Sturgeon are ancient fish. Fossil records of sturgeon date back more than 260 million years ago to the Cretaceous period. Today, there are 25 different species of sturgeon worldwide. Many sturgeon species have declined due to overfishing, water pollution, vessel … Continued
An array of education projects funded by the NOAA Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) grant program will provide students with opportunities to learn about the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and how their stewardship of the watershed can help the Chesapeake. … Continued
On June 2, NOAA Fisheries announced two proposed rules to designate critical habitat for five distinct population segments of federally listed Atlantic sturgeon. NOAA Fisheries is proposing to protect important river habitat for the threatened Gulf of Maine population segment … Continued
Efforts towards the recovery of Chesapeake Bay Atlantic sturgeon recently got a boost when NOAA Fisheries awarded a three-year, $1.75 million species recovery grant to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. … Continued