European Sturgeon :: Acipenser sturioBad at Goodbyes :: Episode 029On today’s show we learn about the European Sturgeon, a critically endangered fish native to Western Europe, specifically the Gironde Estuary on the west coast of France in the Gironde Department.(00:05) Intro(02:05) Species Information(30:47) Citations(32:58) Music(37:59) PledgeFor more information about the conservation and protection of the European Sturgeon please visit the World Sturgeon Conservation Society at https://www.wscs.infoResearch for today’s show was compiled from:“Acipenser sturio Recovery Research Actions in France.” Williot, P., Rochard, E., Rouault, T., Kirschbaum, F. (2009). In: Carmona, R., Domezain, A., García-Gallego, M., Hernando, J.A., Rodríguez, F., Ruiz-Rejón, M. (eds) Biology, Conservation and Sustainable Development of Sturgeons. Fish & Fisheries Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht – https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8437-9_15 “Biological characteristics of European Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, as the basis for a restoration program in France.” Williot, P. et al. (1997). In: Birstein, V.J., Waldman, J.R., Bemis, W.E. (eds). Sturgeon Biodiversity and Conservation. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. – https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46854-9_24 “Biological Observations on the Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)”. Borodin, N. (1925). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Vol. 55 No.1, p 184–190 – https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1925)55[184:BOOTAS]2.0.CO;2 "Conservation Status and Effectiveness of the National and International Policies for the Protection and Conservation of Sturgeons in the Danube River and Black Sea Basin". Strat, Daniela, and Iuliana Florentina Gheorghe. 2023. Diversity Vol. 15, no. 4: 568 – https://doi.org/10.3390/d15040568 “Energy audit and carbon footprint in trawl fisheries.” Sala A, Damalas D, Labanchi L, Martinsohn J, Moro F, Sabatella R, Notti E. Scientific Data. 2022 Jul 20;9(1):428. – https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01478-0 “The Evolution of the Spiracular Region From Jawless Fishes to Tetrapods”. Gai Zhikun, Zhu Min, Ahlberg Per E., Donoghue Philip C. J. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Vol. 10. 2022 – https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.887172 IUCN – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/230/242530547“Meristic and morphological features of the Baltic sturgeon (Acipenser sturio L.)”. Debus, L. (1999). Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Vol. 15: 38-45. – https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.1999.tb00203.x National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fisheries. Species Directory: European Sturgeon –
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