Europe’s First Floating Sturgeon Farm Opens on the Danube in Vienna
Few species on Earth are closer to extinction than sturgeons – these giant, prehistoric fish have survived for more than 200 million years, yet today they rank at the top of the list of critically endangered species.
In a bold step to halt their decline, Europe’s first floating facility dedicated to sturgeon reproduction was inaugurated today in Vienna. The 66-meter-long vessel, MS Negrelli, now docked in the Danube city, will serve as a live gene bank for breeding juvenile sturgeon from the four native species still found in...
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