sturgeons
Ancient caviar fish
Sturgeons are large, ancient freshwater and saltwater fish prized for their eggs, which are processed into caviar.
These bony-plated fish can grow to enormous sizes and live for decades, with some species reaching over 20 feet in length.
Most sturgeon populations are now threatened due to overfishing and habitat loss, making both the fish and their roe increasingly rare and expensive.
Cured fish eggs
- roeAquatic reproductive material
- belugaWhite Arctic cetacean
- osetraRussian sturgeon roe
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
anadromous · cartilaginous · bony plates · scutes · barbels · bottom-feeder · long-lived · prehistoric
Cured fish eggs
- roeAquatic reproductive material
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- smokedExposed to wood fumes
- curedRestored to health
luxury · gourmet · appetizer · blini · champagne · toast points · black gold · tin
At risk of extinction
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
- protectedKept from harm
aquaculture · hatchery · restocking · habitat loss · dam removal · spawning grounds · population decline · recovery
Cultivating land for food
- hatcheryEgg incubation facility
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
- pondsSmall freshwater bodies
- fingerlingsJuvenile fish for stocking
broodstock · harvesting · sustainable · commercial · feed · water quality · recirculating · breeding
caviar
Cured fish eggs
freshwater · anadromous · cartilaginous · bony plates · scutes · barbels · bottom-feeder · long-lived · prehistoric · ancient
caviar
Cured fish eggs
cured · luxury · gourmet · appetizer · blini · champagne · toast points · black gold · tin · sustainable
endangered
At risk of extinction
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
protected · aquaculture · hatchery · restocking · habitat loss · dam removal · spawning grounds · population decline · recovery · breeding program
farming
Cultivating land for food
fingerlings · broodstock · harvesting · sustainable · commercial · feed · water quality · recirculating · breeding · stocking
- primitive fishlungfish, coelacanth, bowfin, gar, paddlefish
- freshwaterponds, river water, freshwater lake, creek, brook