 A Shortnose Sturgeon Status Review Team collected data and presented a “A Biological Assessment of Shortnose Sturgeon” to the National Marine Fisheries Service in 2010.In their assessment, the team identified aspects of Shortnose sturgeon ecology which requires continued research.Continuing research is needed in areas such as determining population size and structure, modelling larval distribution to identify effects of river manipulation by humans, and enhancing the effectiveness of mass rearing.