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 The First and Totally Unique “Wild-Raised“ production of 

Caviar Ossetra Malossol

The perfect environment allows for a unique and matchless

WILD-RAISED CAVIAR

Rio Negro - Uruguay

We would like to describe in some detail the principals which set apart our one of a kind farming facilities and allow us to set the standard for a totally new concept: the WILD-RAISED production of caviar.

 
To date the consumer has known about only two sources of caviar:

1.   the Caspian Sea area (Russia and Iran), where caviar is harvested from the wild sturgeon.

2.   The other known source is newer and less appetizing: it involves sturgeon being Farm-Raised. This process involves a closed circuit of recirculated waters (99%) in artificial pools or tanks, which require the overused water be treated with filters and chemical products.

From its inception, Black River Caviar sought out the perfect environment within which we knew we could match the quality of wild caviar production.

 
We have therefore designed all our facilities on our farm in such a way that they are harmoniously adapted to the environment and best utilize the pristine natural habitat that is the Rio Negro – Uruguay.

Our guiding philosophical principal is the recreation of ‘life in the wild’ for the sturgeon: from day one until the moment of our caviar harvesting.

 
Our facilities are divided into three areas:

1.    The Hatchery

2.    Baygorria Lake

3.    The Raceways System

The imported Russian sturgeon eggs are housed in the Hatchery: an environment which simulates the bottom of the river were Russian sturgeon naturally spawn.

 Then, over the next six to nine months, we then do a natural classification - selecting the best young sturgeon to send to the lake. This environment corresponds very closely to that of the Caspian Sea with its slow and natural water streams. Here, in a stress-free environment, our fish are fed special organic feed and allowed to grow in the most healthy and natural way.

At this point all the females are tagged with a special microchip in order for us to literally follow their maturation process with the necessary detail required.

 
Once the females start to produce their first roe,  we move them to the Raceways systems, which again is a perfect simulation of the river delta and its requisite rapids.

This unprecedented system moves about 50 million Gallons through the Raceways each day – constantly guaranteeing that the water is 100% fresh and free-flowing. We therefore have no need for any water recycling, or any kind of water treatments or filters.

The volume of water running through the system guarantees a totally unspoiled environment in which the water is naturally oxygenated when flowing through our cascade system. This system is comprised of 80 concrete raceways, each of 150 meters, and each which we handle individually.

 
Due to this design we can work with the sturgeon twenty-four hours a day and we are able to change the water speed, quantity and depth of each unit in order to simulate the females’ natural journey up the river.

 
The continuous exercise the Sturgeon get in this environment - constantly swimming against the fresh water streams - allows our fish to grow and mature in a fashion which ensures a quality akin to their wild counterparts.

Our entire operation is based on ensuring quality sturgeon by creating a uniquely planned environment that mimicks the natural environment allowing for a completely new classification of caviar: not wild and not farm-raised – ours is uniquely WILD-RAISED.

BLACK RIVER CAVIAR

Wild-Raised

 Graham C Gaspard
President
Black River Caviar
0075 Sunset Drive
Breckenridge, Colorado 80424-7218
U.S.A
Office:970-547-1542
Fax :970-547-9707
Cell :970-418-0114
Toll Free:888-315-0575 ext.1
Email:graham@blackrivercaviar.com

Item Special Note

 -  Retail price $550