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WSCS Student Presentation Day II July 23rd, 2024 6:00-7:30 pm CEST Topic: Sturgeon genetics Join the WSCS Student Subunit on July 23rd from 6:00-7:30 PM CEST (10 AM PST) for their second WSCS Student Presentation Day. The topic will be Sturgeon Genetics. Dr. Leonardo Congiu

关于ISS10 武汉大学、三峡大学和中国三峡集团公司 联合承办ISS10的申请，在中国野生动物保护协 会水生野生动物保护分会的支持下，通过竞争获 得世界鲟鱼保护学会的批准，将通过在宜昌举办 这一鲟鱼界的学术盛会，为全球范围内鲟鱼数量 下降和物种濒危问题寻找解决方案，并为鲟鱼养 殖产业的可持续发展做出积极贡献。 更多信息: ISS10

1° Announcement ISS10 will take place in Yichang, China. It will be organized jointly by Wuhan University, China Three Gorges University, and China Three Gorges Corporation on behalf of WSCS and the China Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Association. It aims to strongly contribute to find solutions

White sturgeon are now candidates for listing as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act   go to the article

A Summary Of The 2024 Sturgeon Spawning Season Wisconsin is home to one of the largest lake sturgeon populations, and their spawning season has now concluded. Here’s a recap of how the 2024 season went:    Chippewa River - The lake sturgeon spawn was strong according

China's Yangtze fish-rescue plan is a failure, study says Researchers have debated the best management plan for highly endangered fish species since the 1980s. go to the article

It is with great sadness that I must report the passing of another great scientist and researcher who significantly contributed to our understanding of fish physiology, particularly sturgeons. Hosting and collaborating with Dave Randall at the La Casella experimental plant in the nineties was a great

The disappearance of Vadim Birstein is a great loss for sturgeon studies. His contributions were of great importance to research on these species and he played a fundamental role in the IUCN SSG. In 1997 he participated in the SAC of the ISS3 in Piacenza,

The WSCS has written a letter of support for the action of the SIAA, the association which intends to perfect the current potential legislation following the determination of the Endangered Species Act relating to the protection of sturgeon species through the prohibition of the importation