Beluga caviar was a symbol of old-world decadence, but demand critically endangered sturgeon. One state's unique resource allows the U.S. to still sell it.

WASHINGTON — The government decided Thursday against reducing or banning imports of prized beluga caviar, despite having agreed to list the beluga sturgeon six months ago as a species whose survival ...

Caviar ‘farm to spoon' Beluga sturgeon, also called huso huso, evolved nearly 200 million years ago in the Middle Jurassic period. With a ridged spine, hulking frame and shark-like tail, they resemble ...