Sturgeon seafood items

Ocean Wise’s recommendations are based on 4 criteria. An Ocean Wise recommended species is:

  1. Abundant and resilient to fishing pressures
  2. Well managed with a comprehensive management plan based on current research
  3. Harvested in a method that ensures limited bycatch on non-target and endangered species
  4. Harvested in ways that limit damage to marine or aquatic habitats and negative interactions with other species.

To learn more please refer to our Ocean Wise Recommendation Policy.

Caviar/Roe
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Russian sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Farmed Raceway, Tanks US
Not Recommended Stellate sturgeon Acipenser stellatus Farmed Raceway, Tanks US
Sturgeon
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Farmed Closed system Farm specific
Ocean Wise White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Farmed Closed system British Columbia, Farm specific
Not Recommended Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus Wild Various Canada, US
Not Recommended Beluga sturgeon Huso huso Farmed Raceway, Tanks US
Not Recommended Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Wild Various Great Lakes
Not Recommended Russian sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Farmed Raceway, Tanks US
Not Recommended Siberian sturgeon Acipenser baerii Farmed Raceway, Tanks US
Not Recommended Stellate sturgeon Acipenser stellatus Farmed Raceway, Tanks US
Not Recommended Sturgeon (various) Acipenser spp.; Huso huso; Polyodon spathula Wild Various Worldwide
Not Recommended White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Wild Various Columbia River
Not Recommended White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Farmed Closed system US