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February 22, 2006Caviar, which can apparently be sourced from many types of fish, is being extracted from farmed trout in SA’s south-east. Kalangadoo’s Peter Docking has perfected a method of extracting and processing caviar from his farmed trout.
Peter uses the golden trout he’s managed to breed to produce the caviar – it looks a bit like tiny golden bubbles – and though this is not the caviar the market is used to, there has been a response to the new product.
The caviar is extracted from two-year-old female fish – a painless operation for the fish – which are returned to the water within 30 seconds. The eggs are initially frozen, then thawed when needed and processed in a brine solution to preserve it.
If trout caviar takes off, it could add to the conservation effort for Russian sturgeon which must be killed to extract their caviar and are becoming increasingly rare in their native Russian waterways.
Trout caviar sells for about one tenth of the cost of imported Russian caviar, and demand is growing from restaurants in Melbourne and Sydney.
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When I was a youngster in the 1920s, sturgeon which were caught in gill nets ,were killed and brought ashore to a man who had a mule and a shovel
to dig a long trench into which the sturgeon carcasses were dumped and buried.
This was standard for Lake Erie sturgeon.
They were considered a waste and a problem.
I never heard of any use for them.
Once in a great long time one is caught in the present.
Gone like passenger pigeons and almost buffalo,etc. The glory of Mankind!!!
Please canyou help me I am trying to get some information we are looking at opening a breeding programme for trout… and we have been offered this opportunity to open a lodge in South africa, however as a chef I want to get involved in the other side of this business but short of going back to school, I really need your help on how the roe is processed… I am involved in raising funds to open a fishery for protein feed for the poor as well. I would be so greatful for any help you can give me. Much appreciated Inge Wale
Hi Inge, if you visit this website http://www.austasiaaquaculture.com.au/ there is heaps of info about this area and should give you some leads.