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	Beluga sturgeon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The beluga (Huso huso) is a species of anadromous fish in the sturgeon family (Acipenseridae) of order Acipenseriformes.
		Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar—the beluga is a large (maximum 6 meters/19 feet), slow-growing and late-maturing fish that can live for 150 years.
		It is clearly unrelated to the beluga whale and is in fact a sturgeon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beluga_sturgeon (340 words)

	ACS - American Cetacean Society
		The beluga's neck is narrower than the necks of other whales, and it also differs from most whales — whose neck vertebrae are fused — in that its 7 neck vertebrae are free, which allows it to nod and turn its head.
		The beluga's diet is varied, and consists of small squid, crabs, clams, shrimp, sandworms, and various kinds of fish such as capelin, sandlance, and polar and arctic cod.
		It is especially fond of young salmon, and groups of belugas sometimes gather at the mouths of rivers to feed on the salmon as they return from their fresh water spawning grounds to the sea.
	www.acsonline.org /factpack/BelugaWhale.htm (854 words)

	Caviar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Some of the highest prices are paid for Beluga, Ossetra, and Sevruga varieties (note that the large-grained Beluga caviar comes from the Beluga sturgeon and has nothing to do with the Beluga whale — whales do not lay eggs).
		In the early 1900s, both Canada and the United States were major suppliers of caviar to Europe, harvesting the eggs from lake sturgeon in the midwest, and from Shortnose sturgeon and Atlantic sturgeon that spawned in East Coast rivers.
		The United States Fish and Wildlife Service banned the import of Beluga caviar from the Caspian Sea in September 2005 in an attempt to protect the endangered Beluga sturgeon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caviar (722 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) as ...
		The current range of the beluga sturgeon is limited to the Caspian and Black Seas, where until the 1990s, an estimated 80-90 percent of the world's sturgeon harvest were harvested from the Caspian Sea and lower reaches of the Volga River (Khodorevskaya et al., 2000).
		The deterioration of sturgeon stocking programs is attributed to (a) differing priorities of former Soviet nations that are struggling to develop independent economies; (b) an aging hatchery infrastructure throughout the region, and (c) the inability to procure sufficient wild broodstock for beluga sturgeon culture and stocking programs.
		Beluga sturgeon are listed by IUCN as ``extirpated'' from the upper reaches of the Danube River, ``critically endangered'' in the middle reaches, and ``vulnerable'' in the lower Danube River (Hensel and Holcik, 1997; IUCN, 2000).
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-SPECIES/2002/July/Day-31/e19250.htm (7827 words)

	The Beluga Sturgeon - TED Case Studies
		The issue at stake in this case study is the rapid depletion of the beluga sturgeon from the Caspian Sea.
		Sturgeon are encountered in many countries, notably Russia, from Siberia to the Volga river and the Caspian sea, Romania, and China.
		Beluga, which is the largest of the sturgeon family, produces large, loose, glistening fl to steel grey berries.
	www.american.edu /TED/STURGEON.HTM (4289 words)

	Caviar Emptor - Listing Beluga Sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act
		As the number one importer of beluga caviar, the United States is playing a major role in the decline and potential extinction of beluga sturgeon.
		Beluga sturgeon, however, clearly qualify as an "endangered" species, not a threatened species, under both the plain letter of the ESA and FWS's regulations.
		Beluga sturgeon face clear and imminent danger of extinction due to all of the five factors specified in the Act.
	www.caviaremptor.org /ESA_letter.html (3264 words)

	USATODAY.com - Legal action filed for protection of beluga sturgeon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Beluga sturgeons, primarily from the Caspian Sea, are the source of highly prized beluga caviar.
		The sturgeons, which are killed and gutted for their eggs, are "on the brink of extinction," says Lisa Speer, senior policy analyst at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in New York.
		Sturgeons ordinarily live to be about 100 years old and do not become sexually mature until age 15 to 25.
	www.usatoday.com /news/science/enviro/2002-04-30-beluga-sturgeon.htm (661 words)

	'Miscalculation' Could Mean End of Beluga Sturgeon Caviar - New Scientist 17sep03
		Beluga are also threatened by toxins in the Caspian Sea, where 80 to 90 per cent of the world's sturgeon catch is taken.
		Sturgeon live in rivers, coastal marine waters and lakes in the Northern Hemisphere, and feed on bottom dwelling organisms such as worms, mollusks, small fish, shrimp and insect larvae.
		Beluga sturgeon, the source of beluga caviar, is so depleted that it may no longer be reproducing naturally in the Caspian Sea region.
	www.mindfully.org /Water/2003/Beluga-Sturgeon-Caviar17sep03.htm (3356 words)

