Sturgeons Reappear in the Dnipro: What the Fish Patrol Says
Author: Daryna Pozniakovska
Redactor: Editorial Board of "Vgoru"
Year: 2024
Country: Ukraine
Language: Ukrainian
Type: Text Document
Keywords: Sturgeon, Dnipro River, Kherson Region, Kakhovka Dam, war impact, ichthyofauna, poaching, biodiversity recovery
Description: This article reports the unexpected appearance of sturgeons near the DniproHES area in Zaporizhzhia in May 2024. Based on an interview with the Deputy Head of the Kherson Fish Protection Patrol, the article documents the finding of around 15 sturgeon individuals—both alive and dead—retrieved from the river and poaching nets. It explores possible reasons for their appearance, such as post-war hydrological shifts and the destruction of fish farms near the Kakhovka HPP. The piece also discusses broader impacts of the war and the dam’s collapse on fish populations and aquatic ecosystems in southern Ukraine.
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