The beluga sturgeon is a large and long-lived species of freshwater fish native to the temperate waters of the Caspian Sea ...

Jay Woiderski, president of the Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization that works to conserve ...

The Chinese sturgeon is called a “national treasure” in China, and its meat is considered a delicacy among Chinese people. Chinese officials have made efforts to safeguard the sturgeon ...

Later, they were targeted for their meat and eggs, which when salt-cured become caviar. The 20th century saw drastic drops in sturgeon catches and the closure of fisheries, as the fish only ...

The largest of them were said to be four metres long! Jesiotrzyna – as sturgeon meat was known – was cheaper in the marketplace than most other species of fish. Sources tell us that Polish caviar was ...

At the moment, the business focuses much of its efforts on working with chefs and restaurant owners to supply caviar and sturgeon meat. “Sturgeon and caviar are delicate products. It takes a ...

Oona rivals some of the most famous and sought-after caviars that come from three species of sturgeon — beluga, osertra, and sevruga. An ounce of caviar from beluga sturgeon can cost up to $285.

The sturgeon have been around for millions of years ... "By the time they figured out the caviar and the meat were worth something, the population was down to about 2-3% of what it was traditionally." ...