SturNet Project

Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme project, BSB00172 "Network for the Preservation of Sturgeon and the Sustainability of the Black Sea Basin Ecosystem"

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Monitoring is key to protecting sturgeon populations

The MonStur initiative is bringing together partners across nine Danube countries to build the first shared system for monitoring wild sturgeon populations and supporting conservation

🔗 https://t.co/Ws7qtUfD1G

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🐟 Healthy rivers and seas are essential for healthy sturgeon populations

This week NASA’s PACE satellite captured a natural phytoplankton bloom across the Black Sea while Bulgarian authorities continued monitoring tar deposits along the Southern coast

🔗https://t.co/xTPwSrVqzg

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🧬 Scientists can now detect endangered sturgeons from a water sample.

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is helping researchers monitor species presence without catching or disturbing fish.

🔗 https://t.co/W6Hl2AD0wC

#SturNet #eDNA #SturgeonConservation #Biodiversity

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🐟 Sturgeons are making a comeback in Europe.

German conservation programmes continue supporting the recovery of Atlantic and Baltic sturgeon populations through breeding, monitoring, and reintroduction initiatives.

🌍 https://t.co/XthPGpVOjh

#SturNet #EU

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🐟 After decades of absence, European sturgeon are returning to Germany’s Elbe River.

New releases of juvenile sturgeon are helping rebuild a species once considered extinct in German waters.

🔗 https://t.co/097365nDI9

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🐟 On 17 June, experts from across the Black Sea region will meet in Thessaloniki to discuss sturgeon conservation, eDNA monitoring, sustainable aquaculture, and biodiversity protection.

🔗 https://t.co/cW08rHDdx5

#SturNet #Sturgeon #BlackSea #Biodiversity #eDNA #InterregNEXT

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📢 Join the SturNet National Awareness Event on 17 June 2026 at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Topics include sturgeon conservation, eDNA monitoring, aquatic biodiversity, aquaculture, and Black Sea ecosystem sustainability.

🌍 https://t.co/ED3JVu7M68

#SturNet

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🌊 Scientists have identified 1,121 previously unknown marine species

For projects like SturNet, the message is clear: effective conservation starts with reliable biodiversity data, monitoring, and cross-border scientific cooperation.

🔗 https://t.co/HkQoXdvaX8

#SturNet #EU

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🐟 The High Seas Treaty is now in force.

A major step for global marine biodiversity protection and international cooperation.

SturNet supports the same principles through cross border efforts to protect sturgeon populations.

https://t.co/iqjmwLPbzB

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🐟 The MonStur project was recently recognised by the Danube Sturgeon Task Force for its work on basin wide sturgeon monitoring and data collection. Shared data and regional cooperation are essential for protecting migratory fish species.

https://t.co/ri90x1dxD9

#SturNet #EU

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🚨 42% of European freshwater fish are threatened with extinction.

Migratory species are declining nearly 3× faster because of dams and river barriers.

All sturgeon species in Europe are now threatened.

River connectivity matters.

Learn more:
https://t.co/WutBTQiIvk

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🌊 On 25–26 June 2026, the SturNet International Workshop will take place in Odesa bringing together researchers, environmental experts, and fisheries specialists to discuss regional cooperation, transboundary monitoring, and sturgeon conservation in the Black Sea Basin

#SturNet

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🐟 WWF recently released 30,000 critically endangered Russian sturgeons into the Danube near Vidin under the LIFE-Boat4Sturgeons initiative.

The effort highlights the importance of regional cooperation and long-term conservation

🔗 https://t.co/jiqCeSjD1K

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🐟 Black Sea sturgeons remain critically endangered.

The fishing ban is an important step, but habitat loss, pollution, climate pressure, and illegal fishing continue to threaten their survival.

🔗 https://t.co/OWXXeLjT7N

#SturNet #BlackSea #Sturgeon

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🌊 The future of sturgeon conservation will depend on the next generation of researchers, scientists, and environmental specialists.

Learn more 🔗
https://t.co/1Oea6qfKG5

#SturNet #Sturgeon #BlackSea #Students

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🐬 Dolphin deaths continue to be reported along parts of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast

Marine biodiversity monitoring and regional cooperation remain important for protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems and species across the Black Sea

Learn more 🔗
https://t.co/mTJywQzCpO

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🐟 International Day for Biological Diversity

Protecting biodiversity means protecting the future of Black Sea ecosystems and endangered marine species like sturgeons.

Regional cooperation, conservation, and scientific monitoring remain essential

https://t.co/WZYahpjDRn

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🌍 22 May marks the International Day for Biological Diversity.

Protecting biodiversity means protecting ecosystems, marine habitats, and endangered species

Through #SturNet, regional partners work together to support sturgeon conservation and environmental cooperation.

#EU

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🌊 Healthy coastal ecosystems are essential for endangered Black Sea sturgeons.

New research on sustainable aquaculture and marine habitat management highlights the importance of ecosystem protection across the Black Sea Basin.

Learn more 🔗
https://t.co/kNPMSvNNns

#SturNet

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🌊 Bulgaria’s indefinite sturgeon fishing ban remains in force across 2026.

190+ sturgeons rescued in 2 years as monitoring continues across the Black Sea region.

SturNet and OBB continue supporting marine biodiversity protection. #SturNet #BlackSea #Biodiversity