Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Mississippi
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Mississippi Project


Movements and habitat use of pallid and shovelnose sturgeon in the lower Mississippi River

February 2007 - December 2011


Personnel

Participating Agencies

  • Science Support Partnership
  • USFWS Region 4

Identify pallid and shovelnose sturgeon spawning areas and cues. Determine pallid and shovelnose sturgeon habitat use in the lower Mississippi River, including determining areas of optimal habitat that should be protected. Determine pallid sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon movements into tributaries and among sub-basins. Determine possible source and sink areas for pallid sturgeon.

Technical Publications Publication Date
Schramm, H.L., and W.O. Dunn, III. 2009. Movement and habitat use of pallid sturgeon in the Old River and the Atchafalaya River. Annual report submitted to Louisiana Hydroelectric, Vidalia, Louisiana. Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Mississippi State, Mississippi. January 2009
Schramm, H.L., Jr., and T.O. Dunn, III. 2008. Summer movement and habitat use of pallid sturgeon in the Old River and the Atchafalaya River. Annual report submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, MS. Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Mississippi State, Mississippi. February 2008
Schramm, H.L., Jr., and P. Mirick. 2009. Pallid sturgeon habitat use and movement in the lower Mississippi River. Annual report submitted to Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock, Arkansas. Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Mississippi State, Mississippi. February 2009
Schramm, H.L., Jr., and N.M. Kuntz. 2010. Pallid sturgeon habitat use and movement in the lower Mississippi River 2009-2010. Annual report submitted to Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock, Arkansas. Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Mississippi State, Mississippi. May 2010
Herrala, J.R., and H.L. Schramm, Jr. 2010. Movement and Habitat Use of Pallid Sturgeon in the Old River and the Atchafalaya River. Report for 2009. Annual report submitted to Louisiana Hydroelectric, Vidalia, Louisiana. Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Mississippi State, Mississippi. March 2010
Theses and Dissertations Publication Date
Mirick, P. 2011. An evaluation of otter trawls and trotlines for catching pallid sturgeon in the lower Mississippi River. Masters thesis, Mississippi State University May 2011