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IUCN SSC Sturgeon Specialist Group
Overview and description
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This Specialist Group (SSG) is a global network of over 50 experts contributing to the conservation and sustainable use of sturgeons and paddlefishes.
Group leadership
More about the Specialist Group
The SSG collaborates across IUCN freshwater, marine, and terrestrial initiatives and interfaces with professional societies, national governments, and inter-governmental agencies including CITES. The SSG provides unbiased scientific advice to address the threats facing sturgeons and paddlefishes.
VISION
A world where the ecological requirements of sturgeons and paddlefishes are taken care of ensuring that their populations survive.
MISSION
To give advice and expertise for conservation, management, recovery and sustainable use of sturgeon and paddlefish populations worldwide.
Specialist Group work
At present, ending illegal fishing and trade and restoring wild populations and their habitats are primary tasks. The SSG will work on all of these fronts in the arenas of science, trade monitoring, and restoration and rebuilding, as well as policy initiatives through CITES and other mechanisms.
Conservation Assessments
To inform conservation efforts, SSG assesses species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
In 2019, The Red List assessment update for North American species was published.
2022 SSG Annual Report
Learn about SSG’s work and results in 2022.
Previous reports:
2021 SSG Annual Report
2020 SSG Annual Report
2019 SSG Annual Report
2018 SSG Annual Report
2016-2017 SSG Annual Report
At a glance
Official name:
IUCN SSC Sturgeon Specialist Group
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