NYSDEC--NEW STUDY ESTIMATES POPULATION OF HUDSON RIVER SHORTNOSE STURGEON AT NEARLY 70K

 

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New Collaborative Study Estimates Population of Hudson River Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon at Nearly 70,000

New research estimates the population of endangered shortnose sturgeon in the Hudson River to be nearly 70,000 individuals, likely making it the largest population of sturgeon anywhere in the world. The study was coauthored by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC). DEC’s Hudson and Delaware Marine Fisheries have been managing of the migratory and resident fishes of the Hudson River estuary through numerous long-term monitoring surveys since the 1980s. Read DEC's press release for more information.