First wild Beluga YOY of this year, Romanian Danube,14 grams
And extremely good news, 11 of July I caught the first wild Beluga YOY of this year, 14 grams in the Danube, Romania. There is hope, says Tudor Ionescu
The Conservation Center for Chinese Sturgeon, Wuhan, was held
On May 21, 2022, on the occasion of World Fish Migratory Day, a seminar on Chinese sturgeon protection and the inauguration ceremony of Conservation Center for Chinese Sturgeon (CCCS), Wuhan was held at Hankou Jiangtan Barging Base of Yangtze River Institute. more details
A sturgeon poaching ring was broken
California Department of Fish and Wildlife broke up a sturgeon poaching ring that led to other charges relating to drug possession, illegal weapons, and counterfeit money. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/sacremento-sturgeon-poaching-bust-1341719/
After A. sturio at the INRAE in Bordeaux, Matt met A. naccari in Storione Ticino, Italy and other species in Agroittica Lombarda
Matthew Spencer continues his journey by bicycle, stopping in the most important places for the conservation of sturgeons. After having met the Acipenser sturio in France at the INRAE, he passed to know the Adriatic sturgeon A. naccarii in the Storione Ticino plants and other
POACHING OF STURGEON REMAINS AN ISSUE IN THE LOWER DANUBE
A (bad) news from WWF Central and Eastern Europe go to the site
conference “Local and global initiatives: how support management actions on diadromous species”
Registration for the final conference "Local and global initiatives: how support management actions on diadromous species” (July 2022, Bordeaux) has been extended until Monday, the 16th of May. The event is entirely free of charge for those who register (no fees for registration, lunches, or
Feed donation to Ukrainian sturgeon broodstock
Given the massive supply problems that currently exist in invaded Ukraine also for fish feed, with the purposeto save a wild Azov Sea broodstock of sturgeons maintained in a commercial farm, a large group of Italian sturgeon farmers (Agroittica Lombarda, Storione Ticino, Acipenser, Soc. Agr.
Cycling across Eurasia to raise awareness for sturgeons
Matthew Spencer, will cycle across Eurasia to the last sturgeon spawning sites in order to raise awareness of their decline. Starting in London and finishing in Central Asia, travelling approximately 11,000km to raise awareness to helping to protect endangered sturgeons. All charitable money raised will
In Wisconsin sturgeons are getting ready to spawn
From a message of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. As the weather gets warmer, so do water temperatures. Warmer water means sturgeon will begin spawning on the Wolf River. Keep an eye on the underwater Wolf River camera as we expect to see the sturgeon
ISS9 is sto take place in fall 2023
The Covid related restrictions imposed upon international travel and the facilitation of meetings resulted in a substantial delay of the 9th International Symposium on Sturgeons (ISS9) until now. With the perspective that the restrictions concerning the travel and the access to China will be lifted in
