The Upcoming Ban On Caspian Sea Caviar
If you are a fan of beluga caviar from the Caspian Sea and live in the United States you might want to start stocking up. The International Herald Tribune reports that the U.S. is expected to ban the import of beluga caviar from the Caspian Sea in a few weeks. The Caspian states (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Russia and Turkmenistan) had been given until Tuesday evening to file a joint management plan for the endangered beluga sturgeon. Because they did not file anything the U.S. will be moving toward a caviar ban from those regions. The Food and Wildlife agency is also examining a plan submitted by Romania and Bulgaria for Black Sea beluga sturgeon. In the last five years, the Caspian Sea's beluga population has dropped by half in the last five years and the Black Sea's by a fifth, according to the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora, a U.N. organization. With more restrictions planned for U.S. sturgeon fishing as well, farmed caviar is the future of the industry.
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John777 Dec 18th 2005 6:02PM
Hey friend, save sturgeons please, eh? We have to love nature, animals and humans... or not?
Amber Dec 18th 2005 6:02PM
I am surely going to miss eating caviar. But I guess this is the only way to preserve wildlife . Keep up the good work.
Amber Dec 18th 2005 6:02PM
I am surely going to miss eating caviar. But I guess this is the only way to preserve wildlife . Keep up the good work.
LameASSshit Dec 18th 2005 6:02PM
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Scott Rose Dec 18th 2005 6:02PM
While it is correct of the U.S. to want to see a conservation plan from governments of the countries around the Caspian Sea, this ban will only play into the hands of those who profit from the black market for Caspian Sea beluga and those black marketeers, eager for profits, will catch fish with no regard of any kind for preserving the species. Restocking techniques exist and they work; why are they not being more aggressively promoted by both Caspian Sea countries and the U.S.?