Fast Focus on the Environment - Recent Ban on Caviar

The global trade of caviar has been halted by CITES, (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) a United Nations agency. This means that fresh caviar from the Caspian Sea, including the highly prized beluga, will not be available for the foreseeable future.

Because of global demand for caviar, the beluga sturgeon, source of beluga caviar, has been severely threatened by overfishing and illegal trade. Three conservation groups have actively lobbied US and International agencies to list beluga sturgeon as an endangered species. Caviar fans needn't despair. Even with the ban, many renowned chefs say there are plenty of delicious alternatives to beluga caviar, such as farmed American...

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[Liam50LB]

lets eat panda eyes instead

[bugsycline]

salty

[Benderiukas]

everything from farms ir total shit it's not natural ant it's grove on harmons like everything in farms

[LuvvyDuck]

I once tried some beluga caviar and it was good, but I like osetra much better. And there are plenty of American caviars that are cheaper and every bit as good as the expensive imports. I think if we leave the beluga alone and let them reproduce a good while, we'll have enough of them again.

[WoWbob396]

one day they are gonna be extinct they have been around since dinosoaurs

[ferreally]

because it is! it just is. you dont have to kill the fish to get the caviar and also you usually get caviar from caviar farms not the sea

[mikeygeneral]

white people destroy everything they touch! now they wanna go green after they destroyed the world!

[hghghgh65464]

hell yer

[misterfisherman]

pandas eyes mixed with cavier?

[misterfisherman]

its not.i can get it for free.hmmm yes

[Iamfuckingchiink]

cuz they are made from the NEARLY extincted fish eggs.

Try the caviar of some other available fish. Cheaper and also taste good too.

Leave the NEARLY extincted fish alone.

[respected84]

why is caviar so expensive?