European Sturgeon

European Sturgeon

Acipenser sturio

Protected Status

ESA Endangered - Foreign
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix I
Throughout Its Range

Quick Facts

Weight
Up to 2,200 pounds
Lifespan
Uncertain, but likely up to 50 years
Length
20 feet
Threats
Entanglement in fishing gear, Habitat degradation, Habitat impediments
Region
Foreign
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European sturgeon

About The Species

The European sturgeon is found in southwestern France and western Georgia. Under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries must list threatened and endangered marine species regardless of where they are found. The European sturgeon is listed as endangered throughout its range under the ESA.

Protected Status

ESA Endangered - Foreign

  • Throughout Its Range

CITES Appendix I

  • Throughout Its Range

Scientific Classification

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Acipenseriformes
Family Acipenseridae
Genus Acipenser
Species sturio

Management Overview

NOAA Fisheries listed five sturgeon species, including European sturgeon, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 2014.

Key Actions and Documents

Actions & Documents Incidental Take

Final Rule to List Five Species of Sturgeons as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act

We, NOAA Fisheries, issue a final determination to list five species of foreign sturgeon as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We have made our determination that Acipenser naccarii (Adriatic sturgeon), and A. sturio (European sturgeon)
Final Rule
,
National
Effective

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