Sturgeon_Rhine_Meuse_delta: Reintroduction of the European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) in the Rhine-Meuse delta, the Netherlands.
Citation
Breve, N: Klaver, M.; Verspui, R.; Reintroduction of the European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) in the Rhine-Meuse delta, the Netherlands. https://marineinfo.org/doc/dataset/8949
Contact:
Breve, Niels Availability: This work is licensed under http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L08/current/MO meaning it is under moratorium until 2027-12-31
Description
To explore the possibility for reintroduction of European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) in the rivers Rhine and Meuse, acoustic telemetry is used to monitor downstream migration and distribution of juvenile European Sturgeon after their release. Scope Themes: Biology, Biology > Acoustics, Biology > Fish, Fisheries > Fish stocks/catches/taggings Keywords: Marine/Coastal · Fresh water · Brackish water · Acoustic data · Acoustic detection · Acoustic tags · Acoustic Tags · Acoustic telemetry · Acoustic Telemetry · Acoustic tracking · Animal Project · Rewilding · Sturgeons · Delta Area · Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758 Geographical coverage Delta Area [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage
1 May 2023 - 1 January 2026 Taxonomic coverage
Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Parameter
Fish detections Methodology
Fish detections: Acoustic telemetry Contributors
Sportvisserij Nederland, more, principal investigator, data creator
Related datasets
Parent dataset: European Tracking Network (ETN) data, more Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field experiment
Metadatarecord created: 2025-11-26
Information last updated: 2026-03-09
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