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Global caviar trade banned
Euronews.net ^ | January 3, 2006

Posted on 01/03/2006 7:56:39 AM PST by HAL9000

The worldwide trade in caviar and other products that come from the wild sturgeon has been banned by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.

A spokesman said the decision was imposed for scientific reasons connected to dwindling stocks of sturgeon, and to bring an end to illegal poaching in the Caspian Sea. Every year the organisation approves fishing quotas for sturgeon proposed by nations from the Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Danube regions.

Now it is asking for confirmation about stocks of the fish before it can agree to new catches, saying exporting countries should adopt a common management plan. Stocks have declined as much as 30 percent since mid-2004.

The legal trade in caviar is thought to be worth about 85 million euros a year but the black market may be worth up to five times that amount.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: caspian; caspiansea; caviar; cites; sturgeon; un; unitednations

1 posted on 01/03/2006 7:56:42 AM PST by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000; All
Virgin sturgeon won’t burgeon and caviar’s about to become extinct
2 posted on 01/03/2006 8:00:19 AM PST by dighton
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To: HAL9000
The legal trade in caviar is thought to be worth about 85 million euros a year but the black market may be worth up to five times that amount.

What are the chances the people instituting the ban aren't involved in the black market trade?

I predict a huge leap in black market prices.

3 posted on 01/03/2006 8:02:37 AM PST by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: HAL9000

Well, there are sturgeon in the St. Croix river, between Minnesota and Wisconsin, and I can legally catch one a year. I guess I'll try for a female, then.

I do have a recipe for turning those sturgeon eggs into caviar, too. Mmmmm.....caviar.

Sturgeon meat is also very good. I've eaten it a couple of times, and enjoyed it very much.

There are also sturgeon in the major rivers of the West Coast. Every year, a number of them are caught in the Sacramento river.


4 posted on 01/03/2006 8:04:35 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: HAL9000

Good site on sturgeon fishing on the Pacific West:

http://www.coastangler.com/fishing/sturgeon_fishing.shtml


5 posted on 01/03/2006 8:06:45 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: HAL9000
I love caviar--but it is a very fattening food.

They must be doing this for my own good. :-(
6 posted on 01/03/2006 8:08:13 AM PST by cgbg (MSM and Democratic treason--fifty years and counting...)
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To: HAL9000

We're DOOMED!


7 posted on 01/03/2006 8:10:27 AM PST by rightinthemiddle (I might be wrong, but I'm always right.)
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To: HAL9000

That seals the fate of this species.


8 posted on 01/03/2006 8:10:30 AM PST by Protagoras (If jumping to conclusions was an Olympic event, FR would be the training facility.)
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To: cgbg
For those who don't know, it tastes fantastic with deviled eggs on cracker or a small piece of rye toast.

If you want to find some just get invited to a party with the liberal elites in New York, DC, or LA.

They will be wolfing down the "forbidden" food and laughing about what suckers live in flyover country.
9 posted on 01/03/2006 8:11:59 AM PST by cgbg (MSM and Democratic treason--fifty years and counting...)
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To: HAL9000

You know, the trade embargo on Cuba really stopped people from smoking Cuban cigars around here, wait a minute... it didn't. If you have money you can get access to most anything you want. That being said, we do eat caviar on special occasions, and whether they ban it or not, we'll continue to eat caviar. I'm not gonna change my life because some bureaucrat says I need to.


10 posted on 01/03/2006 8:16:05 AM PST by AzaleaCity5691 (The enemy lies in the heart of Gadsden)
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To: MineralMan
Jail time for the chef serving the stuff.
11 posted on 01/03/2006 8:16:17 AM PST by pointsal
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To: HAL9000
Global caviar trade banned

Bush's fault! He needs to appoint a new Sturgeon General.

12 posted on 01/03/2006 8:19:17 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree (Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)
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To: HAL9000
Europe?

It figures.

They've even regulated the sale of bananas -- based on their curvature angle.

13 posted on 01/03/2006 8:20:42 AM PST by F16Fighter
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To: AzaleaCity5691

Yeah, but you won't be able to order it from Dean & Delucca any more.

There are a number of caviars not from sturgeon, and some are quite excellent, although not the same.

I'm a big fan of the flying fish roe used by sushi chefs. I've found other uses for it than in sushi. Lumpfish roe is also not so bad, and it's very inexpensive. The only problem I have with it is the dye they use to make it look like caviar. I wish they'd drop that.

Properly prepared salmon roe is also very tasty, and it's plentiful. I'm not sure how it would be received by most folks, though. Big pink or orange fish eggs may not appeal to everyone. I've prepared salmon roe for the table every time I've been salmon fishing, and everyone has enjoyed it.


14 posted on 01/03/2006 8:23:35 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: HAL9000

It should work as well as Prohibition worked on alchohol, gun bans, and ivory bans.


15 posted on 01/03/2006 8:41:40 AM PST by nuke rocketeer
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To: HAL9000
Big news.

Go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4577100.stm for a much better article:

16 posted on 01/03/2006 8:56:48 AM PST by Old Professer (Fix the problem, not the blame!)
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To: HAL9000
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

This has to be the UN, right?

17 posted on 01/03/2006 9:06:57 AM PST by DBrow
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To: HAL9000
No more Russian caviar?!? Dam it!

Now what am I supposed to snack on while I'm beating my surf for not polishing my boots.

(actually he does, I just beat him anyway)


/s

18 posted on 01/03/2006 9:20:36 AM PST by Condor51 (Leftists are moral and intellectual parasites - Standing Wolf)
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OOPs, foiled by the spell check demon.. surf = serf
19 posted on 01/03/2006 9:22:07 AM PST by Condor51 (Leftists are moral and intellectual parasites - Standing Wolf)
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To: MineralMan

Isn't that how fish flu is spread?


20 posted on 01/03/2006 9:23:31 AM PST by em2vn
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