A captivating chronicle of a fast-disappearing fish--and of the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on it.
Since the days of the Persian Empire, caviar has meant status, wealth, prestige, and sex appeal. Today it sells for up to $100 an ounce, and aficionados will go to extraordinary lengths to get their fill of it. That's just the problem.
Here, Carey immerses himself in the world of sturgeon, the fish that lays these golden eggs. Ancient, shrouded in mystery, inexplicable in several of its behaviors, the sturgeon has a fascinating biologic past--and a very uncertain future. Sturgeon populations worldwide have declined 70% in the last 20 years, most drastically in the Caspian Sea, and the beluga sturgeon, producer of the most coveted caviar, is an endangered species.
- ISBN10 1582431736
- ISBN13 9781582431734
- Publish Date 9 February 2005
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Counterpoint
- Edition export ed
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781582431734