Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative

For more than a century, the upper Columbia River white sturgeon has been swimming against the currents of change. Once abundant, the white sturgeon has suffered a serious decline in numbers due to environmental impacts. Now, the Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative (UCWSRI), a coalition of Canadian and American stakeholders, is engaged in an effort to bring this ancient fish back from the brink.

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Sturgeon Facts

Discover interesting facts about White Sturgeon here.

The Initiative

The Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative (UCWSRI) is an organization comprised of Canadian and US government agencies, US Tribes, Canadian First Nations, and stakeholders working together to recover White Sturgeon in the upper Columbia River Basin. Read more...

Recovery

The UCWSRI partners implement actions aimed at recovering White Sturgeon in the upper Columbia River. Find out more about our work.

Documents

Documents produced by the UCWSRI and its partners are available here.

Find My Sturgeon

Do you have a PIT tag number from a White Sturgeon you released or caught? Find out more about your fish!

Kid's Corner

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