The Russian caviar industry, their sturgeon fishery has been exploited. It wasn't monitored correctly, and it's pretty well collapsed. So the world caviar demand has come to North America for our sturgeon and paddlefish.
Quotes about sturgeon (14 Quotes)
Very few bass, lots of sturgeon. It has been the best sturgeon winter in many years. But weather is so crappy you can't always fish for them.
This could call into question every study ever done with sturgeon ages. I may be able to go back and adjust ages and get true mortality rates for the past 60 years. Because we know how many were harvested each year, we'll be able to know how many die from natural causes every year and how that changes over time.
Sturgeon don't mind it if the water is high and dirty, and it is probably the only thing to do fishing wise. I'd try in the smelt zone from Longview down, and in the Willamette plume because the water is warmer there than up towards Bonneville Dam.
There have been some sturgeon caught in the Chehalis, but the water is somewhat dirty.
Sturgeon have been in dire straits for some time and it has been clear that something drastic had to be done to stop the rampant trade in illegal caviar.
The beluga sturgeon, one of the most valuable and threatened fishes in the world, greatly deserves this chance for survival, but it will be a long road to recovery.
Green sturgeon are on the brink of extinction, and we have a moral obligation to ensure that this ancient creature survives for future generations to enjoy.
We are evaluating the community and possible options we may have to further invest in Sturgeon Bay, but at this point we have no immediate plans. I'd like to reiterate we are proud of the store we have there. We like serving our customers in that area. But some of the discussions (by anti-Wal-Mart protesters) are premature.
The decline in sturgeon populations around the world is leading to pressures for poaching in this country. Caviar is very valuable. It's easy to smuggle. It's like drugs.
The slot limit will revert to the former 72- to 46-inch framework from early June through Dec. 31. We're only restricting the slot limit during the time when female sturgeon are spawning.
After many months of careful review, consideration and discussion of the best available scientific information and more than 4,000 public comments, I am confident that listing the Alabama sturgeon as endangered is the right decision.
A seagull perched on the railing of a ship at the Mothball Fleet probably knows as much about the sturgeon population as the Department of Fish and Game and any of the so-called experts on sturgeon. We've had the best sturgeon fishing here than anytime the last 20 years.
We came into tonight with our focus on winning the meet. You always set your goal high, and we took that to heart. But Sturgeon Bay and Whitefish Bay are just too dominant.