Bill Hogans

Caviar comeback

A type of Caviar - or fish eggs - that's been off the market for approximately one hundred years is making a comeback in Canada.

A small aqua-farm near St John in the northeastern province of New Brunswick has spent the past 15 years breeding the Shortnose Breviro Sturgeon which was virtually wiped out by over-fishing around the turn of the last century.

Now it is the only place in the world licensed to sell the caviar and the delicacy - a staple of cruise lines and high-class restaurants - is set for export round the world.

Each Shortnose Breviro Sturgeon is worth thousands of dollars.

"This paunchiness, that's an indication that it's full of eggs!"

That's Bill Hogans, head of research at Breviro Caviar, the company behind the Shortnose's comeback.

In the past 15 years Bill and his team have spent countless hours helping the breed flourish again in captivity.