US EditionEntangled Columbia River Sturgeon Draws Attention to Plight of Ancient Fish
The endangered Upper Columbia white sturgeon population faces threats from fishing gear debris, despite conservation efforts releasing over 60,000 young sturgeon since 2007, officials say.
- The Trail Times received images showing rope and what appears to be a fishing float tightly wrapped around a sturgeon near the Trail shoreline, prompting them to contact DFO's Observe, Record, Report line which opened a file.
- Longstanding recovery efforts have stabilized the Upper Columbia white sturgeon despite persistent threats, yet DFO's 2024 action plan says the population remains critically endangered due to recruitment failure.
- BC Hydro's 2024 monitoring found more than 5,000 hatchery-origin sturgeon and about 1,000 wild adults, and since 2007, over 60,000 young sturgeon have been released into Arrow Lakes Reservoir.
- Ben Beetlestone of the Conservation Officer Service said sturgeon concerns fall under DFO jurisdiction; a representative confirmed the report will be passed to West Kootenay Conservation Officer Service in Castlegar, and officials urged reporting to RAPP and DFO's Observe, Record, Report line.
- After a summer of sightings near the Trail shoreline, the city's now-famous sturgeon appears in trouble, turning public fascination into conservation concern for this fragile species.
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