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The purpose of this chapter is to present the current status of European sturgeon, Acipenser sturio L. population in Georgia. The anadromous European sturgeon occurs in Rioni River and in the Black Sea of Georgia. The size of this population has never been estimated. Available information suggests the population in Georgia is disappearing. At present, there are occasional catches of individual sturgeon run to the Rioni River for spawning. The coastal waters of Georgia are predominant feeding grounds for sturgeons, since they offer an unusually rich food base that provides feeding grounds for adults and sub-adults alike.
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I thank A Kapusta, J Morzuch, and J Gessner for their comments on an earlier version of this manuscript. This research was sponsored by Inland Fisheries Institute research project no. S-027/2010-2012.
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Kolman, R. (2011). European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio in Georgia. In: Williot, P., Rochard, E., Desse-Berset, N., Kirschbaum, F., Gessner, J. (eds) Biology and Conservation of the European SturgeonAcipenser sturioL. 1758. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20611-5_17
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