Producers Want Scarce U.S. Fish for Caviar. From: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) | Date: May 22, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Charles Seabrook

May 22--With the Caspian region's famed caviar industry collapsing because of depleted fisheries, producers are turning to the United States to meet global demands for the expensive fish delicacy.

But a study released Wednesday says that the caviar trade could push several North American fish species toward extinction. They include nine species of sturgeon --- several of which are native to the South --- and their cousin the paddlefish...