	NRDC: Caviar Emptor
		Among those sturgeon, the beluga is at greatest risk -- it is so depleted, in fact, that it may no longer be reproducing naturally in the Caspian.
		The overfishing that now threatens sturgeon exploded after the fall of the Soviet Union, which led to the collapse of fishery management in the Caspian Sea and paved the way for an enormous fl market in caviar.
		Meanwhile, pollutants from urban and agricultural runoff and industrial discharges are interfering with sturgeon's reproduction and contribute to large fish kills.
	www.nrdc.org /wildlife/fish/caviar.asp (602 words)

	Support Builds For Protection of Beluga Sturgeon
		Supporting this important measure to protect beluga sturgeon is the government of Azerbaijan, one of five nations bordering the Caspian Sea that is home to most of the world's remaining beluga sturgeon.
		Overwhelming support for the beluga sturgeon U.S. endangered species listing was also received from leading marine scientists from major academic institutions, including Harvard University, Duke University, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of Connecticut, University of Minnesota, and University of Washington as well as from a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
		Sturgeon of the Caspian Sea are in crisis.
	www.cheftalk.com /content/display.cfm?articleid=138&type=article (898 words)

	Oceans Alive - Beluga Sturgeon Caviar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Beluga populations are on the brink of extinction due to overfishing and habitat loss.
		Beluga caviar, costing around $100 an ounce, is the main reason for the overexploitation of this species.
		Beluga sturgeon have been overfished to the point of near extinction.
	www.oceansalive.org /eat.cfm?subnav=fishpage&fish=180 (197 words)

	Caviar Emptor - Listing Beluga Sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act
		Indeed, their proposal to exempt aquaculture operations from the proposed listing of beluga sturgeon as an endangered species is clearly contrary to the conservation interests of the species as well to the letter and spirit of the Endangered Species Act.
		Studies conducted since submission of our petition in December 2000 confirm earlier results: that the beluga sturgeon population in the Caspian Sea continue to decline, that the demographic structure of the population continues to shift to younger and younger fish, and that the population is too depleted to support fishing pressure.
		However, as described in detail in the previously submitted Executive Summary, Research Trip to Kazakhstan (Crownover, October 29, 2002), beluga sturgeon in Kazakhstan are not exempt from serious population decline as a result of overfishing, loss of natural spawning grounds, underfunded hatcheries and poaching.
	www.caviaremptor.org /dec02_letter.html (1679 words)

	Suit Seeks Protection for Beluga Sturgeon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If beluga sturgeon is listed as endangered, all imports of beluga caviar into the U.S. would be prohibited.
		"Beluga sturgeon are on the brink of extinction, largely due to the demand for beluga caviar," said Lisa Speer, senior policy analyst for the NRDC.
		All sturgeon from the Caspian Sea, the source of the majority of world caviar production, are at risk of vanishing.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/innews/belugas.htm (427 words)

	Restaurant Report - Caviar, Caspian Sea Caviar, Sevruga Beluga Sturgeon
		And the "real thing" is the delicate, delicious eggs from big, bizarre-looking sturgeon that live in the Caspian Sea, or in the waters near Iran, or near the Soviet Union, or from its close American relative, the paddlefish that swim in the Mississippi River around Clinton/Gore country.
		Beluga, the largest and the rarest of the caviar-producing sturgeons yields the largest eggs, but the fewest in total number.
		Beluga ranges in color from light to dark gray, while osetra varies from nearly yellow-gray to brown-fl.
	www.restaurantreport.com /features/ft_caviar.html (944 words)

	Sturgeon Fishes and Caviar Dreams - National Zoo\| FONZ
		A beluga sturgeon swims slowly through the murky water of the Caspian Sea, her scale-less, golden brown body bristling with bony plates reminiscent of sea monsters.
		Beluga is one of 27 known species of sturgeon found in the Northern Hemisphere, all of which are now either threatened or endangered.
		Still, Caspian sturgeon numbers continued to fall precipitously, and in May 2000 Vladimir Izmailov, the deputy head of the Russian State Committee for Fisheries, announced that that year’s harvest of sturgeon was so small that it would fall far short of the catch quota of 560 tons set by CITES.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Publications/ZooGoer/2001/3/sturgeonandcaviar.cfm (3631 words)

	Government Lists Beluga Sturgeon As A Threatened Species (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		WASHINGTON — The government said Tuesday it was listing the beluga sturgeon as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, which could lead to a reduction or ban of U.S. imports of the prized beluga caviar.
		Williams said there has been "a notable decrease in the wild beluga sturgeon population" due to unregulated overfishing, loss of spawning habitat, and poaching to supply the fl market beluga caviar trade.
		Gabel said the sturgeon's prospects are "threatened," a lesser category than "endangered," because some 2 million to 3 million are estimated to still exist, mostly in the Caspian and Black Seas, which both border Russia.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/InNews/belugasturg2004.html (427 words)

