RECOVER\ GOALS 



The short-term recovery objective is to prevent the further reduction of existing wild populations 

 of Gulf sturgeon. The long-term reco\er\ objective is to establish population le\els that would 

 allow delisting of the Gulf sturgeon in discrete management units. Gulf sturgeon in discrete 

 management units could be delisted by 2023, if the required criteria are met. Following 

 delisting, a long-term fishery management objective is to establish self-sustaining populations 

 that could withstand directed fishing pressure within discrete management units. 



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