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| − | The '''Sturgeon''' is a kind of [[fish]] endemic to the [[Black Sea]] and [[Caspian Sea]] in [[Asia]]. It can grow to six or eight feet long, in the wild, but that doesn't happen very often because most sturgeons these days are [[harvest]]ed for their [[egg]]s, or ''[[caviar]]'', when they are still fairly young. The Sturgeon population of the Caspian Sea has plummeted since the 1950s, | + | The '''Sturgeon''' is a kind of [[fish]] endemic to the [[Black Sea]] and [[Caspian Sea]] in [[Asia]]. It can grow to six or eight feet long, in the wild, but that doesn't happen very often because most sturgeons these days are [[harvest]]ed for their [[egg]]s, or ''[[caviar]]'', when they are still fairly young. The Sturgeon population of the Caspian Sea has plummeted since the 1950s, due to the high demand for caviar. |
| − | It is currently [[illegal]] to hunt or fish for Sturgeon in the wild, | + | It is currently [[illegal]] to hunt or fish for Sturgeon in the wild, so most sturgeon caviar comes from farm-raised fish. Some other [[species]] of fish produce caviar, which has taken some of the demand off of the sturgeon population. For example, [[beluga]] caviar is quite popular in [[Russia]] if you can afford it. |
[[Category:Fish]] | [[Category:Fish]] | ||
[[Category:Economics]] | [[Category:Economics]] | ||
Revision as of 19:37, October 9, 2008
Do not confuse with Surgeon.
The Sturgeon is a kind of fish endemic to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea in Asia. It can grow to six or eight feet long, in the wild, but that doesn't happen very often because most sturgeons these days are harvested for their eggs, or caviar, when they are still fairly young. The Sturgeon population of the Caspian Sea has plummeted since the 1950s, due to the high demand for caviar.
It is currently illegal to hunt or fish for Sturgeon in the wild, so most sturgeon caviar comes from farm-raised fish. Some other species of fish produce caviar, which has taken some of the demand off of the sturgeon population. For example, beluga caviar is quite popular in Russia if you can afford it.