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Sturgeon Culture in North

America

Mote Marine Laboratory

Sarasota, FloridaUSA

Jim Michaels

Director: Sturgeon Aquaculture Programmichaels@moteorg



Sturgeon Facilities 1980: White sturgeon



Sterling Caviar LLC; California

(not the first sturgeon farm, but representative of first farm layout)



Fish Breeders of Idaho



FishBreeders

of Idaho



Tsar Nicoulai Caviar; Idaho



Sturgeon Facilities 2000: White, Siberian, Russian, bester sturgeon



Tsar Nicoulai Caviar; California



Sturgeon GO-IISturgeon GO-III

Sturgeon

GO-I

Sturgeon

Hatchery &Office

Storage

Shop

Sturgeon

Processing

Marine

Broodstock

MarineFish

Hatchery

Marine

Filtration Pompano

Hatcher

Marine

Quarantine

Snook

Pond

Mote AquacultureResearch Park

2009



Mote Marine Laboratory; Florida



Ultrasound for

Gender and Caviar

Identification



Sturgeon Facilities 2000: White, Siberian, Russian, bester sturgeon



Sturgeon Facilities 2012: White, Atlantic, Shortnose, Siberian, Russian, Beluga,

Sevruga, Sterlet sturgeon



Acadian Sturgeon and Caviar; New Brunswick, Canada



Acadian Sturgeon and Caviar; Ne Brunsic!" Canada



La Paz Fish Farm; North Carolina



Sturgeon AquaFarms; Florida




S A F Fl id



Caviar Processing



Sturgeon Culture Challenges

Pathology

- Viruses

- White Sturgeon: adenovirus, herpes, iridovirus,ranavirus

- Other sturgeon species; none reported

- - ,

- ectoparasites



Sturgeon Culture Challenges

Pathology

- Viruses

- White Sturgeon: adenovirus, herpes, iridovirus,ranavirus

- Other sturgeon species; none reported

- - ,

- ectoparasites

Other

- Physical

- curled pectoral fins

- clipped opercula

- spinal deformities



Sturgeon Meat and Caviar #roduction

Currently 22+ sturgeon operations in North America

2012 Meat Production; 1,350 metric tons

- sold domestically and exported- significant live sales of smaller fish (up to 5 kgs) to Asianmarkets in select North American cities







2017 Expected Meat Production: 2,200 metric tons








2012 Caviar Production: 15-20 metric tons

- sold domestically and exported







- significant live sales of smaller fish (up to 5 kgs) to Asianmarkets in select North American cities


2012 Caviar Production: 15-20 metric tons


2017 Expected Caviar Production: 50-60 metric tons



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• US total market +e2cluding (addle4ish, hac$lebac$1

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United States 0ndangered S(ecies Act



United States 0ndangered S(ecies Act

+0SA1

• "urrent (etition to list ') 4oreign sturgeon s(ecies as

9/hreatened or 90ndangered

• .4 US go#ernment rules in 4a#or o4 this (etition;

– Under current US la< an im ort o4 these

s(ecies <ill be 4orbidden• /his includes 4ertili=ed eggs and ca#iar (roducts



• Aci$enser naccarii

• Aci$enser sturio

• Aci$enser gueldenstaedtii

• Aci$enser nudiventris• Aci$enser $ersicus

• Aci$enser stellatus

• #seudosca$hirhynchus fedtschen!oi

15 Petitioned Sturgeon Species

• #seudosca$hirhynchus her%anni

• #seudosca$hirhynchus !auf%anni

• Aci$enser %i!adoi

• Aci$enser schrenc!ii

• &uso dauricus

• Aci$enser baerii • Aci$enser dabryanus

• Aci$enser sinensis

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