Eric Kofoot Michael J. Parsley 2013 <p><span>Wild-spawned white sturgeon (</span><i>Acipenser transmontanus</i><span>) larvae captured and reared in aquaculture facilities and subsequently released, are increasingly being used in sturgeon restoration programs in the Columbia River Basin. A reconnaissance study was conducted to determine where to deploy nets to capture white sturgeon larvae downstream of a known white sturgeon spawning area. As a result of the study, 103 white sturgeon larvae and 5 newly hatched free-swimming embryos were captured at 3 of 5 reconnaissance netting sites. The netting, conducted downstream of The Dalles Dam on the Columbia River during June 25&ndash;29, 2012, provided information for potentially implementing full-scale collection efforts of large numbers of larvae for rearing in aquaculture facilities and for subsequent release at a larger size in white sturgeon restoration programs.</span></p> application/pdf 10.3133/ofr20131110 en U.S. Geological Survey Capture of white sturgeon larvae downstream of The Dalles Dam, Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, 2012 reports