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Acceptability and Prerequisites for the Successful Introduction of Sturgeon Species

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This study aims to synthesise the documented examples of sturgeon introductions worldwide, to pinpoint the prerequisites for success. Introductions lation and re-introduction are of concern. Our analysis enables us to classify the prerequisites for successful introduction according to the following five criteria: (1) geography, (2) habitat, (3) species-specific, (4) restocking, and (5) management. Co-managing and monitoring programmes applied to the introduction of a small number of tagged juveniles into suitable habitats of a small water system of a single country are promising conditions for success. In any case, introductions are multidisciplinary actions, which need to be mobilised in a coordinated fashion to set up clear objectives and hypotheses and take all the measures needed to verify each step of the introduction programmes.

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Williot, P., Rochard, E., Kirschbaum, F. (2009). Acceptability and Prerequisites for the Successful Introduction of Sturgeon Species. In: Carmona, R., Domezain, A., García-Gallego, M., Hernando, J.A., Rodríguez, F., Ruiz-Rejón, M. (eds) Biology, Conservation and Sustainable Development of Sturgeons. Fish & Fisheries Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8437-9_23

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