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  • Atlantic wolffish, Anarhichas lupus.Atlantic marine life, Saltstraumen, Bodö, Norway..Atlantic wolf fish and shrimp (Anarchias lupus and Lebbeus polaris), NORWAY/SALTSTRAUMEN, BODÖ.Many wolf fish accommodate this shrimp species in their lair, eating titbits from the wolf fish's favourite meal - sea urchins.The wrinkled blue-grey wolf fish is a highly-prized delicacy which grows extremely slowly and can live for decades. This makes them very vulnerable for the targeted fishing that is now taking place in the Atlantic. More than 80% of commercial fish stocks in European waters are  thought to be over-fished.One third is at risk of being beyond recovery. We all need to try to be more responsible about eating only fish that is certified by the Marine Stewardship Council, MSC. Shouldn't maybe all fish sold in restaurants and shops by law have to be from MSC-certified fisheries?
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  • Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Captive..Northern bluefin tuna.Thunnus thynnus.MALTA.Not long ago one of the most common fish in Europe, and the economic backbone of many Mediterranean cultures throughout the ages, the bluefin tuna has been the foundation of one of the world's most lucrative commercial fisheries. After decades of severe industrial overfishing by amongst others an over-sized European fishing fleet, this fantastic resource is now poised on the very brink of extinction. If that fishing isn't banned very soon, the magnificent tuna will be gone forever. The governments of all 27 EU countries in 2010  decided to back the international ban on trade in blufin tuna. Let us hope the world follows suit. Bluefin tuna are very large, long-lived fish that normally gather together in huge schools. They can reach 30 years of age and the heaviest recorded tuna to date weighed 680 kilos. The Atlantic population of bluefin tuna is estimated to have decreased by 97 % since the 1960s. In recent years, the European fishing fleet has still been taking 60,000 tons of tuna annually, in spite of a sustainable harvest being estimated at 7,500 tons. This is a fish that we should all immediately refrain from eating! The senseless overfishing of the tuna is a disaster of historical proportions. That is also why this photo had to be taken in captivity, at a tuna breeding facility. These fish have now all been served as Sushi.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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_084822_43US.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_084044_26US.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_083845_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_045711_15US.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_044952_63US.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
  • 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_033937_01US.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_033710_87bUS.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_033710_87aUS.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_84US.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
  • 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_37.jpg
  • Spectators looking at the beluga, sometimes called 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_025653_89.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
  • 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, RomaniaHeavily 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_033710_87aS.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_083811_03.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_054104_75US.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_052049_58.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_045107_70US.jpg
  • Spectators looking at the beluga, sometimes called 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_033322_67US.jpg
  • Spectators looking at the beluga, sometimes called 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_033220_60US.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_031607_87.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_031107_60.jpg
  • Spectators looking at the beluga, sometimes called 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_025612_84.jpg
  • Small fish in swimming around a fishing net in shallow lake, Danaube Delta, Romania. Possibly Leucaspius delineatus, known as the belica.
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  • Fish catch in Sfinthu Gheorghe - Pontic shad/Danube mackerel Alosa pontica and Chinese grass carp (left), Danube delta rewilding area, Romania
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  • White-eye bream , Ballerus sapa, or Abramis Sapa. Widespread in many large rivers in Europe. Freshwater fish, up to 35 cm long. Swedish: Donaubraxen (Abramis sapa). Danube Delta, Romania
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  • Silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, caught in a fyke net in Danube Delta, Romania. A freshwater cyprinid fish native to north and northeast Asia. More silver carp are produced worldwide in aquaculture than any other species. It has been introduced to, or spread into via connected waterways, at least 88 countries around the world. The silver carp reaches an average length of 60 to 100 cm with a maximum of 140 cm.
