Black Sea — latest ecology news

Birds and dolphins are dying en masse in occupied Crimea – local communities
Birds and dolphins are dying en masse in occupied Crimea – local communities

Animals die from water pollution, acoustic injuries from explosions and the operation of sonar

Odesa water utility official fined UAH 13 thousand for polluting the Black Sea
Odesa water utility official fined UAH 13 thousand for polluting the Black Sea

Eco-inspectors took water samples and examined them in the laboratory

Ukraine and Romania settle environmental dispute over Danube-Black Sea canal
Ukraine and Romania settle environmental dispute over Danube-Black Sea canal

The next step will be the launch of a joint Romanian-Ukrainian commission

A storm in the Black Sea washed away Dzharylgach and Tendra spits
A storm in the Black Sea washed away Dzharylgach and Tendra spits

The storm was probably the result of anthropogenic climate change

Tons of heavy metals got into the Black Sea due to the war – a biologist
Tons of heavy metals got into the Black Sea due to the war – a biologist

It is necessary to create a correct methodology for assessing the environmental damage caused to the sea in order to obtain compensation from Russia

The fish life of the Black Sea is under a new threat
The fish life of the Black Sea is under a new threat

The alien species has adapted well to the conditions of the Black Sea

Red book crabs, which had been absent for 20 years, returned to the waters of Odessa
Red book crabs, which had been absent for 20 years, returned to the waters of Odessa

Desalination due to the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP had a negative impact on the bullfish population

Hundreds of tons of water-purifying mussels died in the waters of Odessa
Hundreds of tons of water-purifying mussels died in the waters of Odessa

The ability of the sea to self-purify is significantly undermined

The Black Sea brought 150 dead Ukrainian dolphins to the shores of two countries
The Black Sea brought 150 dead Ukrainian dolphins to the shores of two countries

Lubricant from the Kakhovskaya HPP can reach the Mediterranean

Dead cows from the Kherson region washed ashore in Bulgaria
Dead cows from the Kherson region washed ashore in Bulgaria

Dead animals on the Bulgarian coast show that Russian ecocide has no borders

Swimming and fishing have been banned in three regions of Ukraine
Swimming and fishing have been banned in three regions of Ukraine

There is currently no outbreak of infectious diseases associated with the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovskaya HPP

The sea turned into a toxic green liquid in Odessa. Photo
The sea turned into a toxic green liquid in Odessa. Photo

Algae begin to multiply massively when the water has a high content of certain organic and inorganic substances