Dwindling numbers of sturgeon in the Volga River may force Russia to stop exporting black caviar this year, a news agency has reported. An 8 foot sturgeon that was caught and tagged by Calvin Higano and Wayne Yamauchi of the Fraser River Sturgeon Convervation Society. Photo courtesy of Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society Vladimir Izmailov, deputy head of the state fisheries committee, said fewer sturgeon were coming into the Volga delta from the Caspian Sea to spawn, reducing the numbers caught, Interfax reported.
Caspian sturgeon are the source of black caviar, a pricey delicacy.
But overfishing and poaching in the Caspian Sea, along with pollution, have reduced the sturgeon population. We welcome your feedback. All rights reserved.