unethical issue

1. Introduction
Caviar Industry - Caviar is a delicacy consisting of
salt-cured fish-eggs

2. Introduction
Caviar is a intricacy composed of salt-kippered eggs of Sturgeons of the
Acipenseridae family. Normally, the word “caviar” means only to eggs (roe) from
the wild sturgeons located at the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. Caviar can also be
used to describe the eggs (roe) of other fishes such as salmon, trout, whitefish,
lumpfish, steelhead, carp, and others. Caviar are eaten as spread or garnish.
Beluga sturgeon of Caspian Sea produces
the rarest & most expensive Caviar.

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History
The word “caviar “originates from the Turkish
word “Khav-yar” at means “Cake of Power.".
Since long years back Sturgeons have been a part of the Elite Middle Eastern and
Eastern Europe diet and was considered as the “food of the gods”.
During early 1800 century Persians thought caviars had medicinal powers and also
in the Middle Ages the English Kings pronounced Sturgeon "Royal Fish“ and only
they can eat Sturgeon.
From 2001-2005 illegal caviar weighted at KG 12000 were seized by
EU states.
Source: World Wildlife Fund

4. Caviar
facts From 1988, a reduction in
the sturgeon in the
Caspian sea was noticed
therefore they were given
legal protection
endangered species.
 Henry Schacht established
the caviar business in the
US during the early 19th
century.
 During 1910 Extinction
began due to over-fishing
in the US.
 From 2008 - 2011 Russia
Caviar production was
suspended in Russia.
Countries
operating Caviar
business:
 China
 U.S.A
 Alaska
 Uruguay
 Moldova
 U.K
 Italy
 Saudi Arabia
 Spain
Caviar Varieties
 Beluga
 Kaluga Hybrid
 American
Osetra
 Ossetra
 Sevruga
 Sterlet
 Siberian

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It deals with ethics that helps to find and understand the
nature of ethical properties, statements, attitudes, and
judgements.
Non-cognitivism
“(Moral judgement can not be known)”
Action can be neither right or wrong, it
just expressing our emotional feeling.
Cognitivism
It deals with matters that claims
right or wrong, based on moral
judgement it can be recognized.
Hence moral judgement of
statement can be true or false.

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Caviar is being sold on London
restaurants on black market and it is
the rarest thing that money can buy.
“Restaurants Buying Black Market Caviar”
Issue
PUBLISHED JULY 26, 2007
All the cities has banned for fishing caviar due to
sturgeon level has been decreased very fast at Caspian
Sea and this supplies 90percent off the world’s stocks.
Restaurant is buying
the sturgeon egg for
£800 per pound from
reputed fishmongers
where they smuggled
from Caspian Sea.
Restaurant claimed
that some people
approached them
offering them fish
eggs at low price.

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Cognitivism
This kind of unethical practices
which is illegal of catching Sturgeon
fish and killing them, taking out the
egg which is leading them to
extinction.
By analysing the issue Cognitivism
is the best to apply to ethical issue
which is towards the industry of
caviar, this is totally against our
morality and breaking the law which
is completely wrong, as cognitivism
theory states right and wrong. This
kind of industry making the
Sturgeon fish to extinction.

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9. Non-Consequentialist ethics
(Deontology )
• It’s a connection between moral of human action and
responsibilities. its comes from Greek word “duty” and
“science”. It “ones duties and others rights”
Figure 1.2 Source: Ethical theories and business ethics,
https://www.google.com
Normative
ethics

10. • The fishing business is illegal but when
doing this in a wrong way and illegally then
its against law. Which harm human rights
and duties. So this action totally unethical
its justified under Deontology theory cant
harm ones rights and duties. It also Under
Normative
ethics
• In early year 2000 Bulgarian and Romanian
peoples are doing illegal caviar sturgeons.
They caught 4000-5000 kg within 8 hours
and 8000-10000 kg in a day. Their
government give them licenses this fishing
but the rules is 2000 kg per week. But they
didn’t maintain this and also their
government didn’t take any kind of action
in this.
Deontolo
gy

11. Utilitarianism Egoism
It states that action can be
right or wrong if it is good or
it benefited majority its
called Utilitarianism. No
moral principal is necessary
under this theory.

12. Egoism
In early year 2000 Bulgarian
and Romanian peoples are
doing illegal caviar sturgeons.
They caught 4000-5000 kg
within 8 hours and 8000-10000
kg in a day. One of their
reported that it s a one of the
biggest thread of natural
disaster, if will be a world wide
crisis.
in this case after knowing that
is a illegal and also can be a
natural disaster they are not
thinking about this things.
There are just thinking about
their selves and own interest
which is totally wrong. Under
the egoism theory they are

13. Recommendations
# 1 The Legal System
 The legal system should
be strengthened. A
stronger law enforcing
higher punishment
should be brought into
place on such people
who have been doing
such crimes. At the
moment, the law for
such a crime comes
under the 1954 law
setup to protect the
sturgeon fish which is
totally outdated and is a
minor punishment in
• The legal actions takwn
against such crimes is
not high enough due to
which people are still
carrying them out. Only
if the legal system and
the law is updated and
enforced in full force to
carry a heavier penalty
on those criminals will it
make a difference.
Higher penalties will
make them to reconsider
if the risk is well to be
taken or worth it.

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PROFITABILI
TY
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3
MORAL
AWARENESS
 Government and organization related with this
case have to increase the awareness about impact
from such kind of crime and practices what can
bring for moralities and future of related element.
 Accommodate facilities for increasing or running
sturgeon fish farms from government for increase
the number of it and for save it from extinction.
Such as giving proper location and necessary
equipment and reducing tax.
Recommendations

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PROFITABILI
TY
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3
MORAL
AWARENESS
Recommendations
People needs to have a connection with the Social
responsibility, ethical behaviours & moral values that is a
fragment of Civilization. This is a key reason for the
businesses to indulge in illegal trades or activities. Presently
due to lacking of Moral Awareness in human the Mankind is
facing this problem.
Therefore old, new or future Generations must educate
themselves on Moral & ethical Duties of the “Betterment of

16. CONCLUSION.
 Caviar is now one of the most wanted item know for the expensiveness and demand from
the luxuries lifestyle, where it should have save from the extinction but people are selling
it illegally and its facing unethical situation. It is a fish or also commonly known as the
eggs, from which all the fat tissues as well ad the membrane have been removed and has
been salted slightly with non-iodized to give it the flavor. Caviar had been one of those
products which had been vanishing from the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Due to the
aquaculture put into place, now these little balls full of relishing flavor are first made
ethical and also cheaper compared to before. It should be preserve for future generation.