WWF: Sturgeon fish in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine are disappearing

Published 2024년 7월 30일

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A recent WWF report highlights the critical threat to the last sturgeon populations in the Danube due to crimes against wildlife. Between 2016 and 2023, 395 cases of illegal sturgeon catch and trade were documented in Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine, involving 1,031 sturgeons. Despite legal protections, illegal activities persist, endangering three of the four sturgeon species. The report calls for continuous monitoring and more effective measures to prevent the potential extinction of these ancient species. Additionally, the article stresses that actions or inactions in any Danube country can significantly impact sturgeon populations in both the Danube River and the Black Sea.

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Crimes against wildlife put the survival of the last sturgeon populations in the Danube at serious risk, according to the latest WWF report on threats to biodiversity in the river. The analysis documents 395 cases of illegal catch and trade of sturgeon in Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine between 2016 and 2023. 1,031 specimens of the four remaining species of sturgeon in the Danube – morun, Russian sturgeon, trout and char – were caught. The report highlights the critical situation facing sturgeon populations on the border between Bulgaria and Romania. Despite legal protection and international agreements such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and the Pan-European Sturgeon Action Plan, illegal fishing and trade continue to destroy biodiversity in the Lower Danube. Three of the four sturgeon species migrating upstream are now listed as critically endangered. WWF's analysis is based on data obtained from law enforcement agencies in Bulgaria, Romania ...

Source: Sinor