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The public consultation on the „Order approving the derogation for scientific research purposes for some fish species” published on 26 May has been reviewed by the World Sturgeon Conservation Society and with the attached file we would like to share our point of view on

Lake sturgeon are spawning for the third time in the Mississippi River! https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/a-prehistoric-fish-is-endangered-in-missouri-and-illinois-but-its-spawning-again/article_44755a6e-df9f-11ed-88ef-235b3b1ca774.html#tracking-source=home-top-story  

Zeb Hogan’s new book called Chasing Giants (reviewed in the blog below) includes chapters on sturgeon! https://californiawaterblog.com/2023/05/14/monster-fish-lessons-for-sturgeon-management-in-california/  

In recent years at each breeding season the State Center for the Conservation of the Gene pool of the sturgeon "Kubanbioresursi" (WSCS member) has released mature ready-to-spawn spawners of several endangered sturgeon species (Beluga, Ship sturgeon and Sterlet) directly into Special Protection Natural Areas which

In order to restore the natural propagation of the most endangered sturgeon species of the Azov Sea basin – ship (A. nudiventris) and Azov beluga (H. huso) the Sturgeon Gene Pool Conservation Center "Kubanbioresursi" (subordinated to the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Krasnodar Region)

ARK Rewilding Netherlands, World Wildlife Fund and Sportvisserij Nederland are working together on the reintroduction of this iconic species. The release of young, tagged sturgeons from the French breeding program will take place on Friday 2 June 2023 between 13:00 and 16:00 at the Biesbosch

Please find enclosed a letter from the European Commission, Head of the Renewables Unit in DG Energy, in reply to our open letter on hydropower in RED. Go to the letter

Sturgeon spawning begins on the Wolf River in Wisconsin! Go to the page

NASPS Annual Meeting to be held at AFS 2023 - NASPS nasps-sturgeon.org