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The NASPS Student Subunit invites meeting registrants to participate in our first NASPS Meeting Bingo event for a chance to win some prizes! To learn more, click the following link... https://nasps-sturgeon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NASPS-Bingo-Rules2.pdf

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

Micah Kieffer, a fishery biologist with the US Geological Survey, is the region’s expert on sturgeon migrations and populations. He will talk about his field research on sturgeon, and will discuss their gradual return to the Merrimack — a river where centuries ago they lived

White Sturgeon in the Upper Columbia River in B.C. Canada have endured a long battle with local extinction. For more information please click the link https://www.revelstokereview.com/news/b-c-s-upper-columbia-sturgeon-endure-long-battle-with-local-extinction/

NASPS is seeking nominations for the 2021 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

We are excited to announce that we are accepting applications for the NASPS Student:Mentor Collaboration Award and the NASPS In Memoriam Student Research Award. The Student:Mentor Collaboration Award is a single award with a value up to $2,500 USD. The In Memoriam Student Research award

Scientists have discovered a molecular marker for sex determination in sturgeon within the international project STURGEoNOMICS led by IGB. This discovery represents a significant breakthrough for evolutionary biology, for species conservation and for caviar-producing aquaculture. This genetic evidence characterizes the oldest known genetic sex-determining system