Essay - Caviar Market Caviar Has Always Been Considered to be a...

Caviar Market

Caviar has always been considered to be a delicacy because of its fine taste and high nutrition qualities. Caviar is a roe of large f*****h (mostly of Caspian sturgeon), which is salted and seasoned. Due to its high valued taste properties sturgeons, ***** were common in Black and ***** Seas as well as in the bas*****s of these seas today, disappeared due to severe fishing. Nearly 90% of the world's caviar market is based on export from Caspian region countries: Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan ***** Turkmenistan. The leading ***** positions are traditionally taken by Russia and Iran. Traditionally Russian caviar is regarded to the best quality caviar compared to caviar from other ***** ***** ***** region due to a number of reasons. First, the coast of ***** northern part ***** the Caspian Sea is less polluted, ***** ***** other regions known for oil extraction, second Russian ***** production is known for its traditions as it produces caviar only from high quality *****. Because of the high price caviar h***** ***** always a very attractive item for export ***** contraband to the European countries. After the collapse of the Soviet Union which strictly controlled fishing of sturgeon in ***** Black and especially ***** Seas, the black market of ***** ***** on illegal fishing controlled by local mafia led to ***** extinction of ***** in the Black Sea and population decline in Caspian region.

Today it's generally agreed that ***** world ***** of black caviar is several steps from the deep cr*****is after American company "Caviar emp*****r" forced to impose suspension on import of Caspian ***** caviar to ***** USA. The representatives of "***** emp*****r" show threatening statistics about the reducing populati***** of Caspian sturgeon in recent years arguing that ***** a very complic*****ted problem which is not ***** limited to illegal fishing. Today it's a *****-***** f*****ct ***** Caspian ***** is very ***** due to ***** oil extracting ***** is developing with growing rates in recent years. Chang*****g ecological situation and absence of ecological monitoring nearly in all countries of Caspian coastline had already affected flora leading to the extinction of a ***** of species including ***** seals. "Caviar emptor" writes that ***** fishing had especially effected beluga sturgeon which produces the most valuable caviar, as it's *****on ***** reduced by more than 90% in last 20 years ***** today beluga caviar stands only for 1% of caviar world market.

Accord*****g to the new decision of CITES (Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species) issued April, *****06 only Iran will preserve ***** right to export black caviar all the rest of Caspian countries: ***** Federation, Azerbaijan, ***** and Turkmenistan will be deprived of such right due to absence of real protection of ***** fauna and high rates of illegal fishing. ***** was planning to impose restrictions on import of black ***** from New Independent states ***** Caspian region already a year ago, but it did not insist on ban. Already in April, 2006 CITES refused to ratify fish*****g quotes