The Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser baerii, Brandt, 1869) Volume 2 - Farming

Patrick Williot Patrick took on the challenge of preventing the disappearance of the critically endangered European sturgeon and developing sturgeon farming. To do so, he mobilized all the means of research, including the use of biological models of the Siberian sturgeon. He was the kingpin of the First International Symposium on Sturgeon held in Bordeaux in 1989. In 2007, he succeeded in achieving the controlled reproduction of farmed European sturgeon for the first time. He has strongly supported Siberian sturgeon farming in France. Patrick has edited several peer-reviewed books and proceedings on aquaculture and conservation biology, mainly on sturgeon, and published over 90 papers in peer-reviewed journals or books.

Part I: Reproduction and Early Ontogenesis.- Reproductive Cycles in Sturgeons with a Special Focus on the Farmed Siberian Sturgeon.- Controlled Reproduction of Farmed Siberian Sturgeon Acipenser Baerii Brandt.- Siberian Sturgeon Sperm Cryoconservation.- Weaning in Siberian Sturgeon Larvae.- Part II: Ongrowing.- Food and Feeding: Food Characteristics and Feeding Management on Sturgeon with a Special Focus on the Siberian Sturgeon.- Reasons and Possibilities of Fish Meal Replacement in the Siberian Sturgeon.- Endocrine Disruption in the Siberian Sturgeon Acipenser Baerii Fed a Soy Containing Diet.- Pre-Probiotics and Immunostimulants in the Siberian Sturgeon: Gut Microbiota and Immunomodulation.- Excretion: Nitrogen Excretion in Sturgeons with Special Emphasis on the Siberian Sturgeon: Methods, Effects of Food, Feeding and Size.- Part III. Production: Caviars: How To Describe And Compare Their Qualities?.- The Sensorial Approach: The Off Flavors Management in the Production of Farmed Sturgeon.- Fingerlings for Restocking: Artificial Reproduction of Siberian Sturgeon Fingerlings for Restocking the Siberian Rivers of the Ob-Irtysh Basin: A Synthesis.- Production: An Assessment of the Characteristics of World Production of Siberian Sturgeon Destined to Human Consumption.- Part IV: Long-Term Management of Brood Stock.- Hybrids with the Siberian Sturgeon.- Sex Control: Genome Manipulation and Sex Control in the Siberian Sturgeon: An Updated Synthesis with Regard to Objectives, Constraints and Findings.- Genetics: Genetic Variability in Farmed Brood Stocks of the Siberian in Poland.- Genetic Variability in Farmed Brood Stocks of the Siberian Sturgeon in Russia.- Part IV: State of Health.- Immunology: Immunology In Sturgeons with a Focus on the Siberian Sturgeon Mechanisms, Responses to Stress and Stimulation.- Welfare: Welfare in the Cultured Siberian Sturgeon, Acipenser Baerii Brandt: State of the Art.- The Plasmatic Indicators of the Welfare of Juveniles Siberian Sturgeon.- Part V: Ecological Risks.- Synthesis of Introduction Trials of Siberian Sturgeon in North European Part of Russia.- Synthesis of Escapements of Farmed Siberian Sturgeon in French Catchments: Some Extreme Events and a Lot Punctual Accidents.- Part VI: Specific Methods.- In Vitro Incubation of Ovarian Follicles of Cultured Siberian Sturgeon, Acipenser Baerii Brandt: A Short Practical Implementation and Its Fundamentals.- Echography for Siberian Sturgeon Brood Stock Management.- Oxygen Demand in Sturgeon Farming.- General Conclusions on Volume 2: Which Future for the Siberian Sturgeon Farming?