SturNet Project
Newsletters
Here you can find every issue of the SturNet project newsletter to date — short updates on sturgeon monitoring across the Black Sea Basin, partner activities, and upcoming events.
Issue 1 — January 2025
The first issue of the newsletter — introducing the project, the partners, the challenges facing sturgeon conservation in the Black Sea Basin, and the first steps in the field.
Issue 2 — July 2025
Progress on eDNA analysis of samples from Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania and Turkiye, new members joining the network, and participation in European Maritime Day and Green Week in Romania.
Issue 3 — September 2025 (special issue)
The new SturNet website goes live, eDNA monitoring results for May to June, an assessment of sturgeon populations in the Ukrainian part of the lower Danube, non-invasive monitoring training in Bulgaria, and the permanent ban on sturgeon fishing in Bulgarian waters.
Issue 4 — January 2026
SturNet endorses the EU Mission Ocean and Waters charter, publication of eDNA research findings at the ETAGRO conference, participation in the Black Sea Common Maritime Agenda conference in Constanta, and the planned events for 2026.
Issue 5 — July 2026
A national awareness event in Thessaloniki, deepening cooperation with partners in Bulgaria, sturgeon telemetry on the Sakarya River in Turkiye, a workshop in Constanta, the project presentation at Agrotica 2026, and the rescue of a rare beluga sturgeon in the Danube Delta.