Mikola Kopanetskyi waded waist high in an outdoor water tank the size of an above-ground pool, slowly creeping up on the beluga sturgeon swimming in front of him. Once he sneaked close enough, ...

For the glory of acquiring highly prized sturgeon eggs, countless clashes and crimes have transpired across the globe, from coffin-crammed capers to revisionist religion. Salt-cured sturgeon roe — ...

Ali Bolourchi, president of Tsar Nicoulai, shows part of the sturgeon hatchery on the farm in Wilton, Calif. (Gregory Urquiaga / UC Davis) Ali Bolourchi ’05, M.B.A. ’12, leads a tour of his caviar ...

As the sun rises over the Sacramento Valley, the ranch hands at Tsar Nicoulai prepare for an early morning roundup. Unlike traditional livestock ranches, this farm specializes in sturgeon, producing ...

Often associated with opulence and tsars, caviar are unfertilized eggs harvested from sturgeon. Caviar is versatile: these delightful fish eggs can be served solo, as a canapé or hors d’oeuvres, or as ...

New protections for white sturgeon may impact farm water supplies and increase costs for local water agencies. (California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo) California’s effort to protect an ...

The war with Hezbollah has cleared out the north of the country — save for a hardy few and their thousands of prized fish. By Jack Nicas Jack Nicas traveled to the Israel-Lebanon border to speak with ...