BY SHEILA STOGSDILL
GRAND LAKE — A fishing operation on Grand Lake is netting the state Department of Wildlife Conservation more than $1 million a year in caviar sales.
The Paddlefish Research Center sold 15,000 pounds of caviar in 2012, raking in $1.5 million dollars, said Brent Gordon, paddlefish research supervisor.
“Those raw eggs are converted into a high-quality, ready-to-eat, finished product, which is sold on the international market,” Gordon said.
The Wildlife Department oversees the Paddlefish Research Center near Twin Bridges State Park, between Fairland and Wyandotte in rural Ottawa County.
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