Together with representatives of the Helsinki Commission, the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) released 400 juveniles of Baltic sturgeon (A. oxyrinchus) into the Odra river on 11 May 2022. For those present, it was a touching moment that was also overshadowed by concerns. Despite substantial objections, the Polish government is pushing ahead with the navigation development on the river. The Odra is still one of the last major near-natural rivers in Europe.