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NASPS 2025 Annual Meeting Summary

22 October 2025

NASPS 2025 Annual Meeting Summary The NASPS 2025 annual meeting was a huge success in Nelson, British Columbia. We had 70 attendees of which 11 were students. There were 39 oral presentations and 7 poster presentations. We held our annual business meeting, went on

NASPS 2025 Annual Meeting

17 September 2025

2025 Annual Meeting of North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society Nelson, British Columbia, Canada - The Prestige Lakeside Resort September 21-25, 2025 The North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society (NASPS) invites you to attend our 2025 annual meeting in Nelson, British Columbia on September

NASPS Order of Acipenser 2025

19 March 2025

NASPS is seeking nominations for the 2025 Order of Acipenser Award. The Order of Acipenser is presented by NASPS to an individual or individuals for their outstanding contributions to the conservation, recovery, and/or management of sturgeon or paddlefish in North America. Eligibility is not restricted

Review of USGS State of the Science in Sturgeon and Paddlefish Research

25 October 2024

Sturgeon and Paddlefish Experts have been requested to review the draft document titled The State of Science in Sturgeon and Paddlefish Research in the U.S. Geological Survey: Past Activities and Future Directions. This draft has been prepared by the USGS Sturgeon and Paddlefish Workgroup as part

NASPS 2025-2027 Election

14 October 2024

The NASPS ballot has been sent out to members in good standing (2024 membership year) for the 2025-2027 Governing Board term. Please read the biography for each nominated candidate below. NASPS 2024 Governing Board Election Bios Candidate for President: Jason Schooley Affiliation:

NASPS 2024 Annual Meeting

11 September 2024

2024 Annual Meeting of North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society Mobile, Alabama-The Admiral Hotel October 20-24, 2024 The North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society (NASPS) invites you to attend our 2024 annual meeting in Mobile, Alabama on October 20-24. We are excited to be

Second WSCS Student Presentation Day-July 23, 2024

11 July 2024

The WSCS Student Subunit will be hosting the second WSCS Student Presentation Day on July 23rd from 6:00-7:30 PM CEST (9-10:30 AM PST). The topic will be Sturgeon Genetics. Dr. Leonardo Congiu (Padua University) will give the opening presentation followed by student talks from Canada, Hungary,

Call for 2025 NASPS Annual Meeting Location

21 June 2024

Request for Location and Venue Proposals 2025 NASPS Meeting The North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society (NASPS) will hold a standalone meeting in 2025 and is requesting proposals for locations, venue, and hosts for the meeting. We do attempt to balance meeting locations geographically

Dr. Serge Doroshov, His Team, and California Sea Grant’s Success

27 July 2023

The following article describes Dr. Serge Doroshov, his team, and California Sea Grant's success in the culture of white sturgeon. https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/news/roe-crops-how-sacramento-became-caviar-capital-us

Call for Abstracts for NASPS Symposium at AFS 2023

12 March 2023

The North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society (NASPS) is sponsoring a symposium at the American Fisheries Society (AFS) national meeting in Grand Rapids, MI on August 20-24, 2023. The session id is #16: North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish: Challenges to Adaptive Management During Ecosystem Change.

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