Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 15

Acknowledgements and Biographical summary of report writer

Acknowledgements

The writer would like to thank the following people: Terry Slack for having a passionate interest in sturgeon conservation and providing the only source of historical catches of green sturgeon in Canada; Troy Nelson of the Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society for providing information on green sturgeon in the lower Fraser River and providing insight into sturgeon habitat requirements and behaviour; Barry Ackerman, Lia Bijsterveld, Colin Levings, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) for providing green sturgeon catch statistics; and Julia Baum for discussions and edits for this assessment.

Funding for the preparation of this status report was provided by the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.

Biographical summary of report writer

Trevor Davies is an environmental scientist who has had experience in freshwater and marine fisheries research, toxicology, and water quality guideline development. Davies holds an M.Sc. in Resource Management and Environmental Studies from the University of British Columbia (2002) and a B.Sc. in Biology from Queen’s University at Kingston (1996)

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