STATUS OF RECOVERY PROGRAM 

 SHORTNOSE STURGEON 



Plan Stage: Pending 



SPECIES COVERED - 



SHORTNOSE STURGEON (ALL POPULATIONS) 



RECOVERY PLAN STATUS 



A shortnose sturgeon recovery team was appointed by NMFS in 1993, and they are currently 

 working on a draft recover>' plan. 



RECOVERY ACTIONS 



While the recovery plan is being drafted. NMFS is implementing recovery actions through the 

 ESA section 7 consultation process and has issued scientific research permits directed at recovery 

 of the species. 



Recently issued scientific research permits allow studies in the southern rivers where there is a 

 lack of information on shortnose sturgeon. Current research on shortnose sturgeon is being 

 conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of North Carolina, Connecticut 

 Department of Environmental Protection, National Biological Service, Maine Department of 

 Natural Resources. New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and the University 

 of Florida. 



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