NASPS news May 2026
The May 2026 News of NASPS can be found at THIS link
End of term of the current BoD and new elections
The four-year term of the current WSCS Board of Directors will expire at the end of this year. The procedures for the election of the new Board (2027-2030) are therefore planned, as outlined in the details below. By the end of April, the requirements for
Giacinto Giovannini has passed away
E’ mancato Giacinto Giovannini, figura di grande umanità e rara sensibilità verso la natura, la cui vita è stata guidata da un autentico rispetto per gli equilibri del mondo naturale e da una visione lungimirante della conservazione. Allevatore di trote per tradizione famigliare, Giacinto ha
The second WSCS Student Exchange Grant has been awarded to Lucia Snyderman
The second WSCS Student Exchange Grant has been awarded to Lucia Snyderman. We will let her introduce herself: My name is Lucia Snyderman and I'm a PhD Researcher at the Zoological Society of London and University of Reading researching the past ecology and extirpation dynamics
February/March edition of NASPS News.
Annual meeting details are coming together and room reservations are now available so you can start planning travel. Registration will go live soon. https://nasps-sturgeon.org/nasps-2026-annual-meeting/
All the final reports and deliverables from SCUTE.
Sometimes the simple things take for ever, but we finally have set up one summary page on WWF CEE's website, that summarizes all links to all the final reports and deliverables from SCUTE. https://wwfcee.org/news/wwf-led-a-european-effort-to-deliver-essential-sturgeon-conservation-guidelines-and-reports-to-the-commission
NASPS newsletter for January 2026
Hello, all. Please see the attached NASPS newsletter for January 2026. In it you will find an introduction to the newly-elected officers of the NASPS subunit, a save the date for the 2026 annual meeting, some PF/Sturgeon job opportunities, and lots of new papers to
Here a fantastic web strip cartoon about A. sturio
Here is the web strip cartoon about A. sturio now available in English which you can share at your convenience for awareness purposes or simply read if you like comics ;) https://eng-eabx.bordeaux-aquitaine.hub.inrae.fr/news/bd-sturio or using this link if It does not work with the website https://filesender.renater.fr/?s=download&token=7ea9b655-94dd-400f-8a88-7235c59f2797
Heart of the Fraser’ once again tops BC Most Endangered Rivers list
It’s not the first time the heart of the mighty Fraser River, “one of the most productive rivers on the planet,” makes it to the top of the BC Most Endangered Rivers list, compiled by the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC. Read more at: https://theprogress.com/2026/01/07/heart-of-the-fraser-once-again-tops-bc-most-endangered-rivers-list/?mc_cid=6ccad44e2d&mc_eid=f3dcd2abe9
Summary of 4th WSCS subunit meeting
From 15 to 16.30 CET on the 9th of December 2025, the 4th WSCS Student subunit and Early Careers online meeting took place. The topic of this meeting was Telemetry, due to its widespread use across countries to track sturgeon movements and understand species behaviours.
