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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.

NASPS is planning to feature a virtual poster session at this year’s annual meeting! If you are interested in submitting an abstract for a poster, please see the link below and check the box indicating it is a poster submission. Poster abstract submission will be

NASPS invites you to a webinar focused on early life stage recruitment bottlenecks in sturgeons.  We are excited to have 3 presenters who will describe aspects of their research into early life stages and recruitment.  Registration is free, and we encourage you to register in

Abstract Submission for 2021 NASPS Annual Meeting is Open   Following feedback from members, the NASPS Governing Board has made the decision to host another virtual meeting for 2021.  Given uncertainties associated with travel budgets and approvals for many of our members, combined with the