Fisheries Society considers them to be Endangered. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild Fauna and Flora has white sturgeon listed as Appendix II, which includes species not necessarily threatened with extinction, but in which trade must be controlled to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival. References External links Fish Info BC Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Upper Columbia White Sturgeon Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative USFWS White Sturgeon ESA Material Acipenser Commercial fish Fish of North America ESA endangered species Fish described in 1836