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Once Endangered Sturgeon Rebounding in Hudson River, St  -  Feb 7, 2007
National GeographicMore than 60000 shortnose sturgeon now swim in the Hudson River, ... The shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) has been on the endangered species list ...

Study's first phase to research endangered, prehistoric fish nears end  -  Aug 25, 2008
ESPNShortnose sturgeon are listed as endangered, while the federal government ... While Shortnose sturgeon can reach lengths of about 5 feet, Atlantics can be ...

Maine Scientists Catch Endangered Sturgeon  -  Jun 21, 2006
FOXNewsThe shortnose sturgeon, which has been listed as endangered since 1967, is most often found in rivers; it can live for more than 30 years and grow to 25 ...

Endangered fish put snag in Haverhill's plan to dredge Merrimack...  -  Nov 29, 2007
Boston GlobeAn endangered species - the shortnose sturgeon - has put a snag in ... The problem is that the shortnose sturgeon spawns in a small stretch of river bottom ...

Double standard of pollution laws is revealed  -  Mar 16, 2005
ESPNOfficials admit that the most polluted area corresponds to the type of habitat favored by shortnose sturgeon for breeding and that possibly they would move ...

FIGHTING TO SAVE THE STURGEON -  -  Jul 26, 2009
$2.95 - The State - NewsBankThe shortnose sturgeon would swim from the ocean, where it grew up, ... Today, the shortnose sturgeon is struggling to survive - and its future in the ...

Article: The Philosopher Fish: Sturgeon, Caviar, and the Geography of...  -  Mar 19, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Science News - HighBeam ResearchBangor Daily News Bangor, ME; June 22, 2006 ; 700+ words ... ... first population of endangered shortnose sturgeon in the Penobscot River in nearly 30 years ...

Florida Fish Farmers Nurture Caviar Dreams  -  Aug 14, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Tampa Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverPhoto: This shortnose sturgeon at Chapman's Gainesville facility could grow to almost 5 feet long and weigh about 50 pounds. ...

Sturgeon study nears end of first phase Research to determine …  -  Aug 2, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Bangor Daily News - ProQuest ArchiverShortnose sturgeon are listed as endangered, while the federal government considers ... The shortnose sturgeon can reach lengths of about five feet, ...

ATLANTIC STURGEON HAVE A RICH LOCAL HISTORY  -  Apr 8, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Daily Press - ProQuest ArchiverWe also display shortnose sturgeon in our Piedmont Gallery. Both are truly ancient and unique species, and should be in our waters for years to come. ...

Rare fish halts Haverhill's Merrimack River dredging plan  -  Mar 21, 2008
Eagle TribuneThe best estimate for how many shortnose sturgeon are in the channel is between 20 and 100, ... The shortnose sturgeon, also called the little sturgeon, ...

Endangered Shortnose sturgeon saved from extinction in Hudson River  -  Jan 7, 2007
Wildlife Extra01/07/2007 00:00:00 For the first time in US history a fish identified as endangered has been shown to have recovered -- and in the Hudson River, ...

Secrets of the deep New research finds Penobscot River sturgeon …  -  Dec 9, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Bangor Daily News - ProQuest ArchiverA living fossil, the shortnose sturgeon was apparently around during the latter days of the dinosaurs 70 million years ago. Now, thanks to modern technology ...

Rare fish in river makes scientific splash | Article from Portland...  -  Jun 20, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Portland Press Herald - HighBeam ResearchBoth Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon spawn in fresh water and live in salt water. ... Shortnose sturgeon, which are already an endangered species, ...

Maine Scientists Catch Endangered Sturgeon | Article from AP Online |...  -  Jun 21, 2006
Pay-Per-View - AP Online - HighBeam ResearchThe shortnose sturgeon, which has been listed as endangered since 1967, ... While there are documented populations of shortnose sturgeon in the Kennebec and ...

The Shortnose Sturgeon and the Hudson River  -  Apr 2, 2008
Putnam County News and Recorder - Putnam County News and Recorder......by Matt Webb. Have you ever been on the Hudson and maybe noticed a small ripple on the surface? You take a closer look and find that something is there, ...

Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon Saved in Hudson River  -  Jan 31, 2007
newswise.comNewswise — For the first time in US, and probably global, history a fish identified as endangered has been shown to have recovered -- and in the Hudson ...

Rare fish in river makes scientific splash  -  Jun 20, 2009
$2.00 - Portland Press Herald - NewsBankBoth Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon spawn in fresh water and live in salt water. ... Shortnose sturgeon, which are already an endangered species, ...

