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Atlantic Sturgeon now listed as Endangered
Atlantic sturgeon, one of the most expensive and imperiled fish in the world, finally gets protection under the Endangered Species Act. NOAA’s Fisheries Service announced a final decision to list five distinct population segments (DPS) of Atlantic sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act.
Once plentiful, sturgeon populations in the U.S. and across the world have plummeted since humans targeted them for their caviar.
“Atlantic sturgeon have been teetering on the brink of extinction since they were severely depleted by fishing in the late 1800s,” said Ellen K. Pikitch, executive director of the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University.
