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  • Traditional fishing with fyke net, Danube Delta fisherman, Florin Moisa, Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130618_180729_15US.jpg
  • Traditional fishing check the fyke nets, Danube Delta fisherman, Florin Moisa, Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130618_173745_88US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_045543_04US.jpg
  • Danube delta dwarf goby, Knipowitschia cameliae, is a species of goby known only from Danube Delta in Romania. Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130616_114134_92US.jpg
  • Traditional fishing check the fyke nets, Danube Delta fisherman, Florin Moisa, Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130618_173736_85US.jpg
  • Traditional fishing check the fyke nets, Danube Delta fisherman, Florin Moisa, Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130618_173812_96US.jpg
  • Traditional fishing with fyke net, Danube Delta fisherman Florin Moisa shaking the net free from weed, Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130618_164949_48.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aqaurium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). DIGITALLY CLEANED. It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_035732_06.jpg
  • The sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center, aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is a mall species of sturgeon native to large rivers that flow into the Black Sea, Azov Sea and Caspian Sea, as well as rivers in Siberia. Populations migrating between fresh- and saltwater (anadromous) suffering due to overfishing (for its flesh, caviar and isinglass), pollution and dams. The sterlet has declined throughout its native range and is considered vulnerable by the IUCN. There are ongoing re-stocking projects and it has been introduced to some regions outside its native range, but the latter have generally not become self-sustaining.
    MLU_20130612_030013_09US.jpg
  • Traditional fishing check the fyke nets, Danube Delta fisherman, Florin Moisa, Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130618_173733_84US.jpg
  • Musk thistle or nodding thistle (Carduus nutans) with Danube Delta background, Somova-Parches. close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_132145_43.jpg
  • Sturgeons, Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center, aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania. Captive.
    MLU_20130612_091657_66US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aqaurium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_034017_06US.jpg
  • Traditional fishing check the fyke nets, Danube Delta fisherman, Florin Moisa, Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130618_173726_83US.jpg
  • Traditional fishing check the fyke nets, Danube Delta fisherman, Florin Moisa, Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130618_173643_78US.jpg
  • Danube Delta fisherman, Florin Moisa, Crisan, Danube Delta, Crisan, Romania.
    MLU_20130614_110829_68.jpg
  • Danube Delta landscape with musk thistle or nodding thistle (Carduus nutans) in the foreground, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_131637_30-3.jpg
  • Sturgeons swimming in the popular Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive).
    MLU_20130612_092315_01-2US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_084038_23US.jpg
  • The sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center, aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is a mall species of sturgeon native to large rivers that flow into the Black Sea, Azov Sea and Caspian Sea, as well as rivers in Siberia. Populations migrating between fresh- and saltwater (anadromous) suffering due to overfishing (for its flesh, caviar and isinglass), pollution and dams. The sterlet has declined throughout its native range and is considered vulnerable by the IUCN. There are ongoing re-stocking projects and it has been introduced to some regions outside its native range, but the latter have generally not become self-sustaining.
    MLU_20130612_050922_09US.jpg
  • Traditional fishing check the fyke nets, Danube Delta fisherman, Florin Moisa, Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130618_173854_05US.jpg
  • Traditional fishing check the fyke nets, Danube Delta fisherman, Florin Moisa, Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130618_173724_82US.jpg
  • The sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center, aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is a small species of sturgeon native to large rivers that flow into the Black Sea, Azov Sea and Caspian Sea, as well as rivers in Siberia. Populations migrating between fresh- and saltwater (anadromous) suffering due to overfishing (for its flesh, caviar and isinglass), pollution and dams. The sterlet has declined throughout its native range and is considered vulnerable by the IUCN. There are ongoing re-stocking projects and it has been introduced to some regions outside its native range, but the latter have generally not become self-sustaining.
    MLU_20130612_083237_65US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_082757_56US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_053704_54US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_050616_88US.jpg
  • The sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center, aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is a mall species of sturgeon native to large rivers that flow into the Black Sea, Azov Sea and Caspian Sea, as well as rivers in Siberia. Populations migrating between fresh- and saltwater (anadromous) suffering due to overfishing (for its flesh, caviar and isinglass), pollution and dams. The sterlet has declined throughout its native range and is considered vulnerable by the IUCN. There are ongoing re-stocking projects and it has been introduced to some regions outside its native range, but the latter have generally not become self-sustaining.
    MLU_20130612_035303_86US.jpg
  • The sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center, aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is a mall species of sturgeon native to large rivers that flow into the Black Sea, Azov Sea and Caspian Sea, as well as rivers in Siberia. Populations migrating between fresh- and saltwater (anadromous) suffering due to overfishing (for its flesh, caviar and isinglass), pollution and dams. The sterlet has declined throughout its native range and is considered vulnerable by the IUCN. There are ongoing re-stocking projects and it has been introduced to some regions outside its native range, but the latter have generally not become self-sustaining.
