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November 23, 2023

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A new study revealed that sturgeon products sold in the international market were from illegal trade and flouting wildlife protection norms.

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Sturgeon is a fish native to lower Danube countries such as Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Ukraine that produces caviar.
According to researchers, sturgeon has been fished illegally.

About Sturgeon:

Sturgeon is the common name for the 28 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae.

About the Danube River:

The Danube River is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia.
It flows from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea through much of Central and Southeastern Europe.
Originating in Germany, the Danube River flows southeast for around 2,850 km, passing through or bordering Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine.

Danube river

Among the many cities on the river are four national capitals: Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary), and Belgrade (Serbia).
The Danube is linked to the North Sea via the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, connecting the Danube at Kelheim with the Main at Bamberg.

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