Sturgeon Archives

SF BAYKEEPER: Coalition sues Trump administration to list white sturgeon under Endangered Species Act

February 11, 2025

Largest North American freshwater fish needs protection from state and federal mismanagement Press release San Francisco Baykeeper, California Sportfishing Protection...

C-WIN: On the Brink: Repeat of Massive Sturgeon Die-Offs Likely

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Ecosystems Water quality

July 18, 2024

Warm Water in Delta Setting Stage for Another Catastrophe, Organization Warns Press release from the California Water Impact Network Huge...

FEATURE: A bigger, older fish gasping for more water: White sturgeon slipping away

Alastair Bland

Delta science Ecosystems Science

July 11, 2024

By Alastair Bland Another fish native to the San Francisco Bay estuary may be joining the queue filing toward extinction....

C-WIN: Fisheries expert: Fish & Game Commission’s move to list white sturgeon is a red herring

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Ecosystems

June 27, 2024

Simultaneous Angling Closure Fails to Acknowledge the Real Reason for the Decline: Water Diversions From the California Water Impact Network...

CAL MATTERS: This giant freshwater fish — North America’s largest — gains California protection

Cal Matters

Ecosystems

June 20, 2024

Die-offs from algae blooms in San Francisco and Delta water diversions have left a giant, shark-like, prehistoric creature at risk....

PRESS RELEASE: Environmental, fishing, and community organizations petition California and feds to protect SF Bay white sturgeon under endangered species laws

Maven

Ecosystems Policy and regulation

November 30, 2023

North America’s largest and oldest fish are declining fast, as more threats loom. Press release from the SF Baykeeper: Today,...

Army Corps fishes for data to help save Green Sturgeon

US Army Corps of Engineers

Ecosystems

October 31, 2023

By Ken Wright, Army Corps Sacramento District As cool Autumn air flows along the winding Sacramento River, thousands of sleek...

C-WIN: Even With Full Reservoirs, SF Bay Sturgeon Are Dying Again. Why?

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Ecosystems

August 10, 2023

San Francisco Bay Catastrophes Are Due to Super Moons and Water Policy, Says Fisheries Expert Press release from the California...

CDFW NEWS: Improved passage lets threatened sturgeon, salmon and other species return to spawn in Sacramento River

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Delta science Ecosystems Science

June 7, 2023

Dozens of adult sturgeon and hundreds of other large fish including threatened Chinook salmon have moved safely from receding floodwaters...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Sturgeon Arose During the Jurassic—Can They Survive the Anthropocene?

Robin Meadows

Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features Science

May 31, 2023

Written by Robin Meadows Sturgeon have been around far longer than humans—a jaw-dropping 200 million years to our comparatively short...

USFWS: Tag and follow: Tracking sturgeon in the San Joaquin River

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Delta science

July 8, 2022

Written by Brandon Honig When Austin Demarest and his team started looking for white sturgeon to tag in the San...

SCIENCE FEATURE: Tracking Sturgeon in the San Francisco Estuary

Nate Seltenrich

Delta science

August 4, 2021

By Nate Seltenrich White sturgeon may not typically be considered “charismatic megafauna,” but Veronica Larwood thinks they deserve the recognition....

UC SANTA CRUZ: Shasta Dam releases can be managed to benefit both salmon and sturgeon, study finds

UC Santa Cruz

Ecosystems

August 20, 2019

Optimal scenario for releasing water into the Sacramento River can meet the needs of endangered winter-run chinook salmon, threatened green...