White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
By Graham Quick
The white sturgeon is found on the west (Pacific) coast of North America from Alaska, Canada down to California.
While it produces good caviar it is a bit oily. It is not imported to Europe (any more) as it is a carrier of viruses that affect other species of sturgeon (mainly a. gueldenstaedtii and its hybrids.) It grows quickly in ponds to a very large size (see pictures below).
The white sturgeon population is well managed and it is an important fishing species, bringing in fishermen from all over the world. While often seen as unfair for the fish, fishing has brought about the cleaning up of rivers and re-introduction of fish populations where pollution has previously wiped them out. Sturgeon where once native to the UK but the industrial revolution soon put a stop to them!
The white sturgeons below were returned alive!
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