> I agree, Bob.. and if it "tastes like chicken" why not just eat the
> chicken.. get what I'm sayin'?... HA!
> Yes... it's rediculous
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Bock" <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 8:51 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Beluga Sturgeon
>
>
> > What's the big deal about caviar anyway? It's like salty, fishy, jello?
> It
> > definitely is not worth pushing a species into extinction for.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian Haas" <bhaas_at_netexpress.net>
> > To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 11:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: NANFA-- Beluga Sturgeon
> >
> >
> > > I also heard the report. USFWS is considering putting a ban on the
> > > importation and sale of Beluga caviar in the U.S. in order to help out
> the
> > > sturgeon. The flip side of this is that an enormous amount of Beluga
> > > caviar is sold on the black market (was it 10x as much as is sold
> > > legally!?). Opponents to the ban say that the current legal marketing
> of
> > > the roe contributes money to restoration and management efforts. If
the
> > > roe was banned, that money would no longer be available to restoration
> > > efforts - at the same time, the demand on the black market would
> continue
> > > (probably increase) and cause further harm to the species.
> > >
> > > Yet another sticky situation in the sometimes seemingly hopeless world
> of
> > > conservation. (Wow, what a sentence - talk about alliteration.)
> > >
> > > Travis Haas
> > > Hazel Green, WI
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > At 10:27 PM 8/15/02, Rob wrote:
> > > >This info. was passed on to me from a friend in Cleveland who heard
> this
> > on
> > > >National Public Radio World News. Although not a native fish here, I
> > just
> > > >thought it might interest the list for comments... Read on...
> > > >
> > > >Rob C.
> > > >
> > > >Nikki Mezic of Cleveland, writes:
> > > >
> > > >Rob, did you know that the beluga sturgen is going to be put on the
> > > >endangered
> > > >species list? I guess their population has decreased by 90% in the
past
> > 20
> > > >years. That's so disgusting, all for caviar...80% of which is sold to
> the
> > > >United States of course. We're the gluttons of the earth... Info
from
> > NPR
> > > >World News.
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