CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF A RECOVERY OF THE NATURAL STURGEON STOCKS IN THE VOLGA-CASPIAN BASIN
The questions of increase of efficiency of natural and artificial reproduction of sturgeon. It was found that the natural reproduction of sturgeon in the Volga River in present-day conditions is reduced to zero, due to unfavorable hydrological regime and reducing the number of producers in the spawning grounds. To improve the efficiency of artificial reproduction technology is necessary to improve the cultivation of fish and productional form herds of sturgeon fishes in a controlled environment. To save and restore the number of sturgeon populations is necessary to create conditions for natural spawning and improve artificial reproduction