Marine Protected Areas Black Sea Region The Black Sea is one of the most remarkable regional seas in the world. It is bordered by six countries (Bulgaria,

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1 Marine Protected Areas Black Sea Region The Black Sea is one of the most remarkable regional seas in the world. It is bordered by six countries (Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine) and is almost cut off from the rest of the world's oceans, The Black Sea waters are formed from a mixture of fresh water from Europe’s big rivers and salty waters from the Mediterranean Sea. Vocational High School of Veterinary Medicine “Prof. d-r George Pavlov”, Dobrich, Bulgaria

2 The Black Sea coastline of Bulgaria is 378 km in length. There are about 125 fish species in Black Sea (26 of them with economic value, 36 of them are protected ones). The main fish species represented in the catches are the pelagic ones, which are situated in high sea and also near to the coast. The most frequent species caught in the Black Sea are small finfish: sprat, anchovies, horse mackerels and whiting. Other species which are present, but in lower quantities are: grey mullet, dogfish and turbot. In addition to these species, Bulgaria has largely developed the exploitation of an invasive Seasnail, the Rapana (Rapana Venosa).

3 sprat anchovies horse mackerels whiting grey mullet dogfish Rapana Venosa seasnail turbot

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5 Marine protected species in the Black Sea (Red Book) Total area of Black Sea marine & coastal protected areas Country Protected areas (ha) Shore line length Marine Coastal wetlands Coastal terrestrial Total BULGARIA116016902115590133652300 Group of organisms Fishes36 Birds22 Mammals5 TOTALY63

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7 A list of species, included in the Black Sea Data Book which inhabit the Bulgarian Black Sea coast-line and in the Bulgarian Black Sea water area

8 The list contains as well the IUCN protection status for the species at two levels:  WL – world level;  BSRL – regional level - the Black Sea region and the protection status according to the Red Data Book (RDB) of Bulgaria. Abbreviations used in IUCN: Abbreviations used in the RDB of Bulgaria EX – extinguished Ex - extinguished EW – extinguished in wild nature En – endangered CR – critically endangered R - rare EN - endangered VU - vulnerable LR – low risk DD – inadequately studied

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11 Starry Sturgeon Lucioperca marina Neogobius syrman Pungitius platygaster Scomber scombrus

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14 Common Bottlenose Dolphin The European Otter The Harbour Porpoise

15  Measures to protect different fish species from over-exploitation are described. It is concluded that both eutrophication and pollution (with oil products, heavy metals, chlorine compounds and other contaminants) are increasing in the sea, and that previous steps to protect fish populations have not yielded the desired results. The populations of most species have fallen sharply, especially after the rapid growth of the new ctenophore species Mnemia maccradyi (Mnemiopsis leidiy). Delays in the prohibition of bottom trawling, which ruined the biotic communities of the sea bottom and in so doing affected the link between the benthic and pelagic communities, have also contributed to declines in fish populations.

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