Russian Osetra

Russian Osetra sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) are listed as a “critically endangered” species on the IUCN Red List and are protected by CITES. The most prominent of all sturgeon species today, Osetra have taken the place of Beluga during their market absence. The species endured a 90% decline in global stocks over the last 60 years. Species […]

Siberian

  Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) are listed as an “endangered” species on the IUCN Red List and are protected by CITES. This sturgeon species is the most disseminated among aquaculture facilities throughout the world and is produced in volume due to its shorter maturity. The species endured a 50-80% decline in global stocks over the […]

Sterlet

  Sterlet sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus) are listed as a “vulnerable” species on the IUCN Red List and are protected by CITES. This small fresh water sturgeon was historically one of the most common in Russia. It was used for its meat and caviar. Sturgeon Aquafarms has the only live examples in the USA. The species endured […]

The plight of Beluga sturgeon

     Sturgeon date back to the Triassic period, nearly 250 million years ago and are widely considered living fossils due to the slow path of evolution they have endured over millennia. The size of some historic wild Beluga sturgeon has classified them in some realms as the largest freshwater fish, having reached weights over […]

Beluga Caviar, Straight From The Farm In Florida

by Jenny Splitter, FORBES “For the last 35 years, we’ve been in the business of importing and distributing caviar,” begins Mark Zaslavsky, a Ukrainian emigre and an owner of Sturgeon Aquafarms, a Florida-based caviar aquaculture facility that counts the rare and prized beluga variety amongst its offerings. Zaslavsky first got into the caviar business as […]

Florida-based caviar producer damaged by Hurricane Michael

By Cliff White SeafoodSource, October 24, 2018 Sturgeon Aquafarms, which produces caviar and sturgeon meat at its farm in Bascom, Florida, suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Michael, forcing a reduction of its production of beluga caviar in advance of the 2018 holiday season. Hurricane Michael caused extensive damage in the Florida panhandle at the beginning […]

It has survived not only five centuries

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