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Independent (UK): As glum Russian fishermen haul in their net from the Volga river, just two small sturgeon are splashing about among the daily catch. "In the old days, we would catch sturgeon each weighing 132lb," sighed Pavel Syzranov, the head of the once thriving Lenin fishery in southern Russia. "Now there are no sturgeon left of that size." Nor are there many of any size. Caviar poaching is all but eliminating the species, once a source of national pride. The relentless hunt for the so-called ......
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Russia: Sturgeon: On the edge of extinction
Posted by Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed on June 13th, 2010
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