Florida Project
Informing Gulf Sturgeon population status and trends as a baseline to measure PDARP actions to promote species recovery
August 2019 - August 2023
Personnel
Participating Agencies
- NOAA, USFWS
This project encompasses a variety of activities related to Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) conservation and is supported with funds from NOAA and USFWS. Ongoing research focuses on estimating abundance and survival of juvenile Gulf Sturgeon in the Choctawhatchee River, assessing population status and trends using long-term monitoring data, and developing an electronic logbook program and Gulf Sturgeon Database to facilitate regular updates of species status. In addition, a new subproject will focus on assessing landscape-level threats to Gulf Sturgeon populations (e.g., changing climate, precipitation patterns, land use) and developing common metrics for monitoring Gulf Sturgeon populations across multiple river systems throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico.
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Vine, J., D. Fox, S. Rider, A. K. Carlson, and W. E. Pine. 2022. Differential seasonal occupancy patterns of Gulf Sturgeon inform definition of habitat use. 152nd Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Spokane, Washington, 21–25 August 2022. | August 2022 |
| Parker, S., J. Moore, A. Breton, K. Wilkinson, A. K. Carlson, and W. E. Pine. 2022. Maximizing learning opportunities in conservation: integrating range-wide data to inform Gulf Sturgeon management. 152nd Annual Meeting, American Fisheries Society, Spokane, Washington, 21–25 August 2022. | August 2022 |
| Gaffey, B. M. and A. K. Carlson. 2022. Cold blood in warming waters: Conserving Gulf Sturgeon using precipitation and groundwater models. University of Florida Water Institute Symposium, Gainesville, Florida, 22-23 February 2022. | February 2022 |
| Gaffey, B. M. and A. K. Carlson. 2022. Cold blood in warming waters: Conserving Gulf Sturgeon using precipitation and groundwater models. Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Coordinating Committee Meeting, Gainesville, Florida, 9 May 2022. | May 2022 |
| Gaffey, B. M. and A. K. Carlson. 2022. Cold blood in warming waters: Conserving Gulf Sturgeon using precipitation and groundwater models. Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Graduate Student Symposium, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 15 March 2022. | March 2022 |