We, NMFS, issue a final determination to list the Carolina and South Atlantic distinct population segments (DPSs) of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended. We have reviewed the status of the species and conservation efforts being made to protect the species, considered public and peer review comments, and we ...

The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of aquatic cadmium and lead pollution on superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and lipid peroxidation in fish. The study used the fish species Cyprinus carpio L., Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, and Acipenser baeri Brandt. SOD activity was measured by the adrenaline method. Lipid peroxidation was measured by determining malondialdehyde (MDA) concentra...

The last remaining population of European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) lives in the Gironde-Garonne-Dordogne (France) catchment (GGD). Captive young individuals are released into GGD hydrosystem each year, as part a restocking programme. This study aims to assess health status juveniles A. sturio current conditions hydrosystem, evaluate their capacity survive and grow moderately anthropized ecos...