South Carolina Code - § 50-5-1535. Taking of shortnose sturgeon …  -  Jul 29, 2005
Pay-Per-View - South Carolina Code - LoislawTaking of shortnose sturgeon prohibited; penalty. ... Any shortnose sturgeon taken incidentally to fishing activity must be returned unharmed immediately to ...

Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon Saved In Hudson River  -  Feb 3, 2007
sciencedaily.comScienceDaily (Feb. 3, 2007) — For the first time in US, and probably global, history a fish identified as endangered has been shown to have recovered -- and ...

Sturgeon are sought for studies  -  Mar 10, 2008
Augusta Chronicle..."When you see one, it's an amazing experience," she said of the shortnose sturgeon. "It's a shame there are so few left." ...

Diet research for the shortnose sturgeon.(Bears Bluff National Fish …  -  Feb 1, 2007
$4.95 - Endangered Species Bulletin - ECNextIt may fall upon the National Fish Hatchery System to prevent the extinction of the shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum). This fish has been listed ...

Federal Register 2005 - 70 FR 68398 Endangered Species; File No. 1420...  -  Nov 10, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2005 - Loislaw1420: A notice of receipt of an application from Dr. Douglas Peterson to conduct scientific research on shortnose sturgeon was published on March 11, ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 44614 Endangered Species; Permit Nos. …  -  Aug 7, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawThe proposed projects to display endangered cultured shortnose sturgeon respond ... The proposed projects will educate the public on shortnose sturgeon life ...

… trend - The outbreak, which killed shortnose sturgeon, was the...  -  Nov 14, 2009
$2.00 - Portland Press Herald - NewsBankThe outbreak, which killed shortnose sturgeon, was the third disastrous algae ... There were an estimated 9500 shortnose sturgeon in the Kennebec in 2000, ...

Article: Diet research for the shortnose sturgeon.(Bears Bluff...  -  Apr 1, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Endangered Species Update - HighBeam ResearchIt may fall upon the National Fish Hatchery System to prevent the extinction of the shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum). This fish has been listed ...

Federal Register 2008 - 73 FR 30610 Endangered Species; File No. …  -  May 28, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2008 - LoislawDr. Peterson is authorized to conduct research on shortnose sturgeon for five ... Researchers may capture up to 150 shortnose sturgeon annually using gill ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 27230 Endangered Species; File Nos. …  -  May 10, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawSUMMARY: NMFS has received applications from the following entities for permits for scientific research on shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum): Dr. ...

WILDLIFE IN PERIL ; REPORT IDENTIFIES 925 SPECIES IN NEED OF …  -  Aug 17, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Richmond Times - Dispatch - ProQuest ArchiverTier one (critical concern): Shortnose sturgeon, Shenandoah salamander, loggerhead sea turtle, wood turtle, bog turtle, red- cockaded woodpecker, ...

Bald eagle, shortnose sturgeon among threatened, endangered species …  -  Aug 5, 2007
Times and Democrat - The Times and DemocratBy CHARLENE SLAUGHTER, T&D Special Assignments Sunday, August 05, 2007. The bald eagle, the United States' national bird, was recently taken off the Federal ...

There's hope to restore shad migration  -  Feb 26, 2006
Augusta ChronicleAlso in decline in the Savannah River are the shortnose sturgeon, a federally endangered fish that takes seven years to reach spawning maturity; ...

Rare fish impedes plan to dredge river to Haverhill  -  Mar 22, 2008
Daily News of Newburyport - The Daily News of NewburyportThe best estimate for how many shortnose sturgeon are in the channel is between 20 and 100, according to a 1993 study. "Any dredging work in the river could ...

Federal Register 2009 - 74 FR 51836 Endangered Species; File No. …  -  Oct 8, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2009 - LoislawResearchers would also examine how environmental tolerances of shortnose sturgeon change with age and conditioning (chronic exposure). ...

Loislaw Federal District Court Opinions - NATIONAL WILDERNESS …  -  Mar 23, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Loislaw Federal District Court Opinions - LoislawThe Species[fn5] Plaintiff's claims focus on the endangered shortnose sturgeon and the threatened bald eagle. The shortnose sturgeon is a benthic, ...

Article: INTERVIEW: New York band takes cracks at politics, government...  -  Nov 14, 2006
Pay-Per-View - University Wire - HighBeam ResearchBangor Daily News Bangor, ME; June 22, 2006 ; 700+ words ... ... first population of endangered shortnose sturgeon in the Penobscot River in nearly 30 years ...

