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 3000 pounds. The Beluga sturgeon became the most revered sturgeon species due to its immense size, long life span (some over 100 years) and large, pale roe which was conside...