Business trip report, Iceland, Kašpar et al.

From December 7 to December 14, 2024 Ing. Vojtěch Kašpar, Ph.D., Ing. Martin Hubálek, Ph.D., a FFPW USB student Daniel Dvořák and Ing. Pavel Švejda visited a sturgeon farm of The Northern Sturgeon Company Limited (Hið Norðlenzka Styrjufjelag ehf.), Iceland. The aim of the trip was final preparation of breeders and its stripping in russian sturgeon (A. gueldenstaedtii), siberian sturgeon (A. baerii) and white sturgeon (A. transmontanus) for the production of caviar from ovulated eggs. A total of 120 kg of caviar was produced and the trip was therefore considered as successful by the Icelandic company. In addition, approximately 100 sturgeon individuals were biopsied and the collected egg samples were subsequently evaluated at the Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters USB.