	Beluga Listing in the Endangered Species Act
		However, the special rule that would govern the trade in beluga caviar was not proposed until June 29, 2004.
		On October 21, 2004 the publication of the final rule was postponed by the USFWS until January 2005, and the interim rule that preserved the status quo was published instead.
		According to that rule, international, foreign and interstate commerce in beluga sturgeon meat and caviar are exempt from permits normally required under the ESA.
	www.sturgeonaquafarms.com /belugaESA.htm (576 words)

	New Beluga Sturgeon Restrictions - CBS News
		Last April, the agency agreed to list the beluga sturgeon as threatened, a lesser category than "endangered," based on a petition in December 2000 from a U.S.-based environmental coalition, Caviar Emptor.
		Since beluga sturgeon take 15 years to reach maturity, they reproduce slowly and their population is more vulnerable to overfishing, said Ellen Pikitch, a marine scientist and executive director of the University of Miami's Pew Institute for Ocean Science.
		Trade in beluga caviar is overseen by the United Nations' Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, based in Geneva, Switzerland.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/03/04/tech/main678197.shtml (683 words)

	Beluga caviar - Sevruga, Ossetra & Tsar Imperial Caviar \| Petrossian Paris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The rarest of the rare Beluga caviar, with an almost translucent gray color and full yet buttery flavor that is simply without equal.
		Harvested in the American south, the wild freshwater paddlefish is a cousin of the sturgeon.
		At the encouragement of Petrossian, Siberian sturgeon were introduced to France in 1989, farm raised under conditions identical to their native waters.
	www.petrossian.com /products.cfm?order=1 (1184 words)

	Beluga caviar - Sevruga, Ossetra & Tsar Imperial Caviar \| Petrossian Paris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Beluga caviar - Sevruga, Ossetra & Tsar Imperial Caviar
		Colossal sturgeon weighing upwards of two thousand pounds produce this rarest of all caviar.
		The Beluga sturgeon's caviar takes years to mature, characterized by large beads of a light-to-dark gray color and a sublimely smooth, buttery taste.
	www.petrossian.com /product_info.cfm?type=81&order=1 (119 words)

	Help Save Beluga Sturgeon Petition
		Beluga sturgeon are on the brink of extinction, largely due to a towering demand for beluga caviar around the world.
		The population of beluga sturgeon in the Caspian Sea has plunged by more than 90% in the past two decades.
		The United States is the world’s largest beluga caviar importer, bringing in 80% of beluga caviar exports.
	www.thepetitionsite.com /takeaction/665563622 (554 words)

	Beluga Goes Bad
		That's because beluga comes from sturgeon in the Caspian Sea, which is increasingly in danger from pollution, over-fishing, invasive species and habitat destruction.
		They are trying to get the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the beluga sturgeon as an endangered species, which they say would help the beleaguered fish return from the brink of extinction.
		Caviar Emptor is the group seeking to raise awareness of the problems with beluga sturgeon.
	www.acfnewsource.org /science/beluga_goes_bad.html (429 words)

	Caspian: U.S. Weighing Decision On Status Of Beluga Sturgeon - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		But a survey conducted that same year concluded that poaching and commercial fishing had decimated the beluga sturgeon population in the Caspian Sea by 90 percent over the previous two decades.
		Speer says a ban on beluga caviar from the Caspian could be viewed as a boon to beluga hatcheries in the United States.
		Like beluga, the two other main sturgeon varieties used for caviar -- sevruga and osetra -- are regulated according to an international convention on endangered species.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/02/05e40423-836d-488d-ab78-be39e13c1b31.html (939 words)

	Caspian: U.S. Puts Beluga Sturgeon On Threatened Species List - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The main U.S. federal agency responsible for protecting wildlife and plants acknowledged that unregulated overfishing, loss of spawning habitat, and poaching to supply the fl-market trade in beluga caviar has led to a notable decrease in the wild beluga sturgeon population.
		The beluga sturgeon, whose eggs are the most sought-after variety of caviar, inhabits only the Caspian and Black seas and spawns in the rivers flowing into them.
		She said a ban six months from now will do little to protect sturgeon this year, as most of the fishing season will be over by then.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/04/6a159ad5-2718-4d0d-adab-ab8abc274d16.html (868 words)

	International House of Caviar- Caviar Beluga- Caviar Asetra- Caviar Sevruga- Caviar Sturgeons- Caspian Sea Caviar- ...
		The Beluga Sturgeon weighs in between 500 and 800 Kilograms, and can reach 5 meters in length.
		The Beluga roe is large and is light to dark gray in color.
		This sturgeon reaches maturity at 17 years of age, with a life expectancy of 50 years.
	www.caviar.bc.ca /English/sturgeons.htm (210 words)

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