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Response of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Georgia to the WSCS letter

24 August 2021

On August 11th, 2021 the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia has responded to the concerns raised by WSCS on the dam project in the upper Rioni River in the letter dated June 11th 2021. The Ministry in its letter emphasizes that “the

Response of the Polish Ministry to the WSCS letter

24 August 2021

On August 19th, 2021 the Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment revoked the decision authorizing the construction of Siarzewo Dam on Vistula River that WSCS has questioned in a letter to the Minister! (See Newsletter No.5 2021) This does not mean that the project is

News from the NASPS

12 August 2021

Virtual Poster Session at Annual Meeting NASPS is planning to feature a virtual poster session at this year’s annual meeting! If you are interested in submitting an abstract for a poster, please see the link below and check the box indicating it is a poster

A survey on the next ISS9

12 August 2021

As you are aware, ISS9 to be held in Qiandao Lake, China has been postponed due to the COVID pandemic and now is being planned for October 2022. Since the ISS require intense preparation and organization, it is of extreme importance that WSCS and organizers

General Assembly (GA) of the WSCS on October 7th 2021

12 August 2021

The 2021 General Assembly of WSCS will be held on October 07, at 15:00 h CET. Due to the pandemic, the General Assembly will be organized online again via Zoom. invitation Agenda

Invitation to collaborate on a special issue on primitive fishes

30 July 2021

A special issue titled: Primitive fishes: scientific, cultural, and commercial importance is planned to be published by the periodic Russian scientific journal Voprosy Ikhtiologii / Journal of Ichthyology is published under the aegis of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Department of Biological Sciences). More info

A nice surprise from the Rioni River, Georgia

23 July 2021

July 21, Goga Gelashvili (living in the Sagvichio village) sent a sturgeon video about the release of a small sturgeon Acipenser nudiventris to the Rioni River from where it was caught. He captured the sturgeon on 8th of July - 2021, at 18:03. Location of

Romanian Danube sturgeons news

23 July 2021

Good news from Romania! This year the first wild Beluga YOY was caught in Galati (Danube, km 145) on June 23 (TL-14.5 cm, W-17 grams-picture 1-fishermen Lucian Lupu). Probably at the beginning of July it reached a peak of downstream migration of beluga YOY. On

Sixth National Conference & exhibition of Caviar and related industries, Iran (virtual)

16 July 2021

A virtual conference titled "Sixth National Conference & exhibition of Caviar and related industries" is organized by the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology, Iranian Fishery organization, Iranian Fishery Science Research Institute, International Sturgeon Research Institute, CITES, Guilan University, Gorgan Agricultural University, National Health Network

WSCS and WD4C (Working Dogs for Conservation) Collaboration

8 July 2021

The World Sturgeon Conservation Society (WSCS) and Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C) have teamed up to address the trade of illegal caviar. WD4C trains conservation dogs to protect wildlife and wild places (https://wd4c.org/), while the focus of the WSCS is conservation and restoration of sturgeon

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Response of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Georgia to the WSCS letter

Response of the Polish Ministry to the WSCS letter

News from the NASPS

A survey on the next ISS9

General Assembly (GA) of the WSCS on October 7th 2021

Invitation to collaborate on a special issue on primitive fishes

A nice surprise from the Rioni River, Georgia

Romanian Danube sturgeons news

Sixth National Conference & exhibition of Caviar and related industries, Iran (virtual)

WSCS and WD4C (Working Dogs for Conservation) Collaboration

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