    MLU_20130612_032018_08US.jpg
  • The sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center, aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is a mall species of sturgeon native to large rivers that flow into the Black Sea, Azov Sea and Caspian Sea, as well as rivers in Siberia. Populations migrating between fresh- and saltwater (anadromous) suffering due to overfishing (for its flesh, caviar and isinglass), pollution and dams. The sterlet has declined throughout its native range and is considered vulnerable by the IUCN. There are ongoing re-stocking projects and it has been introduced to some regions outside its native range, but the latter have generally not become self-sustaining.
    MLU_20130612_031850_03US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_035821_12US.jpg
  • The sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center, aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is a mall species of sturgeon native to large rivers that flow into the Black Sea, Azov Sea and Caspian Sea, as well as rivers in Siberia. Populations migrating between fresh- and saltwater (anadromous) suffering due to overfishing (for its flesh, caviar and isinglass), pollution and dams. The sterlet has declined throughout its native range and is considered vulnerable by the IUCN. There are ongoing re-stocking projects and it has been introduced to some regions outside its native range, but the latter have generally not become self-sustaining.
    MLU_20130612_031800_02US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_055430_33.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_050844_02US.jpg
  • Paddling through Danube Delta fisherman, Christian Mititelu, Florin Moisa, Danube Delta, Romania
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  • Traditional fishing with fyke net, Danube Delta fisherman, Florin Moisa, Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130618_171008_42.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_054302_92S.jpg
  • The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_034935_68US.jpg
  • Spectators enjoying the Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) in an aquarium in Tulcea. Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_033610_81US.jpg
  • The mouth of an Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) extended. Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_034905_64US.jpg
  • The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_033228_63US.jpg
  • Freshwater sponge encrusting stones at the bottom of a deeper section of a tributary to Old Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130619_104137_94.jpg
  • The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_035837_13US.jpg
  • The mouth of an Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) extended. Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_034902_61US.jpg
  • The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. DIGITALLY CLEANED.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_082229_44US.jpg
  • A beautiful snail walking on water, small tributary to Old Danube, close to Crisan, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130619_121347_63.jpg
  • Specators enjoying the Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) in an aquarium in Tulcea. Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_033912_97US.jpg
  • Painter's mussel (Unio pictorum) in the middle of a small tributary to old Danube. Danube Delta, Romania. It is called Painter's mussel because the shell was historically used as a conveniently sized and shaped receptacle for holding artist's paint.
    MLU_20130619_102810_31US.jpg
  • UW photographer Magnus Lundgren lying on the bottom of a tributary of the old Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130616_161701_03US.jpg
  • Painter's mussel (Unio pictorum) in the middle of a small tributary to old Danube. Danube Delta, Romania. It is called Painter's mussel because the shell was historically used as a conveniently sized and shaped receptacle for holding artist's paint.
    MLU_20130615_045525_49US.jpg
  • Soft hornwort (Ceratophyllum submersum) submerged free-floating green aquatic plants with feathery appereance found in a small tributary to Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130614_114426_03.jpg
  • Narrow-clawed crayfish or Danube crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) hiding in the weed, Danube Delta, Romania. This is a species of crayfish imported and introduced to Central Europe in 19th century from the Caspian Sea. Other names Galician crayfish or Turkish crayfish.
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  • Soft hornwort (Ceratophyllum submersum) submerged free-floating green aquatic plants with feathery appereance found in a small tributary to Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130619_142304_95US.jpg
  • Painter's mussel (Unio pictorum) in the middle of a small tributary to old Danube. Danube Delta, Romania. It is called Painter's mussel because the shell was historically used as a conveniently sized and shaped receptacle for holding artist's paint.
    MLU_20130619_103316_55.jpg
  • Painter's mussel (Unio pictorum) in the middle of a small tributary to old Danube. Danube Delta, Romania. It is called Painter's mussel because the shell was historically used as a conveniently sized and shaped receptacle for holding artist's paint.
    MLU_20130619_102558_21.jpg
  • Painter's mussel (Unio pictorum) in the middle of a small tributary to old Danube. Danube Delta, Romania. It is called Painter's mussel because the shell was historically used as a conveniently sized and shaped receptacle for holding artist's paint.
    MLU_20130619_102403_17US.jpg
  • Freshwater sponge, near the bottom at 8 meters depth in a tributary of old Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130617_104655_13US.jpg
  • The bottom covered in empty shells in a deeper basin of a tributary of the old Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130616_161720_06US.jpg
  • School of belica (Leucaspius delineatus) at the edge of a soft hornwort carpet (Ceratophyllum submersum), Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130615_041333_82.jpg
  • Great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) in a soft hornwort (Ceratophyllum submersum) landscape, Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130614_121449_96US.jpg
  • A water chestnut (Trapa natans) carpet along a tributary to Old Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130619_175401_56.jpg
  • The view looking out from underneath the carpet of a floating reedbed. Soft hornwort (Ceratophyllum submersum) aquatic plants sways in the current in a small tributary to Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
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  • Freshwater goby 9 meters deep in a tributary to the Old Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130617_105241_26.jpg
  • Narrow-clawed crayfish or Danube crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) hiding in the weed, Danube Delta, Romania. This is a species of crayfish imported and introduced to Central Europe in 19th century from the Caspian Sea. Other names Galician crayfish or Turkish crayfish.
