Lake Sturgeon Spear Fishery on the Winnebago System (Wisconsin, USA)   The 2016 Lake Sturgeon spear fishery commenced on February 13 and concluded on February 28 (16 days).  This traditional harvest method is annually permitted for a maximum of 16 days and operates under a harvest cap system to keep exploitation at or below a sustainable level of 5% of the adult population.  Perspective spearers must purchase a spearing license prior to an Octo...

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A new LIFE Project dedicated to the restoration on sterlet populations in the Upper Danube has been approved and the first version of the homepage for the LIFE- Sterlet project is finished and online. The hp will be updated regularly with news and new information (f.e. sturgeon identification guide etc.).   An English version will follow within the next month. life sterlet website

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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT KRASNODAR 2016  INTERNATIONAL STURGEON MEETING (2016-ISM) Dear Colleagues and Friends, We are pleased to inform you that the State Regional Centre for Sturgeon Gene Pool Conservation “Kubanbioresursi” Ministry of Natural Recourses and Kuban Sturgeon Farming Institute (KIO Ltd.) supported by the World Sturgeon Conservation Society (WSCS), will organize the International Sturgeon Meeting focusing on problems of conservation an...

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Here some news highlighted by the NASPS:   Navy Sponsored Research Uncovers the Mystery of Atlantic Sturgeon MDC CONFIRMS LAKE STURGEON NOW REPRODUCING IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER Conservation netting, tagging paddlefish Stocking Genesee River With Lake Sturgeon Helps Gauge River's Health Sturgeon legals number increases, other indicators down Annual effort tags 1,000 paddlefish for research To help endangered fish, scientists now "listen" to ...

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Rare sturgeon nearing extinction

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WSCS 2016 Board Meeting and General Assembly The 2016 Board Meeting and the General Assembly of the WSCS will take place between the 5th and the 8th April in Bordeaux, France. The program is as follow: Monday April 4th: Arrival   Tuesday 5th April: Board Meeting All day Room “Atelier“ Irstea Gazinet Cestas   Wednesday 6th April: Workshop and GA meeting Room reserved in Bordeaux for about 50 people 9 am to 4 pm Workshop “Post-Release Mon...

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HIGH LEVEL EVENT TO DISCUSS THE STRATEGY TOWARDS THE EFFECTIVE PROTECTION OF THE  STURGEONS IN THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN    Back to back with the regular meeting of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), a high level event was organized by the Danube Sturgeon Task Force (DSTF) and the EU Strategy for the Danube Region – Priority Area 06 (Biodiversity), with the ICPDR at the Vienna International Center, on 2 De...

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On behalf of the World Fish Migration Platform, you are invited to join the 2nd World Fish Migration Day, to be held on the 21st of May 2016.    With WFMD2016 the WFMP hope to achieve a big impact on fish migration policies, measures and management, from local to global. Local events can be: celebration on a dam/weir removal, inauguration of a fishway or a river restoration project, special trainings/workshops, research activities in the field,...

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Another big specimen of Acipenser naccarii has been caught by a fisherman (Yuri Grisendi) in the River Po, at Polesella (RO), on December 20. The sturgeon has been released after the sampling of a small piece of tissue for genetic analysis to identify its possible origin. Most probably this fish, like the previous one caught by the same fisherman, is a part of the stock of 2000 fingerlings released in 1992 by the Mantova province, progeny of a co...

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Here are some updates on North American sturgeons from NASPS:   Lake Sturgeon On October 21st, more than 3,000 lake sturgeon were released into the French Broad River near Hot Springs, North Carolina... To read more, click the following link http://www.citizen-times.com/story/sports/outdoors/girls-gone-outdoors/2015/10/22/lake-sturgeon-return-north-carolina/74387092/   White Sturgeon A 9 year old boy captured the attention of North ...

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The Gulf sturgeon bibliography has been updated. Each citation contains a short list of key topics addressed to facilitate searches.   Please click on the following link   usgs-sesc-sturgeonquest-gulfsturgeonbibliography_v3.pdf  

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NASPS 2015 Annual Meeting   The 2015 NASPS Annual meeting was a huge success with 148 attendees, three workshops, 2.5 days of contributed papers that included 72 oral presentations given in concurrent sessions and forum discussions, and over 20 posters.  The socials were incredibly fun with the sturgeon and paddlefish trivia contest, raffle and silent auction, good food and beverages, and great friends.  The exchange of information and fosterin...

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A fisherman  of wels catfish caught a big sturgeon in the Po, an Acipenser naccarii of about 2 m. Apparently the recovery actions and repopulations carried out in the past years have been successful. The results for these species are seen after many years.  http://milano.corriere.it/foto-gallery/cronaca/15_novembre_04/storione-gigante-pescato-po-3464fb68-8320-11e5-a218-19a04df8a451.shtml

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ISS8 1st Announcement  The International Symposia on Sturgeon (ISS) are governed by the World Sturgeon Conservation Society (WSCS) and take place in a four year cycle in varying regions with importance for sturgeons and sturgeon biology. The next venue site for the 2017 event will be Vienna! read more

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NASPS published the 2.1-1 newsletter

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NASPS published the 3rd Issue of the 1st volume of the Newsletters

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from Ryan Koenigs. Attention Winnebago System Fisheries Enthusiasts:     The Winnebago System may not have a hook and line sturgeon fishery, but there are numerous waters in the state that do.  One of the more heavily targeted fisheries is on Yellow Lake in Burnett County.  The current state record (hook and line) lake sturgeon was caught on Yellow lake in 1979; weighing 170 pounds 10 oz and 79” long.  Well 13 year old David Jacobson has a “fi...

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Online Communication Strategy for the North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society   Audience: Facebook users, LinkedIn users, Twitter users, and NASPS website viewers   NASPS Mission: Seeking to address current declines in sturgeon and paddlefish populations across North America, NASPS is dedicated to promoting the conservation and restoration of these species by developing and advancing research pertaining to their biology, management, an...

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The five sturgeon species historically native to Turkish rivers and coastal waters...... The Action Plan Preamble and content

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Election 2015 of the WSCS Board meeting completed   For the last three months , WSCS members had the opportunity to cast their vote on the election of the Board of Directors of WSCS fort he period 2015 -2019. The list of candidates and their CVs had been provided by circular letter to WSCS members and also had been posted on the website. The ballots trickled in to the home office at an increasing rate the closer the deadline for the Board meet...

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