Historical occurrence of Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815, in the tributaries of the Vistula River in Poland
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: All known historical accounts of the occurrence of Atlantic sturgeon ( Acipenser oxyrinchus Mitchill) in the tributaries of the Vistula River are presented and analyzed. Sturgeon occurred in most large, medium, and small Vistula tributaries and in the upper reaches of the Vistula River in Silesia. The fish either migrated or strayed there rarely and irregularly, usually as single specimens and mainly during high waters. The data available do not provide evidence that sturgeon spawned successfully in any of the tributaries. In particular, the data do not support the commonly held view that Drwęca was the most important spawning river after 1918, which is the basis of the ongoing sturgeon reintroduction program.
Source: Fisheries & Aquatic Life
Author: Stanisław Cios
Language: English
Subfield: Nature and Landscape Conservation
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407109858