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The opening of the “Rosenthal Reading Room” in the Lister Library, AWI Sylt Wattenmeerstation, on June 22, 2020 at 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

26 April 2020

The Alfred Wegner Institute (AWI) honors the former President of WSCS for his donation of more than 10,000 offprints and historic publications in the field of marine ecology to AWI‘s library with the grand opening of the „Rosenthal Reading Room“ at the Library of the

15 positions for Early Stage Researchers (ESRs)

20 April 2020

The European Training Network RIBES “River flow regulation, fish BEhaviour and Status”, funded by the European Commission under the EU Horizon 2020 programme Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Network (Grant no. 860800), announces 15 positions for Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) giving the opportunity of being

Fauna & Flora International activities and the discovery of 2 Ship Sturgeons in the Rioni River, Georgia.

18 April 2020

Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is a wildlife conservation organisation working in over 40 countries worldwide. The Caucasus programme has FFI’s only sturgeon conservation project. The project focusses on Georgia and covers the eastern Black Sea and the river holding the last reported spawning grounds

ISS9 was canceled due to the pandemic

30 March 2020

A call for proposals from potential host organizations or institutions for the next ISS to be convened in 2025 will be published soon.

Poachers are not afraid of the virus: 2 sturgeon rescues in two days in 2 countries

24 March 2020

Poachers are not afraid of viruses. Fortunately, the Ukrainian Izmail Frontier Detachment, the Bulgarian Border Police and the Executive Agency of Fisheries and Aquaculture (EAFA) are still very active during this most important period of sturgeon migration and spawning in the Danube. Go to the

COVID-19 Meetings canceled.

5 March 2020

Following the spread of the virus and the measures taken at international and national level, all planned meetings until at least end of May are postponed. The planned Board Meeting in Padua, scheduled for the 18th - 22nd of March is rescheduled to take place

Conference at the EU Parliament

25 February 2020

Conference at the EU Parliament On the initiative of MEP Mrs. Carmen Avram, MEP, Member of the Committee on Fisheries (PECH), a conference was held in the European Parliament on the theme "Saving the last EU dinosaur: the sturgeon", to which the WSCS (P. Bronzi)

New progress in research on the whole genome of sturgeons

19 February 2020

On September 5, 2019, the Conservation of Endangered Fishes (CEF) of the Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences published the world's first paper on the whole genome of sturgeon in the international journal “Frontiers in Genetics”. The whole genome of the

Chinese Paddlefish declared extinct

8 January 2020

The Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius) was last recorded by researchers in 2003. Subsequent local surveys failed to spot any individual. A new study based on a comprehensive large-scale survey in 2017 and 2018 and statistical analysis of previous records suggest that the species most likely

Bern Convention – Standing Committee

13 December 2019

Bern Convention - Standing Committee The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, WSCS and WWF will be co-hosting a side event on sturgeon conservation on Dec 3rd. read more

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