Caspian Caviar, and its last gasps

It is commonly known, that the Caspian Sea is facing a dramatic natural catastrophe.

Even in the eye of constant efforts in promoting environmental safeguards to protect the largest inland sea in the world and its resources, interests in the gas and oil sector keeps destroying the sensitive marine habitats of the sturgeon. The heavy pollution, combined with illegal overfishing, public indifference and territorial dissension from the 5 caspian states, hinders any attempt to permit a future for the home of 90% of the world’s sturgeon population.

In addition, there is the problem with small local fishermen, who are driving the prices down by selling a poor quality of caviar. Complains, that point out the unprofessional state of these fishermen, arise into the public awareness. They were often caught in fishing dead sturgeon, storing sturgeons without cooling and mixing different sorts of caviar into one can.

In other words: Buying Caspian Caviar means to acquire a product with the highest market price, which is polluted, endangered, illegal, unethical and which could even have adverse health effects for the consumer.

Wild Caviar tarnishes the image and high reputation of caviar.