The Lake Sturgeon is listed as threatened and is protected in New York State as an endangered and threatened fish and wildlife species ; Species of special concern; Incidental Take Permit Regulations of New York State Conservation Regulations, Chapter 1, Part 182 (Part, nd). This regulation gives the State the ability to list New York native species as threatened or endangered in the State and its waters for multiple reasons. If the species is listed as threatened or endangered by the federal government, through the Department of the Interior, it will be listed on the state list. The following are reasons that could result in a species being listed in New York, the population is unable to self-sustain due to depleted population size, the total breeding adult population is sufficient to self-sustain, the species is listed as threatened or endangered. by any adjacent state or is a candidate species under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), the species has declined non-cyclically throughout much of its natural range, changes in the habitat or range of the species threatens its survival, overexploitation of the species for any purpose, disease, pollution, predation or competition threatens the survival, existence and adequacy of current regulations, geographical restrictions, the species is very sensitive to changes in the environment or other natural or human factors that affect the survival of the species (Part nd). Thanks to this regulation, the recovery of a species may be facilitated and other actions aimed at threatening a species are prohibited (part nd). Section 182.6 gives the State discretion to develop and implement recovery and restoration plans. A recovery plan will define objectives to facilitate the rebound of a rating...... middle of paper ......servation. (nda). New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Accessed March 15, 2011, from http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/26035.htmlLake Sturgeon Restoration - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation. (sdb). New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved March 15, 2011, from http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/26045.htmlPart 182: Endangered and Threatened Fish and Wildlife Species; Species of special concern; Incidental Take Permit - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. (nd). New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved March 15, 2011 from http://www.dec.ny.gov/regs/3932.html Welsh, AB (2004). Factors influencing the effectiveness of local versus national protection of migratory species: a case study of lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes, North America. Environmental science and policy, 7, 315-328.