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First young of the year Russian sturgeon in the LDR in 18 years

17 August 2022

In the picture one of the two Young of the Year Acipenser gueldenstaedtii / Russian sturgeon captured by Marian & Co. at the nursery and monitoring site (Danube R Km 123). It is the first YoY from natural recruitment in the Lower Danube River in

The new assessment of the sturgeons and paddlefishes of the IUCN-SSG

22 July 2022

The latest global assessment conducted by the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Sturgeon Specialist Group), dating back to 2010, classified all 27 species that compose the order of Acipenseriformes as Critically Endangered, with varying degrees of criticality. On 21 July 2022, the

Sturgeon Conservation and Restoration session at EAS 2022, Sep. 28, Rimini, Italy

13 July 2022

A specific session on the conservation and restoration of sturgeons will be held at the EAS 2022 conference in September in Rimini, in the afternoon of the 28th. At the end of the presentations there will be a round table between sturgeon farmers and conservationists

A new protected area along the Danube proposed by WWF is declared

12 July 2022

"Esetrite – Vetren" is the first protected territory aimed at the conservation of sturgeons in Bulgaria. Following a proposal by WWF, late last week, the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water (MEW) declared a new protected area along the Danube River, Esetrite – Vetren. The

Very serious state of danger of the Chinese sturgeon

12 July 2022

A study resulting from the collaboration between China and Italy and based on genetic and microchemical investigations will be published shortly on the journal "Science of the total environment", highlighting once more the very serious state of danger of the Chinese sturgeon due to the

Spawning Sturgeon Fish: The Feel-Good Story You Didn’t Know You Needed – CNET

12 July 2022

A group of organizations, including the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Indigenous groups and the USFWS, came together to implement a sturgeon reintroduction program in 1997. https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/spawning-sturgeon-fish-the-feel-good-story-you-didnt-know-you-needed/

First wild Beluga YOY of this year, Romanian Danube,14 grams

12 July 2022

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

6 June 2022

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

5 June 2022

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

4 May 2022

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

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First young of the year Russian sturgeon in the LDR in 18 years

The new assessment of the sturgeons and paddlefishes of the IUCN-SSG

Sturgeon Conservation and Restoration session at EAS 2022, Sep. 28, Rimini, Italy

A new protected area along the Danube proposed by WWF is declared

Very serious state of danger of the Chinese sturgeon

Spawning Sturgeon Fish: The Feel-Good Story You Didn’t Know You Needed – CNET

First wild Beluga YOY of this year, Romanian Danube,14 grams

The Conservation Center for Chinese Sturgeon, Wuhan, was held

A sturgeon poaching ring was broken

After A. sturio at the INRAE in Bordeaux, Matt met A. naccari in Storione Ticino, Italy and other species in Agroittica Lombarda

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