French attempts to protect and restore Acipenser sturio in the Gironde: status and perspectives, the research point of view
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to provide a brief synthesis from the research perspective on the different stages of the current restoration program for the endangered sturgeon Acipenser sturio in France. The main characteristics of the initial period corresponding to the initiation of the program are recalled in a first section. The second and larger section mainly describes the alterations, the restoraton program was confronted with the status of the wild spawners. A short analysis is provided in the third section, leading to the perspectives for research, presented in the forth section.