2011 Sturgeon Workshop

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service's Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) and Southeast Regional Office (SERO) collaborated to hold a three day workshop on Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon conservation and recovery on Febraury 8-10, 2011 in Alexandria, VA.  Invited presenters shared results of pertinent research, and working groups facilitated robust discussions on topics such as research needs, habitat use and impacts.  Materials from the workshop, including presentations, working group notes, and supplemental information (two presentations submitted but not presented on at the workshop) are provided below.

Acoustic tag for tracking sturgeon.  Photo credit: Sarah Laporte (NOAA)

Workshop Materials and Information

• Workshop Agenda
• Day 1 (Feb 8) Presentations
• Day 1 Working Group Notes
  • Atlantic Sturgeon Working Group Discussion
  • Shortnose Sturgeon Working Group Discussion
• Day 2 (Feb 9) Presentations
• Day 2 Working Group Notes
• Day 3 (Feb 10) Working Group Notes (Impacts by Area, and Additional Issues of Interest)
  • Climate Change, Water Quality and Quantity
  • Vessel Strikes
  • In-Water Construction Activities, Contaminants and Toxins
  • Bycatch
  • Passage and Alternative Energy
  • Hatcheries, Stocking, and Genetics
• Supplemental Information
  • Recent Data on the Commercial Fishing and Research Activities on St. John River, NB Canada (Cornel Ceapa)
  • PSAT Results—Hudson River Atlantic Sturgeon (Ellen Pikitch)
  • Atlantic and Shortnose Sturgeon Maritime Region Summary Report (Canada DFO)