Federal Register 2007 - 72 FR 17135 Endangered Species; File No. 1580  -  Apr 6, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2007 - LoislawAdditionally, researchers may lethally take up to 40 shortnose sturgeon larvae. This research will help to evaluate the life history, population trends, ...

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Pay-Per-View - Oxford American College Dictionary - HighBeam ResearchBangor Daily News Bangor, ME; June 22, 2006 ; 700+ words ... ... first population of endangered shortnose sturgeon in the Penobscot River in nearly 30 years ...

Federal Register 2009 - 74 FR 42861 Endangered Species; File No. …  -  Aug 25, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2009 - LoislawUp to 200 shortnose sturgeon would be weighed, measured, examined for tags, ... Up to 15 early stage juvenile shortnose sturgeon would also be anesthetized ...

Federal Register 2005 - 70 FR 67141 Endangered Species; File No. 1553...  -  Nov 4, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2005 - LoislawThe proposed project to display endangered cultured shortnose sturgeon responds ... The proposed project would educate the public on shortnose sturgeon life ...

Federal Register 2007 - 72 FR 1707 Endangered Species; File No. 1486  -  Jan 16, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2007 - Loislaw1486 authorizes the permit holder to capture, measure, weigh, Floy T-bar tag, PIT tag, fin clip, and release 1750 juvenile and adult shortnose sturgeon in ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 76638 Endangered Species; File No. 1420...  -  Dec 21, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawDr. Peterson is authorized to conduct a study of shortnose sturgeon in the ... Additionally, 12 adult shortnose sturgeon annually (from the 1000 per year ...

Endangered Species; File No. 1510  -  Apr 7, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe Liberty Science Center is authorized to receive and use five individual, captive-bred, non-releaseable shortnose sturgeon for an educational display ...

Federal Register 2009 - 74 FR 53216 Endangered Species; File No. …  -  Oct 16, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2009 - LoislawThe purpose of the proposed research is to assess the current status of shortnose sturgeon in the Altamaha River, Georgia, studying the distribution, ...

Article: Melanie Sturgeon - Archives director says look at state's...  -  Jan 26, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Arizona Capitol Times - HighBeam ResearchBangor Daily News Bangor, ME; June 22, 2006 ; 700+ words ... ... first population of endangered shortnose sturgeon in the Penobscot River in nearly 30 years ...

Federal Register 2008 - 73 FR 7261 Endangered Species; File No. 1595  -  Feb 7, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2008 - LoislawUp to 30 sub-adult and adult shortnose sturgeon, annually, ... Up to 2 incidental mortalities of shortnose sturgeon each year is also currently authorized. ...

Artificial reef approved for sturgeon in James River  -  Jan 27, 2010
Virginian-Pilot - Virginian PilotThe James River project is part of a larger effort throughout the Chesapeake Bay to revive the Atlantic sturgeon and its cousin, the shortnose sturgeon, ...

Federal Register 2009 - 74 FR 17634 Endangered Species; File No. 1549...  -  Apr 16, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2009 - LoislawThe purpose of the modification is to provide a mark/recapture population estimate of shortnose sturgeon for the river and to provide evidence for ...

Federal Register 2008 - 73 FR 15741 Endangered Species; File No. 1614...  -  Mar 25, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2008 - Loislaw1614 authorizes the permit holder to collect, receive and transport 100 dead shortnose sturgeon, or parts thereof, annually. ...

Federal Register 2007 - 72 FR 67712 Endangered and Threatened …  -  Nov 30, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2007 - LoislawShortnose sturgeon was listed as an "endangered species threatened with ... Shortnose sturgeon as a species remained on the endangered species list with the ...

Federal Register 2005 - 70 FR 47814 Endangered Species; File No. 1542  -  Aug 15, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2005 - LoislawThe purpose of the proposed study is to document shortnose sturgeon usage ... A maximum of 15 adult and juvenile shortnose sturgeon would be captured with ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 48538 Endangered Species; Permit No. …  -  Aug 21, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawSUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a scientific research permit to take shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) has been issued to Dr. Frank A. ...

Enviro groups get hearing to contest Duke license on Catawba-Wateree  -  Jun 22, 2009
WFAE.orgDuke Energy spokesman Andy Thompson says the company has done extensive studies and found no sign of the shortnose sturgeon. Furthermore, he says the amount ...

