Prerequisites for the restoration of Atlantic sturgeons Acipenser sturio and A. oxyrinchus, in Germany : report on the twelve year preparatory period

In 1994, joint activities of scientists and aquaculturists led to the foundation of the "Society to save the sturgeon (A. sturio L.)" aiming at the coordination of the restoration measures of A. sturio in Germany. The main scientific results obtained since then are listed in this article.