Sturgeon in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Watershed: New Insights to Support Conservation and Management

Authors

A. Peter Klimley, University of California, DavisFollow
Eric D. Chapman, University of California, Davis
Joseph J. Cech Jr., University of California, DavisFollow
Dennis E. Cocherell, University of California, DavisFollow
Nann A. Fangue, University of California, Davis
Marty Gingras, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Zachary Jackson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
Emily A. Miller, University of California, Davis
Ethan A. Mora, University of California, Davis
Jamilynn B. Poletto, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Andrea M. Schreier, University of California, Davis
Alicia Seesholtz, California Department of Water Resources
Kenneth J. Sulak, USGS
Michael J. Thomas, University of California, Davis
David Woodbury, National Marine Fisheries Services
Megan T. Wyman, University of California, Davis

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2015

Citation

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: Volume 13, Issue 4, Article 1

Comments

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15447/sfews.2015v13iss4art1

Abstract

The goal of a day-long symposium on March 3, 2015, Sturgeon in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Watershed: New Insights to Support Conservation and Management, was to present new information about the physiology, behavior, and ecology of the green (Acipenser medirostris) and white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) to help guide enhanced management and conservation efforts within the Sacramento–San Joaquin watershed. This symposium identified current unknowns and highlighted new electronic tracking technologies and physiological techniques to address these knowledge gaps. A number of presentations, each reviewing ongoing research on the two species, was followed by a round-table discussion, in which each of the participants was asked to share recommendations for future research on sturgeon in the watershed. This article presents an in-depth review of the scientific information presented at the symposium with a summary of recommendations for future research.