    MLU_20130616_121106_22.jpg
  • Painter's mussel (Unio pictorum) in the middle of a small tributary to old Danube. Danube Delta, Romania. It is called Painter's mussel because the shell was historically used as a conveniently sized and shaped receptacle for holding artist's paint.
    MLU_20130615_050216_59US.jpg
  • The rich plant life in a small and swift river running into the old Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130615_035609_60.jpg
  • A beautiful snail walking on water, small tributary to Old Danube, close to Crisan, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130619_121355_65.jpg
  • Painter's mussel (Unio pictorum) in the middle of a small tributary to old Danube. Danube Delta, Romania. It is called Painter's mussel because the shell was historically used as a conveniently sized and shaped receptacle for holding artist's paint.
    MLU_20130619_103355_58US.jpg
  • Painter's mussel (Unio pictorum) in the middle of a small tributary to old Danube. Danube Delta, Romania. It is called Painter's mussel because the shell was historically used as a conveniently sized and shaped receptacle for holding artist's paint.
    MLU_20130619_102634_24.jpg
  • Freshwater goby 9 meters deep in a tributary to the Old Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130617_105443_35US.jpg
  • Freshwater sponge, near the bottom at 8 meters depth in a tributary of old Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130617_104629_10US.jpg
  • Soft hornwort (Ceratophyllum submersum) submerged free-floating green aquatic plants with feathery appereance found in a small tributary to Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130615_053813_62US.jpg
  • The banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) along slow-flowing stream, a tributary of the old Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130618_122816_52.jpg
  • School of belica (Leucaspius delineatus) at the edge of a soft hornwort carpet (Ceratophyllum submersum), Danube, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130615_041222_73US.jpg
  • Danube Delta landscape, Somova-Parches, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_131935_35.jpg
  • Danube Delta fisherman Florin Moisa navigating through the water chestnut carpet, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130619_192340_57US.jpg
  • Danube Delta landscape, Somova-Parches, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_133214_61.jpg
  • Danube Delta landscape, Somova-Parches, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_134733_71.jpg
  • Danube Delta landscape, Somova-Parches, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_134750_72.jpg
  • Danube Delta landscape, Somova-Parches, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_133235_62US.jpg
  • Spectators enjoying the Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) in an aquarium in Tulcea. Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_025640_86US.jpg
  • The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. DIGITALLY CLEANED.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_032343_26US.jpg
  • European white waterlily leaf (Nymphaea alba) in a small tributary of old Danube in Danube Delta, Romania. White waterlily is an aquatic flowering plant of the family Nymphaeaceae.
    MLU_20130616_100644_09US.jpg
  • A European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) overlooking  the aquatic komplex Somova-Parches, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130612_183714_01NS.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. DIGITALLY CLEANED. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_044951_62US.jpg
  • The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. DIGITALLY CLEANED.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_035802_10US.jpg
  • The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_035738_07US.jpg
  • The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. DIGITALLY CLEANED.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_032344_28US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_030905_38US.jpg
  • White pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) gathering in a small lake of the aquatic komplex Somova-Parches, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130612_194405_30.jpg
  • The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_084314_32US.jpg
  • The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_034601_42US.jpg
  • The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_030004_07US.jpg
  • Northern pike (Esox lucius) in the current of a tributary to Old Danube, Danube Delta, Romania. A predator of brackish and freshwaters of the northern hemisphere.
    MLU_20130619_110644_11.jpg
  • A fiece current whip the long thin weed, possibly Potamogeton sp, along the bottom, Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130618_105533_78US.jpg
  • White pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) gathering in a small lake of the aquatic komplex Somova-Parches, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130612_194730_70US.jpg
  • The Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii). Captive (Image shot in aquarium) in Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania.<br />
Also known as the diamond sturgeon or Danube sturgeon. Russian sturgeon reproduce slowly, making them highly vulnerable to fishing. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
    MLU_20130612_035739_08US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_031736_99US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_031524_84S-EVL.jpg
  • White pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) gathering in a small lake of the aquatic komplex Somova-Parches, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130612_195644_45N.jpg
  • Pool Frog (Pelophylax lessonae) in a shallow lake covered with water chestnut plants in the aquatic komplex Somova-Parches, close to Somova village, upper Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130612_192950_53US.jpg
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