U.S. Prepares to Ban Beluga Caviar Imports

The U.S. government is preparing to ban imports of beluga caviar to help prevent extinction of the sturgeon that produces the prized eggs.

Trade in beluga sturgeon -- one of 25 species of sturgeon -- would be suspended, a Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman said. That includes the black caviar and meat of the beluga sturgeon.

The service planned to announce the ban this week. The ban will start as soon it is published in the Federal Register.

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