“We are experiencing a historic-level drought, and it’s creating huge problems for both our salmon and our sturgeon populations,” Foy says.
Patrick Foy, sturgeon are facing a serious struggle in California, with the threat of poaching layered on top of a devastating drought season. The World Wildlife Fund calls sturgeon the “most endangered species group on earth.” Amid protections for the fish, a black market thrives, and illegal poaching of the species for its eggs is a major concern in the world of wildlife conservation.Īccording to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife officer Capt. Unfortunately, demand for their roe has led to the overfishing of many sturgeon species, nearly to the point of extinction. Beluga caviar, for example, widely considered to be the finest in the world, comes from the beluga sturgeon, found primarily in the Caspian Sea (it’s illegal to import to the U.S.). If you don’t spend your time looking at videos of gargantuan fish on TikTok, you might know sturgeon for its prized caviar, made from the fishes’ roe. See Eddie Vedder Talk Climate Change With ISS Astronauts in Earth Day Videoīest Foot Forward: These 13 Shoe Brands Pair Style With Sustainability Sturgeon have been around since the Jurassic period, can grow up to 10 feet long - occasionally longer than 20 feet - live 100 years, and, despite looking like entire whales, some species live only in freshwater lakes and rivers.
You may know sturgeon from social media, where videos of these living dinosaurs have been known to go viral. After nearly a yearlong investigation, Sacramento authorities have busted a major sturgeon poaching operation in the area. This Earth Day, giant, enormous, and I do mean shockingly huge fish in California are a little bit safer. 91-inch-sturgeon-released - Credit: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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