Vollenhove was important because of the sturgeon fishing and was a bijstad of the League.

South Carolina closed its sturgeon fishery in 1985, and North Carolina banned sturgeon fishing in 1992.

Romania is considering a ban on sturgeon fishing.

She called for a complete moratorium on sturgeon fishing.

Fish and game officials introduced emergency sturgeon regulations this year to curb sturgeon fishing in the Sacramento River.

Commercial sturgeon fishing may be done in conjunction with commercial salmon fishing or may be a targeted fishery.

In recent years overfishing has threatened the sturgeon population to the point that environmentalists advocate banning sturgeon fishing completely until the population recovers.

(Iran is not included because its sturgeon fishing is considered effectively managed.)

The Umpqua River boasts some of the world's best fly-fishing, salmon fishing, and sturgeon fishing.

However, the ban on sturgeon fishing in the Caspian Sea has led to the development of aquaculture as an economically viable means of commercial caviar production.