Environmental impact of conservation materials

I pride myself in belonging to a 'green profession' I work as a
metal conservator. I note that painting conservators use sturgeon
glue as a superior glue. Should you? the sturgeon is being heavily
overfished for caviar, although glue is a tiny by product of the
trade, it is helping to push an ancient wonderful fish to
extinction.

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Paul Harrison  (ps I am a vegetarian)

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