Conservation Status and Effectiveness of the National and International Policies for the Protection and Conservation of Sturgeons in the Danube River and Black Sea Basin
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Acipenseridae Species Diversity, Their Distribution, and Their Conservative Status in the Danube River and the Black Sea
2.1. General Overview
2.2. Sturgeon Species in the Danube River and Black Sea Basin and Their Status
3. The Historical Decline of Sturgeon Population in the Danube River and Black Sea Basin—Why and When It Started
4. Instruments of Conservation Mechanisms
4.1. Legislative Framework
4.1.1. Conventions and International Treaties
4.1.2. European Legislation—Directives
4.1.3. National Legislation for EU States
4.1.4. National Legislation for Non-EU Member States
4.2. Institutions
4.3. Programs
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Strat, D.; Gheorghe, I.F. Conservation Status and Effectiveness of the National and International Policies for the Protection and Conservation of Sturgeons in the Danube River and Black Sea Basin. Diversity 2023, 15, 568. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15040568
Strat D, Gheorghe IF. Conservation Status and Effectiveness of the National and International Policies for the Protection and Conservation of Sturgeons in the Danube River and Black Sea Basin. Diversity. 2023; 15(4):568. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15040568
Chicago/Turabian StyleStrat, Daniela, and Iuliana Florentina Gheorghe. 2023. "Conservation Status and Effectiveness of the National and International Policies for the Protection and Conservation of Sturgeons in the Danube River and Black Sea Basin" Diversity 15, no. 4: 568. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15040568