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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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California Caviar Company distributes and produces sustainable caviar and gourmet foods. We offer domestic American caviars from only responsible, eco-friendly and sustainable sources, including white sturgeon (California Osetra), hackleback and paddlefish. Our imported flavors are also substainably sourced and originate from Iran, Azerbaijan, Israel, Uruguay, and Germany — including our Iranian Osetra, Russian Osetra, Siberian Osetra, and Sevruga. Our infused roes include Trout Roe, Salmon Roe, Whitefish Roe, Bowfin Roe, and Tobiko Roe.

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