Paddlefish Processing Center

Miami, Oklahoma, is home to the Oklahoma Paddlefish Caviar Research and Processing Center. This facility was designed to collect, clean, process and package of paddlefish caviar. It also houses offices, lockers and showers for employees to use.

The processing center is an Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation project. The facility has the ability to process over 15,000 pounds of caviar in a month and is primarily used during the paddlefish season. This provides over $1.4 million in funding for ODWC. The facility distributes of caviar all over the world, ranging from high-end New York restaurants to Japan.

The Miami Paddlefish Caviar Research and Processing Center appeared on ABC’s Nightline addition on July 9, 2013.