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Data Source: Miller, L. W. 1972. Migrations of Sturgeon Tagged in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary. California Fish and Game. 58:102-106. Reviewed by Darren Fong, Aquatic Ecologist, Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

White sturgeon are found in salt water from Ensenada, Mexico north to the Gulf of Alaska but spawning sturgeon have been found only in large rivers from the Sacramento-San Joaquin system north.; Data Source: Moyle, P.B. 1976. Inland Fishes of California.

Park Species Detail: However, the majority of the global population occurs along the west coast of the United States, occurring in several river systems and rearing primarily within the Sacramento-San Joaquin and Columbia-Snake River basins. Within this range, white sturgeon subpopulations enjoy relatively large, albeit fluctuating, adult populations and in some areas, substantial and sustainable recreational and commercial fisheries. Although some impounded reaches show relatively low recruitment and productivity (along with limited unidirectional gene flow), in general this regional population of white sturgeon is still widespread and abundant. The species is considered Least Concern (LC) at this time. From :http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/234/all, Park Species Data Source: Miller, L. W. 1972. Migrations of Sturgeon Tagged in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary. California Fish and Game. 58:102-106.