Five sessions were preliminarily set for oral presentations to choose as follows (to be completed):
Session 1: General biology and ecology of Acipenseriformes
• Biology
• Ecology
• Evolution & systematics
• Early life history & micro-habitats
• Genetics and genomics
Session 2: Global climate change and species survival
• Macro-habitats & life history
• Population responses to a changing world
• Conservation and management of wild populations
Session 3: Human impacts & mitigations
• Habitat degradation & adverse impacts assessment
• River continuum & restoration of migration routes
• Other conservation practices
• Population management
• Public dissemination
Session 4: Applied research & aquaculture
• Physiological responses to the captive rearing
• Reproduction biology, techniques & rearing
• Diseases
• Nutrition
• Broodstock management
• Genetics and genomics
Session 5: Caviar Production
• Heritage & cultural role of sturgeons
• Caviar trade
• CITES traceability and trade regulation
• Forensics and, in general traceability
Posters will be available for viewing throughout the conference with poster authors present. For poster guidelines and requirements, please refer to "Participants-Oral and Poster Presentations".
IUCN Workshop
Sexing Technique Workshop
Habitat Assessment Workshop
Swimming Behaviour of Sturgeon Workshop
Caviar Processing and Assessment
Disease Diagnosis Workshop
（Details are currently being planned, please stay tuned for future updates.）
Four technical tours will be scheduled in the afternoon on October 23rd as follows (more details will be soon online):
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Route 1: Re-population program of Chinese sturgeon. |
Route 2: Operation of the Three Gorges Project. |
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Route 3: Behavior Eco-Hydraulics Research. |
Route 4: Hubei Provincial Yichang Reserve of Chinese sturgeon. |
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The trade show will be open throughout the conference, with floors shared alongside meeting rooms for convenient participant access and intensive exposition.
The show's contents include equipment for aquaculture and research, caviar products, and sturgeon merchandise.
NGO desks, if required, will be set up nearby.
The trade show offered options, below are the details for the booth.
Standard Booth: Includes corresponding configurations such as display panels, booth sign, carpet, power supply, lighting, and tables and chairs.
Self-built Raw Space Booth: Minimum 36 m², does not include any configurations.
Exhibitors need to build the booth themselves and cover the related costs.
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