Danube, in search of the lost sturgeon

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For centuries the sturgeon has been the most prized fish of the Danube. Today, dams, overfishing, and river transport have made it a ghost. In Bulgaria and Romania, a WWF project seeks to start over by collecting new data and raising awareness in the local population.

A photo-report by Francesco Martino/OBC from Tutrakan, a Bulgarian port on the banks of the Lower Danube.

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Fishing on the Danube
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"Ribarska Mahala", the ancient fishermen's neighbourhood in Tutrakan
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The director of the "Fishing museum" of Tutrakan shows old pictures of sturgeons' fishing
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Fish market on the banks of the Danube
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On the Bulgarian bank of the great river
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The logo of the WWF project "Joint actions to raise awareness on overexploitation of Danube sturgeons in Romania and Bulgaria"
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Looking for young sturgeons
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"Ribarska Mahala", view from above
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Tutrakan, urban landscape
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