Ossetra 2009 issue for wild Caspian Caviar production. Farms for breeding sturgeon and caviar are in Iran and Israel; although the religious views of Muslims and Jews do not allow them to eat caviar, as it's not kosher or halal, it doesn't stop these areas from farming fish. A group of companies referred to as Russian Caviar House, exclusively sell and distribute authentic Russian Osetra Caviar due to their affiliation with DIANA Fish Trading, LLC, which manufactures 80% of all legal sturgeon caviar in Russia. On July 17th, Black Caviar Company partnered with Russian Caviar House, following a decade-long halt prohibiting
USS Sterlet (SS-392) gun. On 31 October, she made a night surface attack on a tanker previously damaged by and apparently sank it with a spread of six torpedoes. "Sterlet" then joined "Trigger" in escorting the damaged into Saipan. From there, "Sterlet" put to sea on 10 November with six other submarines in a coordinated attack group. On the night of 15 November, she, "Trigger", and engaged in a gun duel with an enemy sub chaser. "Sterlet" completely depleted her supply of five-inch (127 mm) shells in the battle and was forced to sink the enemy craft with torpedoes early the following morning.