CITES Caviar Export Quotas Remain Steady for Beluga Sturgeon
Despite Threat of Extinction
March 4, 2008 — Despite evidence
that beluga sturgeon stocks have declined by a staggering
90 percent
in the
past 20 years, CITES'
2008 export quotas again permit the fish and their eggs
to be harvested. The sturgeon quota system was established
to ensure that trade in sturgeon products would only be
permitted from sustainable fisheries, but much evidence
indicates the quotas do not reflect the urgent need for
protection and the rampant illegal harvest and trade....in
2007, quotas for beluga caviar were 3,761 kg and this year,
the export quota is 3,700 kg."
Read
the entire article here. (Source: physorg.com)
Azerbaijan: Ready for Sturgeon
Fishing Ban, Though Reluctant to Follow Russia
May 2, 2008 — Azerbaijan stands ready to back a Russian
ban on Caspian Sea sturgeon fishing, but local experts
say
that,
in many
ways, Azerbaijan is more of a model for sustainable sturgeon
fishing than Russia itself.
The five Caspian Sea littoral
states -- Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
-- are responsible for
about 90 percent of the world’s black caviar production.
However, experts warn that over-fishing may be causing
a catastrophic decline in the sea’s sturgeon population.
Read
the entire article here. (Source:
Eurasianet.org)
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