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Caviar

The salted roe of sturgeon, once mainly from the wild beluga and other sturgeons of the Caspian Sea, now mostly farmed.

Also: sturgeon roe

True caviar is the lightly salted eggs of sturgeon. The most prized came from the beluga, Russian and stellate sturgeons of the Caspian Sea and the Volga and Ural rivers. Overfishing and poaching, with dams that block spawning runs, pushed these fish to the edge, and the beluga is now Critically Endangered. All sturgeons have been listed on CITES since 1998, so trade needs permits. Most caviar sold today comes from farms in China, Europe and elsewhere. Roe of salmon, lumpfish and other fish is sold as caviar substitutes.

See also

Roe CITES IUCN Red List

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