The Illegal Caviar Trade

Caviar Mafia (2008): The trade in caviar is one of the most lucrative black markets in the world. Kazakhstan’s local fishing agencies, meant to protect the beluga sturgeon, are accused of being the primary poachers. For similar stories, see: Illegal Fishing - Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62tiXApn_34 How Australia Impounded the World's Second-Largest Fishing Trawler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azg8nX-uJnI Otter Fishing - Bangladesh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha6dYkJFVZg Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/3845/caviar-mafia Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures “Every kid in the city knows that 70% of the poachers work ‘under the cover’ of the Water Police”, states journalist Lev Guzikov. By law, caviar is strictly controlled by UN quotas, governing trade in endangered species. In practice, the illegal trade may be 12 times as large as the legitimate one. With caviar eggs almost as valuable as gold, there’s real money to be made. But illegal poaching has brought the sturgeon to the brink of extinction. Officials are reluctant to co-operate with scientists because previously, research led to export bans. “It’s a very lucrative industry”, states scientist Phaedra Doukakis. “It’s not transparent. It never has been.” ABC Australia – Ref. 3845 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.