Moontanman Posted March 15, 2010 Report Posted March 15, 2010 Fishery Management Practices for Beluga Sturgeon Must Change, Experts Urge ScienceDaily (Mar. 15, 2010) — A first-of-its-kind study of a Caspian Sea beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) fishery demonstrates current harvest rates are four to five times higher than those that would sustain population abundance. The study's results, which will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Conservation Biology, suggest that conservation strategies for beluga sturgeon should focus on reducing the overfishing of adults rather than heavily relying upon hatchery supplementation. Fishery management practices for beluga sturgeon must change, experts urge Quote
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