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California Caviar view detail comment email this

This article discusses caviar (sturgeon roe) from sturgeon farms in California, an increasingly popular alternative to the caviar from the endangered beluga sturgeon of the Caspian Sea. Includes facts about the Caspian caviar industry, North American sturgeon and domestic caviar, and related topics. From California Wild, a magazine of the California Academy of Sciences.
http://research.calacademy.org/calwild/2004fall/stories/caviar.html
Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians

Last updated Apr 18, 2008


Caviar Emptor view detail comment email this

Provides background information about this campaign to "stop international trade of beluga caviar" and "protect and restore all Caspian Sea sturgeon." Includes questions and answers about caviar (the eggs taken from a female sturgeon), a list of sources for American caviar (as an alternative to imports), recipes, a report on the decline of Caspian Sea sturgeon, and related materials. A partnership of National Resources Defense Council, SeaWeb, and University of Miami.
http://www.caviaremptor.org
Topics: Animals, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, International Trade

Last updated Sep 6, 2004


The CITES Programmes: Sturgeons view detail comment email this

Overview of the policies and regulations arising from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) agreement regarding trade of caviar and other sturgeon products. Discusses the decline of sturgeon populations, particularly in the Caspian Sea region. Includes links to export quota data and documents, and beluga sturgeon information.
http://www.cites.org/eng/prog/sturgeon.shtml
Topics: Animals, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, International Trade

Last updated Sep 6, 2004




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