ORDER APPROVING PLAN TO ENHANCE DOWNSTREAM FISH …  -  Dec 20, 2005
Pay-Per-View - US Fed News - Factiva, from Dow JonesUnder Phase 2A, the licensee is to: (1) continue to implement operational changes commenced in 2005 to enhance downstream passage of shortnose sturgeon; ...

Federal Register 2008 - 73 FR 50941 Endangered Species; File No. …  -  Aug 29, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2008 - LoislawIf shortnose sturgeon are found, another objective of the research will be to quantify the genetic discreteness and effective population size of the extant ...

Rare fish threatens river dredging project  -  Jan 25, 2007
Eagle Tribune..."The presence of the shortnose sturgeon is going to be a big problem," said Duban Montoya of ... The shortnose sturgeon, also called the little sturgeon, ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 54979 Endangered Species; File No. 1589  -  Sep 20, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawThe Riverbanks Zoo and Garden proposes to obtain and maintain a total of eight captive-bred, non-releaseable adult shortnose sturgeon from the South ...

Corps strives to be good Earth steward  -  Apr 22, 2009
Augusta ChronicleThe shortnose sturgeon inhabits the Savannah River below the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam. The study will help us to determine where the fish spawn and ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 5053 Endangered Species; Permit Nos. …  -  Jan 31, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - Loislaw1209: Cypress Gardens is authorized to maintain no more than eight (8) juvenile shortnose sturgeon in captivity for education purposes within its facility. ...

Federal Register 2008 - 73 FR 11873 Endangered Species; File No. 1614  -  Mar 5, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2008 - LoislawThis research permit authorizes the collection, receipt and transport of 100 dead shortnose sturgeon, or parts thereof, annually. Researchers would also be ...

New York Consolidated Laws - § 13-0339-a Envtl. Conserv. Atlantic cod...  -  Jul 19, 2005
Pay-Per-View - New York Consolidated Laws - LoislawAtlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus), shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum), American eel (Anguillo rostrata), ...

Federal Register 2009 - 74 FR 13420 Endangered Species; File No. 1547...  -  Mar 27, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2009 - Loislaw1547-01, this modification authorizes anesthesia and gastric lavage on up to 200 shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the Haverstraw and Newburgh ...

Backers of Endangered Species Act tout success  -  Mar 1, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Providence Journal - ProQuest Archiver...humpback whale, fin whale, right whale, Delmarva fox squirrel, shortnose sturgeon, American burying beetle, dwarf cinquefoil, "and many others. ...

Federal Register 2007 - 72 FR 51803 Endangered Species; File No. …  -  Sep 11, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2007 - LoislawDr. Peterson seeks permission to conduct research on shortnose sturgeon for ... Researchers propose to capture 300 shortnose sturgeon yearly using gill and ...

Federal Register 2005 - 70 FR 5611 Endangered Species; Permit No. …  -  Feb 3, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2005 - LoislawThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is authorized to sample for and collect 300 shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) annually ...

Federal Register 2008 - 73 FR 9525 Endangered Species; File No. 10115  -  Feb 21, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2008 - LoislawIf shortnose sturgeon are found, another objective of the proposed research would be to quantify the genetic discreteness and effective population size of ...

Federal Register 2007 - 72 FR 19469 Endangered Species; File No. 1595  -  Apr 18, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2007 - LoislawThis project also includes the annual lethal take of up to 50 shortnose sturgeon eggs. Up to 2 incidental mortalities of shortnose sturgeon each year is ...

Federal Register 2007 - 72 FR 18207 Endangered Species; Permit No. …  -  Apr 11, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2007 - LoislawOn September 20, 2006, notice was published in the Federal Register (71 FR 54979) that a request for an enhancement permit to take shortnose sturgeon had ...

Canada's first caviar farm eyes French market  -  Jan 4, 2007
Fish Farmer MagazineShortnose sturgeon is an excellent source of caviar because the fish mature relatively quickly. www.fishfarmer-magazine.com is published by Special ...

Endangered Species; File No. 1544  -  Aug 26, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register - Factiva, from Dow JonesCollected shortnose sturgeon would be captured, handled and released. The applicant is requesting the following annual take of juvenile, immature, ...

Federal Register 2008 - 73 FR 74708 Endangered Species; File No. 1547  -  Dec 9, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2008 - LoislawAnnually, a maximum of 500 adult and juvenile shortnose sturgeon are captured with gill nets, measured, weighed, genetic tissue sampled, scanned for tags, ...

