Sturgeon
noun
A large fish that lives in Northern Hemisphere waters. Its roe is often used to make caviar.
The sturgeon is known for its high-quality roe, which is turned into expensive caviar.
Often appears as...
- beluga sturgeon
- catch a sturgeon
noun
The flesh of the sturgeon, used as food.
The sturgeon was smoked and served with capers and lemon.
Often appears as...
- smoked sturgeon
- eat sturgeon
Usage tips
Culinary
noun
A large fish that lives in Northern Hemisphere waters. Its roe is often used to make caviar.
The sturgeon is known for its high-quality roe, which is turned into expensive caviar.
Often appears as...
- beluga sturgeon
- catch a sturgeon
noun
The flesh of the sturgeon, used as food.
The sturgeon was smoked and served with capers and lemon.
Often appears as...
- smoked sturgeon
- eat sturgeon
Usage tips
Culinary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Environmental Indicator
Sturgeons are often associated with river health and biodiversity conservation efforts.
Conservationists celebrated the return of sturgeon to the river as a sign of improving ecosystems.
Pro Tip 2/3Caviar Source
Not all roe becomes caviar; sturgeon roe must be processed and salted to be considered caviar.
High-end restaurants serve authentic caviar sourced from sturgeon farms.
Pro Tip 3/3Endangered Species
Sturgeon populations are at risk due to overfishing and habitat loss, thus being subject to legal protection.
Fishing for sturgeon is highly regulated to prevent the species from becoming extinct.
Pro Tip 1/3Environmental Indicator
Sturgeons are often associated with river health and biodiversity conservation efforts.
Conservationists celebrated the return of sturgeon to the river as a sign of improving ecosystems.
Pro Tip 2/3Caviar Source
Not all roe becomes caviar; sturgeon roe must be processed and salted to be considered caviar.
High-end restaurants serve authentic caviar sourced from sturgeon farms.
Pro Tip 3/3Endangered Species
Sturgeon populations are at risk due to overfishing and habitat loss, thus being subject to legal protection.
Fishing for sturgeon is highly regulated to prevent the species from becoming extinct.
Pro Tip 1/3Environmental Indicator
Sturgeons are often associated with river health and biodiversity conservation efforts.
Conservationists celebrated the return of sturgeon to the river as a sign of improving ecosystems.
Pro Tip 2/3Caviar Source
Not all roe becomes caviar; sturgeon roe must be processed and salted to be considered caviar.
High-end restaurants serve authentic caviar sourced from sturgeon farms.
Pro Tip 3/3Endangered Species
Sturgeon populations are at risk due to overfishing and habitat loss, thus being subject to legal protection.
Fishing for sturgeon is highly regulated to prevent the species from becoming extinct.
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Video examples
Michael Pawlyn: Using...
They then shredded the cardboard and sold it to equestrian centers as horse bedding. When that was soiled, they were paid again to collect it. They put it into worm recomposting systems, which produced a lot of worms, which they fed to Siberian sturgeon, which produced caviar, which they sold back to the restaurants. So it transformed a linear process
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"Giant Fish" Faces Big...
Gorges Dam the largest hydroelectric dam in the world will present another threat to these giant fish from the perspective of a fish there's nothing that affects the environment like a dam the Chinese sturgeon now has no natural spawning
Video examples
Michael Pawlyn: Using...
They then shredded the cardboard and sold it to equestrian centers as horse bedding. When that was soiled, they were paid again to collect it. They put it into worm recomposting systems, which produced a lot of worms, which they fed to Siberian sturgeon, which produced caviar, which they sold back to the restaurants. So it transformed a linear process
Video examples
"Giant Fish" Faces Big...
Gorges Dam the largest hydroelectric dam in the world will present another threat to these giant fish from the perspective of a fish there's nothing that affects the environment like a dam the Chinese sturgeon now has no natural spawning
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Jane Leavy
American Writer
On winter Sundays when I was a child, we waited for my father to return from his tennis game with bagels and sturgeon and for my mother to object when the 1 P.M. Giants game began.
Quote examples
Jane Leavy
American Writer
On winter Sundays when I was a child, we waited for my father to return from his tennis game with bagels and sturgeon and for my mother to object when the 1 P.M. Giants game began.
Example 1 of 1
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