Caviar

21st November 2023

I heard thee speak me a speech once, but it

was never acted, or, if it was, not above once for

the play, I remember, pleased not the million:

‘twas caviary to the general. But it was (as I

received it, and others whose judgements in such

matters cried in the top of mine) an excellent play,

well digested in the scenes, set down with as much

modesty as cunning.

HAMLET: Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2

CAVIAR (STURGEON)

Caviar is salted fish eggs from Sturgeon species (fish of the Acipenseridae family). The most famous caviar comes from the Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) of the Black Sea and Caspian Sea. Caviar also comes from 2 Sturgeon species which are found in British waters, the European Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) which is Criticially Endangered and the Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) which is Near Threatened. Sturgeon have been highly prized for many centuries and they were declared a “royal fish” by Edward II in 1323. Sturgeon populations across the world are in danger and the UK Sturgeon Conservation Strategy and Action Plan was published in May 2023 by the UK Sturgeon Alliance.

More Information

Save the Sturgeon: Visit Site

Zoological Society of London ZSL: Visit Sturgeon Information