The American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) is one of nature’s most remarkable relics—a living fossil that has roamed North American rivers for over 70 million years. With roots tracing ba
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If you’ve ever shopped for high-quality caviar, you’ve likely come across the term “Malossol” on packaging or in product descriptions. While it may sound like a specific type o
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At first glance, isinglass might sound like an exotic gemstone, but its origins are far more unexpected. Isinglass is a natural, translucent form of collagen derived from the dried swim bladders of fi
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You may have already heard of hybrid sturgeon caviar, such as Beluga hybrid caviar made from a female Beluga (Huso Huso) crossed with another male sturgeon, usually of another quality caviar-prod
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The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has indefinitely suspended future commercial paddlefish fishing seasons on the Alabama River. Paddlefish mature slowly and have l
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The Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water in the world, and the largest saltwater lake on Earth. Since it has no outflows (no rivers run out of it), it is not technically a "sea." To this da
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