Seeking sturgeons

As of tomorrow (June 2), 29 young sturgeons equipped with a transponder will swim in the Biesbosch.

The European sturgeons (Acipenser sturio), with a length of some 30 centimetres, are part of an experiment conducted by WUR, Sports Fishing Netherlands, ARK, WWF and Rijkswaterstaat. The goal is to determine whether the sturgeons will find their way to the sea near Rotterdam after a few months. The experiment is part of doctoral candidate Niels Brevé’s dream to see the sturgeon return to the Rhine once more.

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