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Why Was the Beluga Sturgeon Banned in the U.S.?
T he beluga sturgeon is a large and long-lived species of freshwater fish native to the temperate waters of the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea. Although the beluga sturgeon shares its name with the ...
Business Insider India4y
A Russian immigrant founded America's only beluga caviar farm by importing the fish right before the US banned it. Now he has a lucrative monopoly.
Beluga sturgeon are native to the Caspian Sea, but these beluga live over 6,000 miles away, on the Florida Panhandle. This is Sturgeon AquaFarms in Bascom, Florida. It sits on 120 acres and ...
Sydney Morning Herald27d
Is caviar worth the exorbitant price? No, but here’s why I must buy it anyway
snout-nosed fish found in the Caspian Sea that dates back to the Middle Jurassic period. The different varieties of sturgeon, and therefore caviar, include beluga, oscietra and sevruga.