China establishes itself as one of the largest caviar producers

It’s almost a decade since a worldwide ban was imposed on wild caviar production. Over-fishing, poaching and pollution had wiped out stocks of the fish whose eggs were a popular delicacy. Today the only legal caviar the rich can buy is farmed.

It’s almost a decade since a worldwide ban was imposed on wild caviar production.

Over-fishing, poaching and pollution had wiped out stocks of the fish whose eggs were a popular delicacy.

Today the only legal caviar the rich can buy is farmed.

And much of that is coming from an unlikely source.

Al Jazeera’s Adrian Brown reports from China.