Fly fishers sponsoring statewide spring cleanup  -  May 6, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Bangor Daily News - ProQuest ArchiverThose included the shortnose sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, Atlantic salmon, striped bass, alewives, blueback herring and American shad. ...

Cianbro touts Brewer mill site progress  -  Sep 15, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Bangor Daily News - ProQuest ArchiverSubsequent research has found that many of the shortnose sturgeon fitted with tracking tags spent the winter in the Bangor-South Brewer area. ...

Federal Register 2009 - 74 FR 59961 Endangered Species; File No. …  -  Nov 19, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2009 - LoislawThe proposed permit requests annual authorization for non-lethal sampling methods on up to 1000 adult and juvenile shortnose sturgeon. ...

Federal Register 2007 - 72 FR 29132 Endangered Species; File No. 1604  -  May 24, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2007 - LoislawCaptive shortnose sturgeon will be maintained, conditioned, spawned and the gametes and progeny used for scientific studies, such as cryo-preservation, ...

Federal Register 2005 - 70 FR 50302 Endangered Species; File No. 1544  -  Aug 26, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2005 - LoislawCollected shortnose sturgeon would be captured, handled and released. The applicant is requesting the following annual take of juvenile, immature, ...

Federal Register 2007 - 72 FR 8151 Endangered Species; File No. 1547-...  -  Feb 23, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2007 - Loislaw1547 to conduct scientific research to evaluate seasonal movement of shortnose sturgeon in Haverstraw and Newburgh Bays of the Hudson River. ...

Federal Register 2009 - 74 FR 30054 Endangered Species; File No. …  -  Jun 24, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2009 - LoislawThe permit would authorize non-lethal sampling methods on up to 500 shortnose sturgeon annually, but not to exceed 1500 over the life of the permit. ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 65470 Endangered Species; File No. 1547  -  Nov 8, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawIn order to evaluate seasonal movement of shortnose sturgeon in Haverstraw and Newburgh Bays of the Hudson river, the NYSDEC is authorized annually to ...

Story Tips from the DoE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2007  -  Aug 6, 2007
newswise.comDwindling numbers of shortnose sturgeon in Georgia's blackwater Ogeechee ... While 19 distinct populations of shortnose sturgeon have been identified in ...

Federal Register 2008 - 73 FR 45215 Endangered Species; File No. 1549  -  Aug 4, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2008 - Loislaw...seasonal movements, and growth of shortnose sturgeon in the Connecticut River ... incidental mortality of shortnose sturgeon to a total of three fish. ...

Federal Register 2007 - 72 FR 54643 Endangered Species; File No. 1614  -  Sep 26, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2007 - LoislawAdditionally, this work would help promote the conservation of shortnose sturgeon by enabling educators to receive and maintain parts from deceased sturgeon ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 68562 Endangered Species; File No. 1543  -  Nov 27, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawDuke Power Company proposes to conduct a study of shortnose sturgeon in the ... Up to three adult and/or juvenile shortnose sturgeon are authorized to be ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 70367 Endangered Species; File No. 1575  -  Dec 4, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawThe applicants propose to use anchored gill nets and traps to capture, measure, scan and release a maximum of 250 juvenile and adult shortnose sturgeon. ...

Federal Register 2008 - 73 FR 5177 Endangered and Threatened …  -  Jan 29, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2008 - Loislaw73 FR 5177 Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a Status Review for Shortnose Sturgeon January 29, 2008 RIN 0648-XE02 AGENCY: National Marine ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 7018 Endangered Species; File No. 1544  -  Feb 10, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawCollected shortnose sturgeon will be captured, handled have a barbel clip taken, and relocated to a safe area. The permit authorizes a total of up to 5 sea ...

ME SB 48, 2007-2008, Introduced, Senator DAMON of Hancock, …  -  Jan 9, 2007
Pay-Per-View - LegAlert - Factiva, from Dow JonesShortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum, endangered. This bill adds shortnose sturgeon, which is listed as an endangered species by the United States ...

WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE  -  May 20, 2007
$2.95 - The State - NewsBankThe lakes also are home to an endangered fish, the shortnose sturgeon. ivory-billed woodpecker, long feared extinct, were in the Santee Swamp in the 1930s. ...

Big hopes in catch of young Atlantic sturgeon  -  Sep 17, 2009
Philadelphia Inquirer...but they neglected to determine whether the fish were Atlantic sturgeon or a similar species, the shortnose sturgeon, which also is in trouble. ...

