EESC in the News: Back from the Brink: DEC Announces New Collaborative Study Estimates Population of Hudson River Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon
Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon Now Thriving in the Hudson River with Population Estimates at Nearly 70,000
Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon Now Thriving in the Hudson River with Population Estimates at Nearly 70,000
By Eastern Ecological Science Center
June 27, 2025
By the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
June 27, 2025
The DEC announced new research that estimates the population of endangered shortnose sturgeon in the Hudson River to be nearly 70,000 individuals, likely making it the largest population of sturgeon anywhere in the world. The study was coauthored the DEC and the Eastern Ecological Science Center.