A Northeast Fisheries Science Center biologist collecting data during buoyless lobster trap tests.
Report a Stranded, Injured, or Dead Sturgeon
Reporting a stranded, injured, or dead sturgeon is the best way to make sure professional responders and scientists know about it and can take appropriate action.
The Sturgeon Salvage Program is a network run by NOAA Fisheries to help conserve Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon. Information regarding deceased sturgeon that wash up on riverbanks and ocean beaches is sent to NOAA Fisheries through this network. Numerous partners along the Atlantic coast are trained and ready to respond.
You can help us learn more by reporting any sturgeon you may come across. This allows scientists to collect samples and data to better understand sturgeon populations, track recovery efforts, identify threats to the species and fill in gaps in our knowledge.
If you see a stranded, injured or dead sturgeon, immediately contact your local salvage partner (phone numbers provided below).
You can also use our contact NOAA Fisheries at (978) 281-9328 or in the Southeast at (844) STURG-911 or (844) 788-7491, or send us an email at noaa.sturg911@noaa.gov.
The collection of Sturgeon Salvage Program information is authorized under the OMB Control Number included in the Citizen Science & Crowdsourcing Information Collection page. Thanks to these efforts, this information contributes to research used to protect Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Regional
Phone: (978) 281-9328
Email: noaa.sturg911@noaa.gov
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Delaware
Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
For assistance with the form, please e-mail the DNREC Fisheries Section, Sturgeon@delaware.gov , or call (302) 735-8663.
Maine
NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Office
Phone: (978) 281-9328
Email: noaa.sturg911@noaa.gov
Maryland
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Phone: (410) 643-6788 x 2114
Email: Chuck Stence, chuck.stence@maryland.gov
Massachusetts
NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Office
Phone: (978) 281-9328
Email: noaa.sturg911@noaa.gov
New Hampshire
NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Office
Phone: (978) 281-9328
Email: noaa.sturg911@noaa.gov
New Jersey
New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife
Phone: (609) 748-2020
Email: Heather Corbett, heather.corbett@dep.state.nj.us
New York
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Marine Fisheries
Phone: (401) 423-1923
Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Phone: (804) 827-0236
Email: Matthew Balazik, balazikmt@vcu.edu
or
Chesapeake Scientific
Phone: (804) 824-4530
Email: Christian Hager, christian.hager@chesapeakescientific.org
Southeast
For sturgeon found in North Carolina through Florida, contact the NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Region at (844) STURG 911 (844-788-7491) or via email at noaa.sturg911@noaa.gov.
More Information
Learn more about sturgeon along the Atlantic coast:
A Northeast Fisheries Science Center biologist collecting data during buoyless lobster trap tests.