Federal Register 2007 - 72 FR 6223 Endangered Species; File No. 1447  -  Feb 9, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2007 - LoislawThe South Carolina Department of Natural Resources [Dr. Mark Collins, Principal Investigator], is authorized to sample and track shortnose sturgeon in South ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 52534 Endangered Species; File No. 1580  -  Sep 6, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawDynergy seeks a two (2) year scientific research permit on shortnose sturgeon in its efforts to study the abundance of all of sampled species in the Hudson ...

Officials seek input on river dredging  -  Sep 24, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Bangor Daily News - ProQuest ArchiverDredging will affect slightly more than 4 acres of "essential habitat" for Atlantic salmon and shortnose sturgeon, both of which are protected under the ...

Federal Register 2006 - 71 FR 67332 Endangered Species; File No. 1578  -  Nov 21, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2006 - LoislawAugusta, ME, 04333 has been issued a permit to take shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for purposes of scientific research. ...

Federal Register 2005 - 70 FR 14656 Endangered Species; File No. 1449  -  Mar 23, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2005 - LoislawEssex, Connecticut, 06426, has been issued a permit to take shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for purposes of scientific research. ...

New Jersey Administrative Code - 7:7E-3.5 Finfish migratory pathways  -  Aug 16, 2005
Pay-Per-View - New Jersey Administrative Code - Loislaw...(a)1 added text "Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhychus), Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)" and (Anguilla rostrata). ...

Federal Register 2005 - 70 FR 43396 Endangered Species; Permit No. …  -  Jul 27, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2005 - LoislawDynegy Northeast Generation, Inc. is authorized to capture, handle, measure, externally tag, and release 95 juvenile and adult shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser ...

Maine Session Laws - CHAPTER 6 OF 2007 PUBLIC LAW, 123RD …  -  Mar 14, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Maine Session Laws - Loislaw...sub-Section 9 is enacted to read: 9. Shortnose sturgeon. Shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum, endangered. March 14, 2007 — Enacted — Public Law.

Federal Register 2005 - 70 FR 45701 Endangered Species; File No. 1547  -  Aug 8, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Federal Register 2005 - LoislawThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation proposes to conduct scientific research to evaluate seasonal movement of shortnose sturgeon in ...

Once Endangered Sturgeon Rebounding in Hudson River, St  -  Dec 16, 2009
National Geographic..."By the 1900s it was rare to see shortnose sturgeon," Bain said, and by the 1950s "they had declined to such low levels they were barely ever seen." ...

New York Acts - CHAPTER 146, LAWS OF NEW YORK 2007  -  Jul 3, 2007
Pay-Per-View - New York Acts - LoislawAtlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus), shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum ), American eel (Anguillo rostrata), ...

Agencies disagree over atrazine effects on several endangered species.  -  Jun 18, 2007
$9.94 - Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News - Alacra StoreFor the shortnose sturgeon, EPA concluded that acute exposure to atrazine at levels below 100 parts per billion (ppb) and chronic exposure of less than 65 ...

Sturgeon habitat divides scientists and Duke Energy  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Myrtle Beach Sun NewsThe shortnose sturgeon would swim from the ocean, where it grew up, to the rocky shoals of the Wateree, where it would spawn. Today, the shortnose sturgeon

State Investigating Deaths of Endangered Sturgeon - 7/13/09 11:43 ...  -  ‎Jul 13, 2009‎
MPBN NewsThe Maine Department of Marine Resources is investigating the deaths of more than twenty shortnose sturgeon seen floating on the surface near the mouth of

Finding middle ground for Duke Energy  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
Charlotte Business Journal...argued Duke would release insufficient water downstream from the Lake Wylie dam to protect the spawning habitat of the endangered shortnose sturgeon.

Landmark Hydro Agreement Will Boost Safety and Health of Saluda ...  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Common Dreams (press release)Protection and restoration measures for striped bass and other fish, as well as rare freshwater mussels, rocky shoal spider lilies, and shortnose sturgeon.

Snowe Seeks Federal Money To Research Red Tide  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
WCSH-TVThis crisis is even spreading beyond shellfish and is now impacting species such as shortnose sturgeon and eider ducks, something never before experienced

Waccamaw Wildlife Refuge moving to next level  -  25 Mar 2009
South Carolina Now...species that are in decline or threatened, especially ones like the swallowtail kite, the red cockaded woodpecker and the Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.

