WWF publishes data on poaching of sturgeon in the Danube, Bulgaria

Published 2021년 4월 13일

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A study by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has uncovered a significant illegal fishing and trade of sturgeon in countries along the lower Danube, including Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Ukraine. The research reveals that nearly a third of the sturgeon products sampled were illegal, and there were 214 reported cases of poaching. This illegal activity poses a severe threat to the already endangered sturgeon populations, with the WWF emphasizing the need for increased efforts to combat these illegal activities to protect the last wild sturgeons.

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Illegal fishing and trade in sturgeon in the lower Danube countries is on a "quite serious scale". This shows a study by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), published on April 12. Poaching and the illegal trade in meat and caviar are often cited as major threats to many sturgeon populations around the world. However, the conservation organization notes that its current report contains "first evidence of the true scale" of these threats in countries such as Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine. According to WWF data, nearly a third of the samples of sturgeon products purchased in the study were of illegal origin. Against this background, there are 214 cases of poaching officially registered by local authorities. "This is the first estimate of the volume of poaching and sturgeon trade ...

Source: Svobodnaevropa