Historical and current uses of sturgeon: an elemental analytic approach

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Although records suggest that sturgeon have been important to humans for 1000's of years, we still know little of the history of their fisheries, importance and basic ecology. Today, sturgeons are persecuted throughout most of their ranges. Production of sturgeon products through aquaculture may provide an opportunity to protect the remaining stocks, while providing economic growth in Canada and around the world. Currently, aquaculture production of caviar exceeds wild harvest. However, sale of illegally caught caviar that has been labeled as an aquaculture product continues to damage wild stocks and affect the growth of the sturgeon aquaculture industry. There needs to be a set of tools developed which will allow enforcement groups within nation states to certify the origin of caviar and other sturgeon products. Here, we propose a series of experiments and