Caviar lovers' eyes on ... Idaho From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: November 22, 2005| Author: Rebecca Boone Associated Press | Copyright 2005 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

BOISE -- With the federal government's ban on beluga caviar from the Black Sea basin taking effect just before the busy holiday season, all eyes are turning to -- Idaho?

The state's burgeoning aquaculture industry is hoping its farm- raised white sturgeon caviar will help fill the gap left by beluga on upscale menus. Several Idaho caviar farmers are starting their first commercial harvest this week.

"It really comes at a good time for us," said Linda Lemmon, secretary of the Idah...

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