2019 Upper Basin Pallid Sturgeon Workgroup Annual Report for work completed in 2018 Now Available Online
The 2019 Upper Basin Pallid Sturgeon Workgroup Annual Report for work completed in 2018
Pallid Sturgeon Conservation Propagation and Stocking Program Guidance and Planning documents
The documents regarding Pallid Sturgeon Conservation Propagation and Stocking program guidance and planning are now available on our website. See the links below: 2013 Population Genetics Management Plan for Pallid Sturgeon in the Upper Missouri River Basin 2019 Range-wide Pallid Sturgeon Stocking Plan 2019 Range-wide Pallid Sturgeon Handling Protocols and Procedures 2019 Range-wide Pallid Sturgeon Tagging …
Positive News on the Atlantic Sturgeon Recovery in Virginia
Just thought I’d share some positive news with you all on Atlantic Sturgeon in Virginia. Seems like there are a few common threads in their seeing an uptick in abundance of “babies” and something we might hopefully see in the future.- Zach Shattuck https://news.vcu.edu/article/Discovery_of_baby_sturgeon_in_the_James_River_marks_potential
2018 Annual Meeting of the North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society
2018 Annual Meeting of North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society Columbia, Missouri – Courtyard by Marriott October 21-25, 2018 The North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society (NASPS) invites you to attend our 2018 annual meeting in Columbia, Missouri on October 21st-25th. This will be a stand-alone meeting for the society and will provide a forum …
Pallid Sturgeon Handling Education Training Workshop March 6, 2018
The Upper Basin Research Group will be holding our annual Workgroup meeting on March 6-8, 2018 in Bozeman, MT at the Bozeman Fish Technology Center. The meeting will consist of a continuing-education/training workshop focused on Pallid Sturgeon handling protocols and invasive procedures on 3/6 (see the attached draft agenda) followed by our annual meeting on 3/7 …
Pallid Sturgeon Upper Basin Working Group Annual Meeting March 8 and 9, 2017
The annual meeting for the Upper Basin Work Group will be held on March 8 and 9th at the Red Lion Inn in Billings, Montana. Please contact Zachary Shattuck for more information.
New Video of Larval Drift Study
See the latest video on larval drift here:
2016 Annual Meeting of North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society
2016 Annual Meeting of North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society Hood River, Oregon – Best Western PLUS Hood River Inn September 19-22, 2016 link to conference website Abstracts are due at the end of June. The Upper Basin Pallid Sturgeon Workgroup’s own Dr. Molly Webb is current president and this year’s workshops look to be …
Sturgeon caught- and released- in the Big Sioux River
Karl Stodden provided us with this photo of a sturgeon he caught and immediately released in the Big Sioux River, just north of Akron, Iowa. “I caught this little guy in the Big Sioux River, just north of Akron, Iowa. He was released right after the picture was taken. Don’t know if this helps at …
Sound production in sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus and S. platorynchus (Acipenseridae)
Dr. Johnston recently sent the Pallid Sturgeon Working Group her paper published in 2003 about sounds made by pallid sturgeon during spawning. She also has provided sound recordings of these sounds. Her paper is available here: Sound production in sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus and S. platorynchus (Acipenseridae)