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SCUTES: Students Collaborating to Undertake Tracking Efforts for Sturgeon

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/endangered-species-conservation/scutes-students-collaborating-undertake
Explore these educational resources for students and teachers to learn more about sturgeon, an ancient fish with some amazing features.

Biological Assessment of Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser Brevirostrum

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/document/biological-assessment-shortnose-sturgeon-acipenser-brevirostrum
A 2010 5-year status review which includes the most current complete biological assessment of shortnose sturgeon across its range

Gulf Sturgeon Critical Habitat Map and GIS Data

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/gulf-sturgeon-critical-habitat-map-and-gis-data
Map and GIS data representing critical habitat for the conservation of threatened Gulf sturgeon in the Southeast U.S.
Image: Gulf Sturgeon Critical Habitat Map and GIS Data

Frequently Asked Questions about the Atlantic Coast Sturgeon Tissue Research Repository

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/frequently-asked-questions-about-atlantic-coast-sturgeon
Information pertaining to the Atlantic Coast Sturgeon Tissue Research Repository

Green Sturgeon Recovery Plan Workshop

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/green-sturgeon-recovery-plan-workshop
We, NOAA Fisheries, are convening a workshop to present the Southern Distinct Population Segment of Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) Draft Recovery Plan (Plan).

Green Sturgeon Brochure

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/educational-materials/green-sturgeon-brochure
Green sturgeon are an ancient species with their origins stretching back 220 million years to the time of the dinosaurs.
Image: Green Sturgeon Brochure

Delaware/Maryland and Virginia Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch Reduction Areas

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/commercial-fishing/delaware-maryland-and-virginia-atlantic-sturgeon
Spiny dogfish vessels fishing with gillnets in the Sturgeon Bycatch Reduction Areas are subject to gear restrictions described below. These restrictions are intended to reduce bycatch of Atlantic sturgeon in the federal gillnet fishery for spiny dogfish.

Listing of Gulf Sturgeon Under the ESA

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/listing-gulf-sturgeon-under-esa
The Service determines the Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus desotoi) to be a threatened species, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. This rule has been coordinated with NOAA and they have cosigned the document. This large

Final Recovery Plan for the Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/document/final-recovery-plan-shortnose-sturgeon-acipenser-brevirostrum
The purpose of this recovery plan is to recover populations of the Shortnose sturgeon to levels of abundance at which they no longer require protection under the ESA.

Return of Atlantic Sturgeon to Pee Dee River Signals Improved Health of Population

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/return-atlantic-sturgeon-pee-dee-river-signals-improved-health-population
Tracking of endangered Atlantic sturgeon suggests successful spawning and population growth.
Image: Return of Atlantic Sturgeon to Pee Dee River Signals Improved Health of Population

Section 7 Species Presence Table: Shortnose Sturgeon in the Greater Atlantic Region

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/consultations/section-7-species-presence-table-shortnose-sturgeon-greater
Information on shortnose sturgeon presence in the New England/Mid-Atlantic area for Section 7 consultations.

Section 7 Species Presence Table: Atlantic Sturgeon in the Greater Atlantic Region

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/consultations/section-7-species-presence-table-atlantic-sturgeon-greater
Information on Atlantic sturgeon presence in the New England/Mid-Atlantic area for Section 7 consultations.

Findings on Petition to Delist Saint John River Population of Shortnose Sturgeon

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/findings-petition-delist-saint-john-river-population-shortnose-sturgeon
We, NOAA Fisheries, announce a 12-month finding on a petition to identify and “delist” shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) within the Saint John River in New Brunswick, Canada under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The shortnose sturgeon is c

Detecting acoustically tagged green sturgeon in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/peer-reviewed-research/detecting-acoustically-tagged-green-sturgeon-northeast-pacific
Scientists use fixed array and mobile glider to detect where green sturgeon go in the waters off our West Coast.

Atlantic Sturgeon Critical Habitat Map and GIS Data

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/atlantic-sturgeon-critical-habitat-map-and-gis-data
Map and GIS data representing critical habitat for the conservation of endangered and threatened Atlantic sturgeon from Maine to Florida.
Image: Atlantic Sturgeon Critical Habitat Map and GIS Data
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