Black Sea — latest ecology news
![Red book crabs, which had been absent for 20 years, returned to the waters of Odessa](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/3B277943-D217-4D58-8ABC-1D587EDDF39C-500x313.jpeg)
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](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/5F14A75A-2BD6-4EB2-B0A8-4F4DCDECA2CB-500x313.jpeg)
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](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/306512447_628324555527410_1264080133642951189_n-477x400.jpeg)
Lubricant from the Kakhovskaya HPP can reach the Mediterranean
![Dead cows from the Kherson region washed ashore in Bulgaria](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/shutterstock_1040604811-500x381.jpg)
Dead animals on the Bulgarian coast show that Russian ecocide has no borders
![Swimming and fishing have been banned in three regions of Ukraine](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/98AFE378-1CE7-4679-A1B9-A8E62EE38B1E-500x313.jpeg)
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](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/3AAF812D-1E95-4722-8FB2-C8344937DD0A-500x313.jpeg)
Algae begin to multiply massively when the water has a high content of certain organic and inorganic substances
![Odesa residents were forbidden to go to the beach and swim in the sea](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/5ADF422A-2ACE-44A4-97D7-8A8666991801-500x313.jpeg)
High threat of mine danger and diseases
![The "big water" carried tens of thousands of rare amphibians to the coast of Odesa](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/048A839E-DAC9-4CCF-B268-34B4479B82E4-500x313.jpeg)
The surviving newts were released into the tributaries of the Danube in a biosphere reserve
![Colossal pollution and a decrease in salinity were discovered in the Black Sea](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/71BFC972-4D97-478D-B02F-4655549CC184-500x313.jpeg)
The content of suspended solids in the water is also exceeded
![Eyes full of pain: a dog from Kherson sailed to Odesa by itself](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/A6B39112-061E-490C-B3CE-3DE4B1B5F096-500x313.jpeg)
The water also carried mines to the coast
![An oil slick was spotted on one of the beaches in Odessa](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/shutterstock_1842618241-500x334.jpg)
Experts determine the volumes and sources of pollution
![Climate change can destroy all life in the Black Sea](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/shutterstock_2183299843-500x334.jpg)
This will threaten everyone who lives near the sea