumas River during the floods that devastated the province. go to the site

The monitoring of the LIFE-Sterlet project located on the Upper Danube in Austria reported the first three mature sterlet males in 2021, originating from the stocking program. The fish were of the first batch incubated and reared within Danube water in the project’s container hatchery

As you probably know, the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) is organising its Aquaculture Europe 2022 event from September 27-30 in Rimini, Italy. The event, entitled  “Innovative Solutions in a Changing World”  will be mainly focused on important sustainability challenges imposed by climate change, depletion of natural resources, loss

The presentations made by the speakers at the 10th International Sturgeon Conference, held virtual last November, and partly presented also at the WSCS General Assembly, will be available at the beginning of February in English, Chinese and Russian in the reserved area of our website,

UK Sturgeon Alliance’ activities gain momentum With the launch of their website the UK Sturgeon Alliance has continued its yearlong struggle to convince Britains administration that sturgeon were a significant element of the Islands natural heritage. The website provides an comprehensive historic overview outlining the

the new GFCM project on bycatch – resolution adopted in November On the occasion of the forty-fourth session of the GFCM, representatives of 21 countries and the European Union met online to review proposals for resolutions and binding recommendations to improve the management and conservation of marine

In the 2020 Sturgeon SG Report IUCN SSG (which includes several members of the WSCS)  mentions the collaboration with WSCS. go to the report