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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

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/

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

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released a short video entitled “Partners in Sharing” that highlights some collaborative work that the agency has been involved with for sturgeon restoration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybUlJGRwFM&t=39s

Through a partnership between the NASPS and World Sturgeon Conservation Society (WSCS), NASPS members in good standing now have access to all sturgeon and paddlefish papers published in the Journal of Applied Ichthyology. This online library of articles goes back well over 2 decades! To