Biology, History, Geographical Distribution and Status, from Past to Present

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1 Contents Part I Biology, History, Geographical Distribution and Status, from Past to Present 1 Brief Introduction to Sturgeon with a Special Focus on the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio L P. Williot, E. Rochard, N. Desse-Berset, J. Gessner, and F. Kirschbaum 2 Cytogenetics as a Tool for an Exploration of A. sturio Status Within Sturgeons Francesco Fontana 3 Discrimination of Acipenser sturio, Acipenser oxyrinchus and Acipenser naccarii by Morphology of Bones and Osteometry Nathalie Desse-Berset 4 Morphological Distinction Between Juvenile Stages of the European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio and the Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus Sven Wuertz, Stefan Reiser, Jörn Gessner, and Frank Kirschbaum 5 Ontogeny of the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio Frank Kirschbaum and Patrick Williot 6 An Overview on Geographical Distribution from Past Descriptions Géraldine Lassalle, M. Béguer, and E. Rochard xvii

2 xviii Contents 7 Ancient Sturgeon Populations in France Through Archaeozoological Remains, from Prehistoric Time Until the Eighteenth Century Nathalie Desse-Berset 8 Palaeogeographic Patterns of A. sturio Olivier Chassaing, Nathalie Desse-Berset, Marilyne Duffraisse, Gaël Piquès, Catherine Hänni, and Patrick Berrebi 9 Sturgeon in Iberia from Past to Present Arne Ludwig, Arturo Morales-Muñiz, and Eufrasia Roselló-Izquierdo 10 Biological Cycles and Migrations of Acipenser sturio M.L. Acolas, G. Castelnaud, M. Lepage, and E. Rochard 11 Habitat, Movements and Feeding of Juvenile European Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) in Gironde Estuary Laurent Brosse, Catherine Taverny, and Mario Lepage 12 Characteristics of the Reproductive Cycle of Wild Acipenser sturio Patrick Williot, Thierry Rouault, Rémi Brun, and Jörn Gessner 13 Sturgeon Fishing, Landings, and Caviar Production During the Twentieth Century in the Garonne Basin and the Coastal Sea Gérard Castelnaud 14 Historic Overview on the Status of the European Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) and Its Fishery in the North Sea and Its Tributaries with a Focus on German Waters J. Gessner, S. Spratte, and F. Kirschbaum 15 History of the Sturgeon in the Baltic Sea and Lake Ladoga Ryszard Kolman, Andrzej Kapusta, and Jacek Morzuch 16 The Historical and Contemporary Status of the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio L., in Italy Paolo Bronzi, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Stefano Cataudella, and Remigio Rossi 17 European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio in Georgia Ryszard Kolman

3 Contents xix 18 Present Legal Status of the European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio E. Rochard Part II Iconography of the European Sturgeon 19 Iconography of the European Sturgeon in France Nathalie Desse-Berset and Patrick Williot Part III Restoration: Conservation of Acipenser sturio, Scientific and Political Management 20 Historic Overview of the European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio in France: Surveys, Regulations, Reasons for the Decline, Conservation, and Analysis Patrick Williot and Gérard Castelnaud 21 Restoration of the European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio in Germany Frank Kirschbaum, Patrick Williot, Frank Fredrich, Ralph Tiedemann, and Jörn Gessner 22 Fishery By-Catch of European Sturgeon in the Bay of Biscay M. Lepage and E. Rochard 23 Age Assessment in European Sturgeon Philippe Jatteau, E. Rochard, M. Lepage, and Christine Gazeau 24 Tagging European and Atlantic Sturgeons in Europe Philippe Jatteau, G. Castelnaud, E. Rochard, J. Gessner, and M. Lepage 25 Mass Marking in European Sturgeon Philippe Jatteau and Aude Lochet 26 Sex Determination and Staging of Gonads Patrick Williot 27 Reproduction of Wild Brood Fish from Garonne Basin Patrick Williot, Thierry Rouault, Rémi Brun, Marcel Pelard, and Daniel Mercier 28 Preliminary Results on Larval Rearing the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio P. Williot, T. Rouault, R. Brun, M. Pelard, and D. Mercier

4 xx Contents 29 Post-release Monitoring Techniques M.L. Acolas, Charles Roqueplo, E. Rouleau, and E. Rochard 30 Modelling the Future of Stocked Fish E. Rochard and Patrick Lambert 31 Building a Brood Stock of Acipenser sturio in France Patrick Williot, Thierry Rouault, Rémi Brun, Marcel Pelard, Daniel Mercier, Louis Jacobs, and Frank Kirschbaum 32 Reproduction of the Cultured Brood Fish Patrick Williot and Patrick Chèvre 33 Recent Progress in Larval Rearing of the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio Patrick Chèvre, Julien Saint-Sevin, Daniel Mercier, Louis Jacobs, and Patrick Williot 34 Genetic Variability of Cultured European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio Ralph Tiedemann, Anja Schneider, Patrick Williot, and Frank Kirschbaum 35 Sperm Cryopreservation in Sturgeon with a Special Focus on A. sturio Ákos Horváth, Patrick Chèvre, and Béla Urbányi 36 How Non-governmental Stakeholders Have Contributed to the Conservation Programme in France Didier Moreau 37 Why, How and Results from an Awareness Campaign Within Marine Professional Fishermen for the Protection of Large Migratory Fish, the European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio Nicolas Michelet 38 The French German Cooperation: The Key Issue for the Success of the Preservation and Restoration of the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, and Its Significance for Other Sturgeon Issues Patrick Williot and Frank Kirschbaum

5 Contents xxi Part IV Restoration: Conservation Programmes of Acipenser oxyrinchus 39 Conservation and Restoration of Acipenser oxyrinchus in the USA John Waldman 40 Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) Fishery Management in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Québec, Canada Guy Verreault and Guy Trencia 41 Remediation of Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus in the Oder River: Background and First Results Jörn Gessner, Gerd-Michael Arndt, Frank Fredrich, Arne Ludwig, Frank Kirschbaum, Ryszard Bartel, and Henning von Nordheim 42 The Past and Future of Sturgeons in Poland: The Genetic Approach Ana Stanković 43 Re-establishing the Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus Mitchill) in Poland Ryszard Kolman, Andrzej Kapusta, and Arkadiusz Duda Part V Perspectives and Prospectives 44 Population Conservation Requires Improved Understanding of In Situ Life Histories M.L. Acolas, J. Gessner, and E. Rochard 45 Potential Effects of Forthcoming Climate Change and Biological Introductions on the Restoration of the European Sturgeon Géraldine Lassalle, M. Béguer, and E. Rochard 46 Population Viability Analysis of the European Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio L.) from the Gironde Estuary System Ivan Jarić, J. Knežević-Jarić, G. Cvijanović, and Mirjana Lenhardt 47 One Alternative to Germ Cells Cryopreservation: Cryobanking of Somatic Cells in Sturgeon Catherine Labbe, Alexandra Depince, Pierre-Yves Le Bail, and Patrick Williot

6 xxii Contents 48 Some Ex-Situ-Related Approaches for Assessing the Biological Variability of Acipenser sturio Patrick Williot Part VI General Conclusions 49 What Is the Future for the European Sturgeon? Patrick Williot, Eric Rochard, Nathalie Desse-Berset, Jörn Gessner, and Frank Kirschbaum Index

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