CAVIAR POACHERS POPPED

Wildlife officials in California have busted a ring of caviar poachers. The thieves were stealing fish eggs from sturgeon and salmon along the Sacramento River. White sturgeon fishing on the river is limited to catch-and-release, and salmon fishing hasn’t been allowed since 2023. Officials say well-organized criminal networks were observed obtaining the fish eggs. Poachers often catch and keep the sturgeon alive and hidden underwater while they look for black-market buyers. White sturgeon caviar sells for up to $105 an ounce while salmon roe, aka red caviar, sells for up to $12 an ounce. Officials say the sturgeon were released back into the river.
* ♫♫ Like a sturgeon, harvested for the very first time… ♪♫
* Looks like them boys roe’d themselves right up a creek.
* Caught roe’d handed!
* Teach a man to fish, he’ll never go hungry. Teach a man to poach caviar, he’ll never go hungry because the jail serves three meals a day.