How to make Sustainable Sturgeon Caviar #fish #caviar #sturgeon #uk #usa

This video shows a Sturgeon releasing her eggs on a UK Sturgeon Farm. She is Acipenser Baerii, a Siberian Sturgeon. We will use the eggs for Caviar and more importantly, breeding more Sturgeon. She is unharmed in this process, she is out of the water for only minutes hence the short video. Join this channel to get access to perks: Join my Patreon for a specialized Tutorial on sturgeon keeping & farming via 1 to 1 chat. Please Subscribe, Hit the Like Button, Share & Watch & Enjoy My Other Videos. Thank You for joining and memberships. Some facts about Sturgeon. ✴They eat meat. Yes, they are carnivorous fish, without teeth. ✴Sturgeon are nicknamed the living fossil. Fossils of sturgeon have been found and aged over 250 million years and sturgeon alive today remain almost unchanged from prehistoric times. ✴They are true dinosaurs, and some reach dinosaur sizes. Huso Huso (Great Beluga) can reach 6-7m. Making these sturgeon the largest freshwater fish in the world. ✴Sturgeon are the only creatures that have diamond-shaped pupils. ✴Sturgeon and sterlet can not swim backward. ✴Sturgeon & sterlet mouth system is unique to them. A vacuum system triggered by the barbel (for tasting) set in front of the mouth. ✴ The Sturgeon have rows of spikes or plates called scutes, they have 5 rows, providing the young great protection from predators. ✴Sturgeon are vectors meaning they are immune to almost every disease, yet can carry them and remain unaffected. ✴Lake Sturgeon showed they can transfer genes from parasites. (yes you read that correctly) They can take genes from parasites. More research is needed but could this be some type of evolutionary defense against them. ✴ Sturgeon have brilliant markings on the top of their heads, all are different from each other. Similar to our fingerprints. ✴Sturgeon communicate with each other using sound like whales do, the frequency is too low for humans to hear without equipment. But it sounds like rumbling thunder. ✴Sturgeon travel in pods in the wild, groups of sturgeon. A single sturgeon is a lonely sturgeon. If you own a group of same species you will see they also sleep in big huddle together. ✴Most Sturgeon species are migratory fish and travel vast journeys to spawning grounds. ✴Sturgeon skin is tough like leather. ✴Classed as a boneless fish, their skeleton is mainly cartilage. ✴ The sturgeons swim bladder or isinglass is used to clarify wine and beers. ✴ Sturgeon row or eggs when harvested from the Sturgeon is called Caviar, one of the most expensive delicacies you can buy. The saying “fit for a king“ comes from King Ivan eating caviar. ✴ Sturgeon are the worlds number one most endangered species on the planet, mainly due to over fishing, pollution and dam construction. Conservation programs world wide are trying to help the remaining few. ✴ Most sturgeon are anadromous fish meaning they can switch from either saltwater or freshwater any time they choose over a period of a few days or weeks. Most sterlets tend to favor freshwater. #british #uk #fish #farming #sturgeon #caviar