Why on earth have we chosen to work with sturgeon as one of our main species of fish?
The simple answer is they are pretty awesome creatures! They have been around for millions of years and carry the past within them. I see our sturgeon on a daily basis, and have done so for the past 16 years and they still bring me a sense of awe when they swim past. Sometimes eyeing me up from beneath the water. I don't think I bring the same sense of awe to them.
David has been captivated by Sturgeon since 1978, when the aquatic shop he was working in as a Saturday boy got in a sterlet. A lifelong obsession began.
Whilst doing his HND in fish farming and fisheries management at Sparsholt college (1985 - 1987) his thesis was on sturgeon and sturgeon farming. His lecturer asked if we needed a new species in UK aquaculture, his answer was yes then and is still yes today.
Read the full blog on why sturgeon on the Watercress Queen blog Why we work with Sturgeon?