Outflow from Lake Hartwell begins again  -  Feb 2, 2009
Greenville News,Study of the impact of reduced flow on a spawning site for the shortnose sturgeon was inconclusive, said Billy Birdwell, a US Army Corps of Engineers

Canal draining continues  -  Feb 3, 2009
Augusta Chronicle,3600 cubic feet per second -- to ensure adequate water in the lower Savannah River to accommodate the spawning run of the endangered shortnose sturgeon.

Barrett asks corps to maintain reduced releases from Hartwell ...  -  Jan 15, 2009
Greenville News,28 because of the impact to the shortnose sturgeon," Birdwell said. The corps granted a reduction from 3600 cubic feet per second only through January due

Debates on flows put fish in focus  -  Jan 17, 2009
Augusta Chronicle,..."What we are doing, in conjunction with The Nature Conservancy, is trying to determine what impact this lower flow is having on the shortnose sturgeon,"

Stimulus bill could aid dam  -  Jan 21, 2009
Augusta Chronicle,...negative impact on striped bass populations and on the shortnose sturgeon, an endangered species that swims upriver to spawn in the Augusta shoals.

Protection endangered  -  Nov 10, 2008
Baltimore Sun,Taking wildlife experts out of the equation eliminates the checks and balances that have kept the bay's bald eagles, shortnose sturgeon, Delmarva fox

Bush is pathetically attempting to "sprint to the finish line."  -  Nov 11, 2008
American Chronicle,..."[T]aking wildlife experts out of the equation eliminates the checks and balances that have kept the [Chesapeake] bay's bald eagles, shortnose sturgeon,

Gone Fishin' : Fishing news bouillabaisse provides column fodder  -  Sep 3, 2008
Martha's Vineyard Times,The shortnose sturgeon is the only federally endangered freshwater fish in New England. Catch one and keep it, or harm it, and you are liable for a $20000

Canadian Chefs Congress a meeting of the minds  -  Sep 24, 2008
Toronto Star,He layered the filets with fingerling potato, a radish vinaigrette and shortnose sturgeon caviar farmed in New Brunswick, and served them on 12-grain

Federal funds allow Kingston Peninsula company to compete on the ...  -  Sep 15, 2008
Telegraph-Journal,Acadian Sturgeon and Caviar Inc. is the only company in the world that produces and sells sturgeon stocking material of Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon for

700 fish populations at risk  -  Sep 13, 2008
Florida Times-Union,By contrast, the shortnose sturgeon has been virtually absent from the river since at least 1950. The imperiled included small populations tied distinctly

Returning fish counts are in for local rivers  -  Sep 9, 2008
Berkshire Eagle,156492 American Shad, 140 Atlantic Salmon, 89 Blueback Herring, 110 Gizzard Shad, 66521 Sea Lamprey, one Shortnose Sturgeon and 551 Striped Bass.

Maine doesn't need another salmon war  -  Sep 3, 2008
Kennebec Journal,Here's what all Mainers living or working near the Androscoggin, Kennebec and Penobscot rivers would do well to remember: The shortnose sturgeon has been

Sturgeon Study Nears End of First Phase Research to Determine ...  -  Aug 4, 2008
RedOrbit,By JOHN HOLYOKE Back in 2005, local angler Keith Bates gained a bit of local notice when he inadvertently hooked, landed and released a shortnose sturgeon

Sturgeon Sightings Picking Up  -  Aug 6, 2008
RedOrbit,Although I mentioned the endangered status of shortnose sturgeon in Saturday's column, I never really came out and explained what that means to the average

Beware The Birds!  -  Aug 1, 2008
Hartford Courant,If they discover what I've done, they will throw me in Long Island Sound and let shortnose sturgeon pick at my innards. Many readers in the southern part of

PAGE 2 news notes for Aug. 6  -  Aug 5, 2008
Enterprise News,Fernandes, a graduate student at the University of Maine, will be presenting his master’s thesis on the shortnose sturgeon, often described as

Striped Bass Tournament Can't Land a Winner  -  Jul 29, 2008
RedOrbit,...is a study by University of Maine graduate student Stephen Fernandes, who spent the past two years netting and tagging Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.