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  • Fish catch in Sfinthu Gheorghe - Pontic shad/Danube mackerel Alosa pontica and Chinese grass carp (left), Danube delta rewilding area, Romania
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  • Mission - Monk Seal<br />
Desertas Islands – Deserta Grande - Madeira, Portugal. August 2009.<br />
Trigger Fish (Balistes carolinensis)
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  • Mission - Monk Seal<br />
Desertas Islands – Deserta Grande - Madeira, Portugal. August 2009.<br />
Trigger Fish (Balistes carolinensis)
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  • White-eye bream , Ballerus sapa, or Abramis Sapa in the reeds. Widespread in many large rivers in Europe. Freshwater fish, up to 35 cm long. Swedish: Donaubraxen (Abramis sapa). Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130619_094051_32US.jpg
  • White-eye bream , Ballerus sapa, or Abramis Sapa in the reeds. Widespread in many large rivers in Europe. Freshwater fish, up to 35 cm long. Swedish: Donaubraxen (Abramis sapa). Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130619_094051_32.jpg
  • Pike-persch or zander, Sander lucioperca (syn. Stizostedion lucioperca) is a freshwater fish sometimes found in brackish habitats. It is closely related to the perch. In Europe, a second species (Sander volgensis) is limited to rivers in southern Russia and the basin of the Danube. These two species are suspected to hybridize occasionally where they are sympatric, as they produce fertile hybrids in captivity; no natural hybrids are known yet however, and while they are apparently hard to detect, it is suspected that the species are separated by strong prezygotic isolation. Danube Delta, Romania.
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  • Pike-persch or zander, Sander lucioperca (syn. Stizostedion lucioperca) is a freshwater fish sometimes found in brackish habitats. It is closely related to the perch. In Europe, a second species (Sander volgensis) is limited to rivers in southern Russia and the basin of the Danube. These two species are suspected to hybridize occasionally where they are sympatric, as they produce fertile hybrids in captivity; no natural hybrids are known yet however, and while they are apparently hard to detect, it is suspected that the species are separated by strong prezygotic isolation. Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130618_175633_40.jpg
  • Silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, caught in a fyke net in Danube Delta, Romania. A freshwater cyprinid fish native to north and northeast Asia. More silver carp are produced worldwide in aquaculture than any other species. It has been introduced to, or spread into via connected waterways, at least 88 countries around the world. The silver carp reaches an average length of 60 to 100 cm with a maximum of 140 cm.
    MLU_20130618_173432_75US.jpg
  • White-eye bream , Ballerus sapa, or Abramis Sapa. Widespread in many large rivers in Europe. Freshwater fish, up to 35 cm long. Swedish: Donaubraxen (Abramis sapa). Danube Delta, Romania
    MLU_20130618_175944_56.jpg
  • Fish in fisherman's net under water, Lake Skadar, Montenegro,
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  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_090947_050-Indoor.jpg
  • Fish in fisherman's net under water, Lake Skadar, Montenegro,
    MRA 20080519 173859 _BOB4595.jpg
  • Fish in fisherman's net under water, Lake Skadar, Montenegro,
    MRA 20080519 173711 _BOB4581.jpg
  • Fish in fisherman's net under water, Lake Skadar, Montenegro,
    MRA 20080519 173601 _BOB4574.jpg
  • Fish in fisherman's net under water, Lake Skadar, Montenegro,
    MRA 20080519 173552 _BOB4572.jpg
  • Fisherman with fish, Lake Skadar National Park, Crna Gora, Montenegro
    MRA 20080519 173302 _BOB4556.jpg
  • Mission: Monk Seal <br />
Desertas Islands – Deserta Grande - Madeira, Portugal. August 2009.<br />
Sarpa Salpa, one of the main species of fish hunted by Monk seals.  Freediving Underwater Photography, general landscape/sealife of desertas
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  • Light playing on the fish in the reed. Common rudd (Scardinius erythropthalmus), Danube Delta tributary, Romania.
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  • Schools of multiple fish species seek protection in the lush reedbed of Danube Delta, Romania.
