White sturgeon's numbers are dwindling in the Delta Lodi News-Sentinel By Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato August 24, 2010 The wardens carry guns, their chests bulging a bit more than normal, a telltale...

Spill not as helpful to sturgeon as hoped Greatfalls Tribune July 27, 2010 Efforts to help endangered wild Kootenai River white sturgeon reproduce by spilling water over Montana's Libby Dam in Jun...

Yuba River ruling hits Fisheries Service Appeal-Democrat By Ben van der Meer July 13, 2010 A federal judge has ruled a federal biological opinion on how easy it is for threatened fish species to s...

Kootenai River white sturgeon a challenge The Columbia Basin Bulletin By Vaughn L. Paragamian June 25, 2010 Ever since studies of white sturgeon spawning in the Kootenai River began in the early 1...

Libby Dam spill test for sturgeon spawning ends The Columbia Basin Bulletin June 18, 2010 The spill test at Libby Dam ended Thursday morning, but it's still unclear whether there was any success i...

Researchers discover secrets of Atlantic sturgeon Delaware Online By Molly Murray May 15, 2010 Boat Capt. Kevin Wark could see the net swimming, moving from side to side, as it drew over the stern...

Endangered sturgeon fish flourishing in Wisconsin The Washington Post By Carrie Antlfinger April 23, 2010 It's been a tough fight for the whisker-snouted sturgeon. The fish survived whatever kil...

Scientists listen for sign of sturgeon in river The Augusta Chronicle By Rob Pavey April 17, 2010 The delicate "ping" of a submerged transmitter is music to Jason Moak's ears. "It's exciting whe...

Spawning habits of sturgeon studied Delmarva Now By Molly Murray April 11, 2010 In the moments before Matthew Breece spotted the massive Atlantic sturgeon in the net, there was a shout of "bubbles...

Hunt for illegal sturgeon anglers mostly fruitless The Oregonian By Bill Monroe April 3, 2010 Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Mike Hanson settles into the jagged, moss-covered basalt riverbank ...

New law will end a 60-year fishing tradition The Oregonian By Dana Tims March 28, 2010 Most Fridays for the past year, Sonny Nguyen has packed up his wife, kids and fishing gear, backed out of hi...

Rutgers submarine tracking sturgeon in the Delaware APP By Kirk Moore March 14, 2010 This is one smart little submarine. But maybe not always that smart. "REMUS is flirting with danger," remarks...

Black market caviar tempts poachers KATU News By Dan Tilkin March 4, 2010 Giant sturgeon have been so over fished overseas for their coveted black eggs that pressure is now mounting on Columbia Ri...

States likely to reduce lower Columbia sturgeon harvest The Columbia Basin Bulletin February 12, 2010 It is expected that the states of Oregon and Washington will decide next week on a white sturg...

Increased predation by sea lions on sturgeon The Columbia Basin Bulletin February 5, 2010 Ever-increasing levels of predation by Steller sea lions, and to some degree California sea lions, on whit...

Commission to decide on sturgeon harvest level The Columbian February 3, 2010 Washington's Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide on Friday how deeply it wants cut the sport and commercial harve...

Sturgeon quota might go down 50 percent The Oregonian By Bill Monroe January 16, 2010 Oregon and Washington fish managers have agreed to create a sturgeon management zone in the lower Willamette R...

Feds to study protections for sturgeon Asbury Park Press By Kirk Moore January 15, 2010 Descended from animals that swam among dinosaurs, Atlantic sturgeon still look the part with their flattish ...

Sturgeon fishing tactics in Oregon City challenged The Oregonian By Bill Monroe January 11, 2010 Consternation is in the creel again as anglers take another close look at how sturgeon are handled ...

Atlantic sturgeon eyed for listing as threatened Bangor Daily News By Kevin Miller January 8, 2010 Federal officials announced Thursday that they are considering whether to designate the Atlantic ...

Sturgeon anglers prepare for steep reductions The Columbian By Allen Thomas December 24, 2009 It is no secret deep cuts are coming to sport and commercial sturgeon fishing in the lower Columbia R...

Libby Dam spill test to help white sturgeon The Western News By Brad Fuqua December 24, 2009 As far as biologists can tell, fewer than 500 adults remain among the population of white sturgeon in t...

Fishing stamp funds not used for fish The San Francisco Chronicle By Tom Stienstra December 20, 2009 A pot full of money, $6.7 million earmarked to make fishing better in the bay and delta, is sit...

Columbia River smelt still in disarray The Seattle Times By Mark Yuasa December 18, 2009 For now the smelt returns to the Columbia River remain on life support, and in critical condition. No dec...

N. America's biggest fish slips toward extinction The Associated Press By Mattew Brown December 17, 2009 As efforts falter to save North America's largest freshwater fish - a toothless beast lefto...

Sea lion consumption of sturgeon rises at Bonneville The Oregonian By Scott Learn November 9, 2009 Sea lion consumption of white sturgeon near Bonneville Dam is steadily increasing, with federally...

Green sturgeon gains habitat protection Center for Biological Diversity By Jeff Miller October 8, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO- The National Marine Fisheries Service today announced that areas of river, est...

Fish managers set Columbia River gillnet seasons The Daily News September 23, 2009 Oregon and Washington fish managers set several Columbia River gillnet seasons during a meeting Tuesday (Sept. 22...

State to close Sacramento River to sturgeon fishing The Sacramento Bee By Matt Weiser August 25, 2009 Another of Northern California's native fish could become contraband for anglers next year as ...

New restrictions placed on Delta water Contra Costa Times By Mike Taugher June 4, 2009 Federal regulators levied sweeping new rules on Delta water deliveries Thursday to prevent the thirst of Cali...

Sturgeon catch rates has states setting closure dates The Columbia Basin Bulletin April 3, 2009 The states of Oregon and Washington set season closure dates for white sturgeon retention in the Col...

Steller sea lions gobbling up sturgeon The Oregonian By Matthew Preusch March 29, 2009 Last month, government agencies gathered the media at Bonneville Dam to discuss the problem of sea lions eati...

ESA-Listed Steller Sea Lions Making Meals Out Of Columbia River White Sturgeon The Columbia Basin Bulletin February 6, 2009 Steller sea lions have arrived in record-matching numbers in the waters ...

Releasing the Klamath: Studies examine expected environmental costs of dam removal The Times-Standard By John Driscoll January 29, 2009 Removing four dams on the Klamath River will have dramatic, ...

Audit turns up something fishy San Francisco Chronicle By Tom Stienstra October 26, 2008 A state audit of the Bay Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp shows that anglers have paid $8.6 million s...

NOAA Proposes Critical Habitat for Southern Population of North American Green Sturgeon NOAA Fisheries Service September 5, 2008 NOAA's Fisheries Service is seeking public comment on a proposal th...

Critical Habitat Protection From Monterey Bay To Canadian Border Proposed For Desperately Imperiled Southern Green Sturgeon Center for Biological Diversity September 5, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO- The Nat...

Commission Votes For Increased Protection Of Longfin Smelt The Recreational Fishing Alliance By Dan Bacher February 29, 2008 The California Fish and Game Commission at its meeting in San Diego on ...

Groups suing over decline of fish; They say agencies fail to help three species coexist with Yuba River dams Sacramento Bee By Matt Weiser February 21, 2008 Two old dams on the lower Yuba River don...

Big ball of Columbia River sturgeon baffles experts: Tens of thousands of sturgeon are found bunched up below Bonneville Dam The Oregonian By Michael Milstein May 16, 2008 When sonar surveys sp...