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Encounters with Dolphins and Harbour Porpoises During Green Balkans’ Autumn Expedition in the Black Sea
27.10.2026
Despite unpredictable weather, shorter autumn days, and navigation challenges, our experts collected valuable data on the distribution of the three cetacean species inhabiting Bulgarian Black Sea waters. Last week, a team from Green Balkans, along with colleagues from Burgas State University “Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov”, carried out another autumn research expedition to study cetaceans in the Black Sea.
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What Does the Sea Tell Us When We Listen? Acoustic Monitoring Reveals a Strong Presence of Harbour Porpoises in Bulgarian Waters
10.08.2026
Data from Green Balkans’ acoustic monitoring reveal a persistent presence of harbour porpoises and varying dolphin activity in four areas along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. What happens beneath the surface of the Black Sea when we cannot see it? This is the question our team is exploring through acoustic monitoring of marine mammals in Bulgarian waters.
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The results from the necropsy of the marine birds and mammals found near Shabla and Durankulak are now available
14.04.2026
On March 20, 2026, the team of the Wildlife Rescue Centre of Green Balkans responded to a distressing report of dead wild animals found along the Northern Black Sea coast. As previously reported, more than 300 Mediterranean shearwaters and 9 marine mammals were discovered in the area of Shabla and Durankulak. Veterinary specialists from the Rescue Centre and Trakia University conducted thorough examinations, and the results are conclusive: the animals died as a result of entanglement and drowning in fishing nets while feeding.
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We present to you a White Paper on Ocean Literacy in the Black Sea Region
09.03.2026
Within the framework of the EOL project, together with our partners from Turkey and Greece, we developed a White Paper that summarizes the current state, the key challenges, and a set of recommendations addressed to responsible institutions and non-governmental organizations regarding marine ecological literacy in the Black Sea region.
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An international workshop was held within the framework of the EOL project
15.12.2025
An international workshop within the framework of the EOL project brought together experts, civil society, and local institutions from three countries - Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey - in Istanbul. Together, they discussed the gaps in their national legislation and initiatives regarding environmental and ocean literacy. Relevant solutions and changes were proposed to meet the contemporary needs of society and adapt the work of the countries to the best global practices in this regard.
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Trainings in environmental and ocean literacy continue within the framework of the EOL project
17.09.2025
Our mission to increase the environmental and marine literacy of young people in Bulgaria continues. On September 11 and 12, we visited Burgas and Varna – International Youth Center and Technical University, respectively. There, together with students, teachers and young people, we discussed the problems of marine ecology and the Educational Program on Environmental and Ocean Literacy in the Black Sea. Over 40 attendees learned about the peculiarities of marine ecosystems that they had not heard of before, told in turn their own experiences related to the sea and showed us that young people are interested in the fate of nature – a guarantor of their future.
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Dissemination training on environmental and ocean literacy for the team of the International Youth Centre - Stara Zagora
06.08.2025
Our team continues to promote the developed Program for Environmental and Ocean Literacy for the Black Sea. Yesterday, we visited the team of our long-term partners, the International Youth Centre - Stara Zagora. Together we dived into the depths of nature conservation and more specifically of the blue part of our planet – seas and oceans – with a focus on the Black Sea.
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Ocean literacy training in Ahtopol
03.07.2025
This week, within the framework of the EOL project, Green Balkans staff conducted an environmental and ocean literacy training with students from the Department of Zoology at the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv. The main goal of the event was to provoke young future scientists to think about the role of the sea and wild ecosystems in our lives and why it is important to protect them.
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Environmental and Ocean Literacy training in Shabla and Burgas – why it is important to know more about the nature we depend on
18.06.2025
Last week, on the occasion of World Oceans Day, we held two more trainings on Environmental and Ocean Literacy. The trainings were for municipal employees and brought together representatives of various institutions in Shabla and Burgas. In Shabla, the Green Education Center - Shabla was the host. In Burgas, we visited the International Youth Center.
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Results of a study of cetacean bycatch in Bulgarian waters of the Black Sea
12.05.2025
Last week, the international organization Environmental Investigation Agency published a new report on the deadly impact of cetacean bycatch in the waters around Europe. The report’s conclusions and recommendations show that despite legal protection, all coastal European countries are failing to adequately protect cetacean populations in their waters from bycatch. The study also covers the waters of the Black Sea, where the harbour porpoise is the most affected species and bycatch levels are a significant threat to the good conservation status of this endemic subspecies.
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