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Sturgeon and paddlefish in the news Sturgeon aren’t salmon, we need better life cycle models https://californiawaterblog.com/2024/02/04/green-sturgeon-arent-salmon-updated-life-cycle-models-for-management/  

Are shortnose sturgeon returning to the St Johns River (Florida)? https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/local/2024/02/06/endangered-sturgeon-emerge-in-st-johns-river-in-jacksonville/72413624007/

Anglers quickly reel-in quota, Columbia River white sturgeon season now closed in Bonneville and The Dalles pools.  https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/jan/03/anglers-quickly-reel-in-quota-of-sturgeon-season-now-closed-in-bonneville-and-the-dalles-pools/  

The population of Russian sturgeon (A.gueldenstaedtii) continues to grow in the Sea of Azov The results of long-term monitoring of sturgeon fish in the Sea of Azov, carried out by the Azov-Black Sea branch of VNIRO with the use of the of trawl surveys have

Kootenai Tribe of Idaho and Idaho Conservation League lobby for greater protections for the Kootenai River watershed as selenium inputs threaten fish populations (including white sturgeon).   https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/12/08/it-jeopardizes-everything-canada-coal-mines-a-concern-for-kootenai-tribe-idaho-conservation/ 

On December 20, 2023 the first Student Presentation Day organized by the WSCS Student Subunit took place. Sixteen participants joined the online meeting, gaining valuable insights into sturgeon research and projects presented by students from Georgia, Italy and Austria. Additionally, James Crossman delivered an expert

The US Environmental Protection Agency proposes new water quality standards to protect Atlantic sturgeon and other fishes in the Delaware River  https://whyy.org/articles/epa-delaware-river-oxygen-levels-standards-atlantic-sturgeon/ 

Wisconsin angling to keep the Lake Winnebago spearing system as lake sturgeon considered for ESA listing.  https://fox11online.com/news/local/fox-cities/federal-lawmakers-join-effort-to-keep-wisconsins-sturgeon-off-endangered-species-act-mike-gallagher-tammy-baldwin-ron-johnson-glenn-grothman-don-mielke-lake-winnebago-system   

Children set an example for the protection of sturgeon In October (2023), a mural action took place on the New Danube in Vienna under the project management of the University of natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna as part of the efforts within the LIFE