“ Did you know ? ” 1. The sturgeon was common over 200 years ago in large UK rivers including the Severn, Avon, Ouse, some Scottish rivers and the Thames, with remnants of sturgeon found in the medieval remains of Westminster Abbey. 2. Fossilised sturgeons have been found in deposits dating over 54 million years …
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Billionaires’ Roe
“ Billionaires Roe ” Evening Standard Magazine Billionaires’ “Roe” recommends: Princesse d’Isenbourg Acipenser Caviar, £123.63 for 125g at caviar.co.uk Published on Feb 10, 2016 [Sassy_Social_Share title=”Share this article”]
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Bob Joliff Charity Event Multiple Sclerosis
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Codex Alimentarius 291/2010
The CODEX STAN 291-2010, PARAGRAPH 7.1:- 7.1 NAME OF THE FOOD 7.1.1 For the Acipenseridae family, the name of the food shall be “caviar” or “caviar” completed with the usual name (Beluga for Huso huso, Ossetra for Acipenser guldenstaedtii and Acipenser persicus, Sevruga for Acipenser stellatus), in accordance with the law and custom of the …
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The 1st McLaren Smile Event
“ The 1st McLaren Smile Event ” Princesse d'Isenbourg et Cie Ltd., based in Holland Park, is a world renowned caviar supplier, offering eight different caviars from eight different sturgeon species. For this evening's starter they have very kindly donated the world's rarest caviar, which is from the short-nosed sturgeon, acipenser brevirostrum, of which Princesse [...] More -
The Caspian Sea
“ Past Treasures of the Caspian Sea ” Caviar is the roe from the sturgeon, the world’s most valuable fish. Their naturally protected surroundings have helped them ignore the evolution of millions of years. The Caspian Sea has remained deep and warm with the sturgeon perhaps our only link to the stimulating, generous tastes and …
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An Odyssey through Time
“ An Odyssey through Time ” Prehistoric Survivors Genus Acipenser constitutes the largest specimen within the Acipenseriformes order, including approximately eighteen of the twenty-seven recognised sturgeon species. The word “Acipenser” translates from Latin to English as “sturgeon.” They are considered “living fossils”, sharing many morphological and biological features with ancestral fish. Present-Day sturgeons have changed …
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Selection of Sturgeon Species
“ Selection of Sturgeon Species ” Aquaculture Improvement Techniques in natural environments have facilitated the Re-Population of the following sturgeon species: Huso Huso This is ‘The Celebrated Sturgeon Species’. A wild specimen was caught, measuring well over 9 m and weighing a massive 1400 Kg. This species carries steel blue to grey and black skin …
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C.I.T.E.S.
“ C.I.T.E.S. ” In response to concerns that trade of sturgeon products might be detrimental to the species’ survival, twenty-three species were entered into the “Appendices of C.I.T.E.S.”, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the International Regulatory Body of worldwide endangered Species. The Appendices of C.I.T.E.S. represents an …
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