Biology and Conservation of the European SturgeonAcipenser sturioL. 1758: The Reunion of the European and Atlantic Sturgeons

Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Brief Introduction to Sturgeon with a Special Focus on the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio L. 1758....Pages 3-11
Cytogenetics as a Tool for an Exploration of A. sturio Status Within Sturgeons....Pages 13-21
Discrimination of Acipenser sturio , Acipenser oxyrinchus and Acipenser naccarii by Morphology of Bones and Osteometry....Pages 23-51
Morphological Distinction Between Juvenile Stages of the European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio and the Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus ....Pages 53-64
Ontogeny of the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio ....Pages 65-80
An Overview on Geographical Distribution from Past Descriptions....Pages 81-90
Ancient Sturgeon Populations in France Through Archaeozoological Remains, from Prehistoric Time Until the Eighteenth Century....Pages 91-115
Palaeogeographic Patterns of A. sturio ....Pages 117-129
Sturgeon in Iberia from Past to Present....Pages 131-146
Biological Cycles and Migrations of Acipenser sturio ....Pages 147-152
Habitat, Movements and Feeding of Juvenile European Sturgeon ( Acipenser sturio ) in Gironde Estuary....Pages 153-163
Characteristics of the Reproductive Cycle of Wild Acipenser sturio ....Pages 165-175
Sturgeon Fishing, Landings, and Caviar Production During the Twentieth Century in the Garonne Basin and the Coastal Sea....Pages 177-193
Historic Overview on the Status of the European Sturgeon ( Acipenser sturio ) and Its Fishery in the North Sea and Its Tributaries with a Focus on German Waters....Pages 195-219
History of the Sturgeon in the Baltic Sea and Lake Ladoga....Pages 221-226
The Historical and Contemporary Status of the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio L., in Italy....Pages 227-241
European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio in Georgia....Pages 243-250
Present Legal Status of the European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio ....Pages 251-255
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Iconography of the European Sturgeon in France....Pages 259-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Historic Overview of the European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio in France: Surveys, Regulations, Reasons for the Decline, Conservation, and Analysis....Pages 285-307
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Restoration of the European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio in Germany....Pages 309-333
Fishery By-Catch of European Sturgeon in the Bay of Biscay....Pages 335-342
Age Assessment in European Sturgeon....Pages 343-348
Tagging European and Atlantic Sturgeons in Europe....Pages 349-355
Mass Marking in European Sturgeon....Pages 357-367
Sex Determination and Staging of Gonads....Pages 369-382
Reproduction of Wild Brood Fish from Garonne Basin....Pages 383-394
Preliminary Results on Larval Rearing the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio ....Pages 395-405
Post-release Monitoring Techniques....Pages 407-415
Modelling the Future of Stocked Fish....Pages 417-423
Building a Brood Stock of Acipenser sturio in France....Pages 425-438
Reproduction of the Cultured Brood Fish....Pages 439-448
Recent Progress in Larval Rearing of the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio ....Pages 449-453
Genetic Variability of Cultured European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio ....Pages 455-464
Sperm Cryopreservation in Sturgeon with a Special Focus on A. sturio ....Pages 465-475
How Non-governmental Stakeholders Have Contributed to the Conservation Programme in France....Pages 477-487
Why, How and Results from an Awareness Campaign Within Marine Professional Fishermen for the Protection of Large Migratory Fish, the European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio ....Pages 489-498
The French–German Cooperation: The Key Issue for the Success of the Preservation and Restoration of the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio , and Its Significance for Other Sturgeon Issues....Pages 499-513
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Conservation and Restoration of Acipenser oxyrinchus in the USA....Pages 517-526
Atlantic Sturgeon ( Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus ) Fishery Management in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Québec, Canada....Pages 527-538
Front Matter....Pages 515-515
Remediation of Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus in the Oder River: Background and First Results....Pages 539-559
The Past and Future of Sturgeons in Poland: The Genetic Approach....Pages 561-571
Re-establishing the Atlantic Sturgeon ( Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus Mitchill) in Poland....Pages 573-581
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Population Conservation Requires Improved Understanding of In Situ Life Histories....Pages 585-592
Potential Effects of Forthcoming Climate Change and Biological Introductions on the Restoration of the European Sturgeon....Pages 593-601
Population Viability Analysis of the European Sturgeon ( Acipenser sturio L.) from the Gironde Estuary System....Pages 603-619
One Alternative to Germ Cells Cryopreservation: Cryobanking of Somatic Cells in Sturgeon....Pages 621-633
Some Ex-Situ-Related Approaches for Assessing the Biological Variability of Acipenser sturio ....Pages 635-646
Front Matter....Pages 647-647
What Is the Future for the European Sturgeon?....Pages 649-661
Back Matter....Pages 663-668