Did You Know This

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Did you know that caviar is a luxury food which makes some sturgeons pound for pound the most valuable of all harvested fish?

Did you know that the Sturgeon is one of the oldest families of bony fish in existence?

Did you know that sturgeon are native to subtropical, temperate and sub-Arctic rivers, lakes and coastlines of Eurasia and North America?

Did you know that sturgeon are distinctive for their elongated bodies, lack of scales, and occasional great size: sturgeons ranging from 7–12 feet (2-3½ m) in length are common, and some species grow up to 18 feet (5.5 m)?

Did you know that most sturgeons are anadromous bottom-feeders, spawning upstream and feeding in river deltas and estuaries?

Did you know that several species of sturgeons are harvested for their roe, which is made into caviar?

Did you know that caviar is a luxury food which makes some sturgeons pound for pound the most valuable of all harvested fish?

 Did you know that sturgeons are slow-growing and mature very late in life, they are particularly vulnerable to exploitation and to other threats, including pollution and habitat fragmentation?

 Did you know that some species of sturgeons are currently considered to be at risk of extinction, making them more critically endangered than any other group of species?[2]






 Now if you didn't know, now you know...



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