<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The first report of Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, in Polish Baltic waters dates to 1968. Since then there have been only seven observations of this species. New reports of five Russian sturgeons are presented. For the first time, three specimens of A. gueldenstaedtii were caught in the Puck Bay, while the other two fish were caught in fishing grounds on the western Polish Baltic coast.</p></abstract>

The first report of Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, in Polish Baltic waters dates to 1968. Since then there have been only seven observations of this species. New reports of five Russian sturgeons are presented. For the first time, three specimens of A. gueldenstaedtii were caught in the Puck Bay, while the other two fish were caught in fishing grounds on the western Polish Baltic coast.

New reports on the Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, in the Polish Baltic Sea

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Fisheries & Aquatic Life

The first report of Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, in Polish Baltic waters dates to 1968. Since then there have been only seven observations of...

New reports on the Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, in the Polish Baltic Sea

Publié en ligne: 06 mars 2014

Pages: 363 - 366

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2013-0037

Mots clés
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, non-native species, Baltic Sea, Gulf of Gdansk, Puck Bay

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New reports on the Russian sturgeon, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, in the Polish Baltic Sea

Publié en ligne: 06 mars 2014

Pages: 363 - 366

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2013-0037

Mots clésAcipenser gueldenstaedtii, non-native species, Baltic Sea, Gulf of Gdansk, Puck Bay

This content is open access.

Mots clés
Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, non-native species, Baltic Sea, Gulf of Gdansk, Puck Bay