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  • 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 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 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
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_115230_067.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_112943_060.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_113407_061.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_090948_053.jpg
  • Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) - 'endangered' in IUCN Red List - with numerous fish lice (parasitic copepods) on its face<br />
France: Corsica, Lavezzi Islands, Cala di Grecu
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  • Fish, Chub, (Leuciscus cephalus), swimming in crystal-clear water, Plitvice national Park, Croatia
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  • Mission: Monk Seal <br />
Desertas Islands – Deserta Grande - Madeira, Portugal. August 2009.<br />
Sarpa Salpa, one of the main species of fish hunted by Monk seals.  Freediving Underwater Photography, general landscape/sealife of desertas
    NSA-20090725-194622-0224.jpg
  • Mission: Monk Seal <br />
Desertas Islands – Deserta Grande - Madeira, Portugal. August 2009.<br />
Sarpa Salpa, one of the main species of fish hunted by Monk seals.  Freediving Underwater Photography, general landscape/sealife of desertas
    NSA-20090725-195312-0236.jpg
  • Mission: Monk Seal <br />
Desertas Islands – Deserta Grande - Madeira, Portugal. August 2009.<br />
Sarpa Salpa, one of the main species of fish hunted by Monk seals.  Freediving Underwater Photography, general landscape/sealife of desertas
    NSA-20090725-201339-0261.jpg
  • Mission: Monk Seal <br />
Desertas Islands – Deserta Grande - Madeira, Portugal. August 2009.<br />
Sarpa Salpa, one of the main species of fish hunted by Monk seals.  Freediving Underwater Photography, general landscape/sealife of desertas
    NSA-20090725-201908-0271.jpg
  • The pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) in the reeds of Danube Delta, Romania. In Europe, the pumpkinseed is considered an invasive species. They were introduced to European waters, and could outcompete existing fish.
    MLU_20130619_095132_68.jpg
  • The pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) in the reeds of Danube Delta, Romania. In Europe, the pumpkinseed is considered an invasive species. They were introduced to European waters, and could outcompete existing fish.
    MLU_20130619_095131_65.jpg
  • Roach (Rutilus rutilus), a freshwater fish common in the Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130617_110428_69.jpg
  • White-eye bream (Ballerus sapa or Abramis Sapa), Danube Delta, Romania. Widespread in many large rivers in Europe. Freshwater fish, up to 35 cm long. Swedish: Donaubraxen (Abramis sapa).
    MLU_20130617_101910_94.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_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_054302_92S.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_050844_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_045543_04US.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 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
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_115224_066.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_115218_065.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_115207.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_113408_062.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_112942_059.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_091813_057.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_091813_056.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_091812_055.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_090948_052.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_090947.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_090947_054.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_090947_051.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_090947_050.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_082753_048.jpg
  • Grey Heron catching a fish (Ardea Cinerea), Fisher pond, Prypiat area, Belarus
    BMA_20090616_082752_047.jpg
  • Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) - 'endangered' in IUCN Red List - with several fish lice (parasitic copepods) above its mouth<br />
France: Corsica, Lavezzi Islands, Cala di Grecu
    LPI-2008-09-19-095912-369.jpg
  • Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) - 'endangered' in IUCN Red List - with numerous fish lice (parasitic copepods) above its mouth<br />
France: Corsica, Lavezzi Islands, Cala di Grecu
    LPI-2008-09-19-095757-361.jpg
  • Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) - 'endangered' in IUCN Red List - a few fish lice (parasitic copepods) are visible near its nostril<br />
France: Corsica, Lavezzi Islands, Cala di Grecu
    LPI-2008-09-19-094101-351.jpg
  • Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) - 'endangered' in IUCN Red List - with several fish lice (parasitic copepods) above its mouth<br />
France: Corsica, Lavezzi Islands, Cala di Grecu
    LPI-2008-09-19-092810-333.jpg
  • Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) - 'endangered' in IUCN Red List - with several fish lice (parasitic copepods) above its mouth<br />
France: Corsica, Lavezzi Islands, Cala di Grecu<br />
 [digitally cleaned]
    LPI-2008-09-19-092810-333-cleaned.jpg
  • Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) - 'endangered' in IUCN Red List - with several fish lice (parasitic copepods) on its head<br />
France: Corsica, Lavezzi Islands, 'Merouville' ('Grouper City')
    LPI-2008-09-18-081843-221.jpg
  • Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) - 'endangered' in IUCN Red List - with numerous fish lice (parasitic copepods) on its head, by rocks covered with zoanthids (Parazoanthus axinellae) and sponges<br />
France: Corsica, Lavezzi Islands, 'Merouville' ('Grouper City')
    LPI-2008-09-18-080233-191.jpg
  • Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) - 'endangered' in IUCN Red List - with numerous fish lice (parasitic copepods) on its head, by rocks covered with zoanthids (Parazoanthus axinellae) and sponges<br />
France: Corsica, Lavezzi Islands, 'Merouville' ('Grouper City')
    LPI-2008-09-18-080223-190.jpg
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