The Shortnose Sturgeon and the Hudson River  -  Apr 1, 2008
Putnam County News and Recorder (subscription),...by Matt Webb Have you ever been on the Hudson and maybe noticed a small ripple on the surface? You take a closer look and find that something is there,

Russian police arrest sturgeon poachers  -  Apr 14, 2008
International Animal Rescue,Demand for caviar pushed shortnose sturgeon in the US to the brink of extinction during the early 1900s. There are concerns that rising demand for the

Partners in Penobscot River Restoration Project Receive National ...  -  Apr 21, 2008
CSRwire.com (press release)American shad, shortnose sturgeon and several other species of sea-run fish that once formed a thriving Penobscot River ecosystem that supported diverse

Woman with a game plan  -  Apr 14, 2008
Attleboro Sun Chronicle,Among the species to be protected in the plan are the longnose sucker, the shortnose sturgeon and the slimy sculpin. Among amphibians, there's the four-toed

$25 million raised to begin ambitious Penobscot River Restoration ...  -  Feb 11, 2008
Indian Country Today,...native fisheries will be restored in nearly 1000 miles of key habitat that will open up for Atlantic salmon, American shad, shortnose sturgeon,

Sturgeon could scuttle dredging  -  Nov 28, 2007
Boston Globe,An endangered species - the shortnose sturgeon - has put a snag in Haverhill's plan to dredge a part of the Merrimack River to improve downtown boating

Private Donors Invest $10 Million in Penobscot River Restoration ...  -  Nov 20, 2007
CSRwire.com (press release)American shad, shortnose sturgeon and several other species of sea-run fish that once supported diverse economic opportunities as well as the biological

Native Intelligence  -  Nov 22, 2007
SmithsonianRuns of spawning Atlantic salmon, shortnose sturgeon, striped bass and American shad filled the harbor. But the most important fish harvest came in late

Can Shortnose Sturgeon Fish Survive?  -  Aug 6, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Science Daily — Dwindling numbers of shortnose sturgeon in Georgia's blackwater Ogeechee River system have prompted an effort to quantify the causes and

Bald eagle, shortnose sturgeon among threatened, endangered ...  -  Aug 4, 2007
The Times and Democrat,Also on the list from Calhoun and Orangeburg counties is the shortnose sturgeon. The most primitive of bony fish, the shortnose can be found in most major

SC fish getting tagged, studied to prevent extinction  -  Aug 9, 2007
WIS,...these projects are showing that sustainable natural river flows are possible - and that species like shortnose sturgeon can still be protected,

State Strikes Back At Marsh-Invaders  -  Jul 27, 2007
TheDay,...and with them the salt marsh sparrow, king rail, migratory ducks and shortnose sturgeon that use the marshes to feed, forage, breed and nest.



A bridge too far:After delays, Comeau Bridge girders put in place  Nov 9, 2006
Work in the water has been halted in past springs to protect shortnose sturgeon, fish that grow to 5 feet long, which spawn in the river from mid-March to May. ... - Eagle Tribune,

Experts: Warming a threat to wildlife  Oct 28, 2006
...refuge, encompassing more than a quarter of Massachusetts, including birds like the piping plover and peregrine falcon and fish such as the shortnose sturgeon. ... - Lowell Sun,
Impact to sturgeon, whales delays LNG decision 31 Mar 2006
...already had requested extra time last year for its evaluation of LNG delivery operations and risks posed to the endangered shortnose sturgeon, pilot whales and ...
The News Journal,

Green groups buy up forests Mar 29, 2006
It boasts of having the red-cockaded woodpecker and the endangered shortnose sturgeon. The tract is the site of a Revolutionary War battle. ...
Myrtle Beach Sun News,

Fish tale's new chapter: Spawning sturgeon won't slow bridge ... Mar 24, 2006
By Mike LaBella. Shortnose sturgeon, fish that grow to 5 feet long, spawn in the river from mid-March to May. It's a fascinating ...
Eagle Tribune,

There's hope to restore shad migration Feb 25, 2006
Also in decline in the Savannah River are the shortnose sturgeon, a federally endangered fish that takes seven years to reach spawning maturity; the Atlantic ...
Augusta Chronicle (subscription),

Environmental groups again challenge Clyburn bridge Mar 7, 2006
In its submission, the law center says the area includes threatened and endangered species, such as the eagle and the shortnose sturgeon. ...
The Times and Democrat,

Corps of Engineers, The Nature Conservancy Partner to Protect ... Mar 8, 2006
...of Georgia and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will conduct a study to test if the federally endangered shortnose sturgeon can pass through ...
The Nature Conservancy,

Lake levels to change during controlled spring water release Mar 8, 2006
...the release. And the groups will study whether the federally endangered Shortnose sturgeon pass the Lock and Dam. In preparation ...
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription),
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