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Fishing Around for the New Caviar

Overfishing and pollution in the Caspian Sea have put the caviar-producing beluga sturgeon on the "threatened with extinction" list.

Gourmets are searching for alternatives, and at Sunburst Trout Farm in Canton, N.C. -- which bills itself as the oldest fish farm east of the Mississippi River -- rainbow trout caviar is drawing a lot of attention.

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