Common
Sturgeon, endangered by pollution and over harvesting of their valuable
eggs.
Common
Sturgeon, endangered by pollution and over harvesting of their valuable
eggs.
The
still plentiful Hasmi, a type of anchovy, is an important source of food
in the Black Sea region, over 600 tons of this small fish were caught last
year.
An endangered Black Sea Dolphin in captivity at a research
center in Sevastopol.
Like
the anchovie, Sprat is abundant in the Black Sea and is caught for commercial
consumption in huge numbers.
The
once plentiful Melanouri-Saddled Bream, fished to commercial extinction.
Stocks
of Bonito have been severly depleted by overfishing, as the Bonito was
once an important predator, this hase lead to a change in the compostion
of the food chain.
The
friendly Mediterranean Monk Seal is, today, extremely rare in the Black
Sea, and in the rest of the world.
Like
the Bonito, the Bluefish was an important predator, but has now been fished
to commercial extinction.
The
Horse Mackerel has, along with the Anchovy, recently become an important
food source since more desirable fisheries, such as Pike, have become inceasingly
sparse.