Summary The Atlantic Sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus, is a large member of the
family Acipenseridae, historically reaching lengths of at least 4.6 m in length (with some …

The goal of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) protocols for the use of sturgeon
is standardization of research practices to benefit the recovery of Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) …

Relatively little is known about the distribution and seasonal movement patterns of
shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum and Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus …

Summary Shortnose Sturgeon= SNS (Acipenser brevirostrum) is a small diadromous
species with most populations living in large Atlantic coast rivers and estuaries of North …

Technological advances represent opportunities to enhance and supplement traditional
fisheries sampling approaches. One example with growing importance for fisheries research …

Abstract The Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus has declined throughout its range, and
the species is now protected under the US Endangered Species Act. Information on the …

Imminent development of offshore wind farms on the outer continental shelf of the United
States has led to significant concerns for marine wildlife. The scarcity of empirical data …

Abstract During 1999-2000, 28 juvenile (< 56 cm total length) shortnose sturgeon Acipenser
brevirostrum were captured in the lower Savannah River, Georgia− South Carolina, and …

BACKGROUND In May 2000, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries
Service) published “A Protocol for Use of Shortnose and Atlantic Sturgeon”(Moser et al …

Shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum, a US endangered species, has experienced a
fourfold increase in abundance in the Hudson River in the past three decades. The age …