there are estimated to be between two and three million beluga sturgeon remaining. However, the same report indicates that a marine biologist in Miami believes there may be only tens of thousands of beluga sturgeon remaining.
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According to the news report at the related link below, there are estimated to be between two and three million beluga sturgeon remaining. However, the same report indicates that a marine biologist in Miami believes there may be only tens of thousands of beluga sturgeon remaining.
i know one thing, there rare and the b****** are not caring. stop eating caviar.
Beluga sturgeon have many adaptations that make them highly equipped to survive in the wild. One of the most prominent adaptations is the sturgeon's massive size. Another adaptation that allows it to be dominant in nature is the feathered ends to the barbels that stick out of the bottom of the snout.
There are 29 species of sturgeon that range in size from the Dwarf sturgeon thats only 9 inches and weighs less than 1/2 a pound to the Beluga sturgeon that is thought to reach 30 feet and over 5,000 pounds (more commonly to 20 feet and 2,000 lbs) Many species are around 8 feet and 2-300 lbs.
Sturgeon lay between 40,000 and 200,000 eggs that hatch in approximately 13 days. An adult sturgeon weighs about 8-pounds and reaches 38-inches in length.
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Sturgeon population in the world
Known as the European sturgeon, the Beluga is the largest of the sturgeon family. They are found primarily in the Caspian and Black Sea basins, and occasionally in the Adriatic Sea. They live for almost 120 years and can grow to be well over twenty feet long. They live in fresh and salt water, but are considered fresh water fish because that is where they spend the majority of their lives. The numbers of Beluga have been badly reduced by human fishing and poaching, and many countries protect them. The beluga fish is thought to be the world's largest freshwater fish. They can be up to 30 feet long and weigh over 6,000 pounds.
There are reports of the largest Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) being close to 30 feet and weighing over 5,000 pounds, but they are not authenticated. More commonly belugas grow to 20 feet max. with many reports at 13 feet. And one stuffed in the Astrakhan museum is 388cm or 12.7 feet (et. al. Anatoly Tarasov) ----------- 10-12 foot White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Columbia & Willamette Rivers in Oregon & Fraser River in B.C. Canada are caught every year. And ones 14-16 feet have been caught but not documented enough. The record white is documented from the Fraser at 11 feet.
You can eat sturgeon in many ways. It can be fried such as you would do chicken in thin strips, baked or smoked. I have only eaten white sturgeon and have heard Green Sturgeon are not good to eat other than smoking.
WE ARE. People are the #1 predator to sturgeon but so are Sea Lions & Lampreys. Bass will eat baby sturgeon & many fish will eat sturgeon eggs, like Sculpin. Sturgeon are susceptible to many diseases and pollution and loss of habitat (by dams) endanger them also.
WE ARE. People are the #1 predator to sturgeon but so are Sea Lions & Lampreys. Bass will eat baby sturgeon & many fish will eat sturgeon eggs, like Sculpin. Sturgeon are susceptible to many diseases and pollution and loss of habitat (by dams) endanger them also.