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NASPS Commitment to Safety during the 2022 Annual Meeting   In order to protect our participants, the NASPS has adopted COVID guidelines similar to other recent fisheries* meetings.  We recommend that face masks are worn at all indoor meeting events.  We also strongly recommend that

The NASPS Elections are underway.  Please click the link to access the candidate bios.  You will receive a ballot directly as a current member of NASPS. NASPS Election Bios  

The new assessment of the sturgeons and paddlefishes of the IUCN-SSG     The latest global assessment conducted by the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Sturgeon Specialist Group), dating back to 2010, classified all 27 species that compose the order of Acipenseriformes

The NASPS will be awarding one award in 2022.  Students may submit a proposal for either the NASPS Student Mentor Collaboration Award or the NASPS In Memoriam Student Research Award.  The strongest proposal will be selected.   The Student Mentor Collaboration Award has a value

NASPS is seeking nominations for the 2022 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

PhD Position in Sturgeon Movement Ecology The Freshwater Fish Ecology Laboratory at UNBC (www.ffishlab.ca) is looking for a PhD student to conduct a project on the movement ecology of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the lower Columbia River. The successful candidate will work with an

Aquaculture Europe 2022 – “Innovative Solutions in a Changing World” is planned held in Rimini, Italy, this year, September 27-30. The meeting will be focused on important sustainability challenges imposed by climate change, depletion of natural resources, loss of biodiversity, and  environmental pollution. More information about the

A gulf sturgeon was detected 200 miles up the Pearl River for the first time since 1996! https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/gulf-sturgeon-spotted-jackson-mississippi/  

The NASPS 2021 virtual meeting program is now available. NASPS 2021 Virtual Meeting Program The registration for the NASPS 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting is live.  Please go to the NASPS conference page and follow the two steps to register.