The Caspian Sea is a textbook case of the ‘tragedy of the commons’ with its endemic species of sturgeon, seals and salmon in danger of extinction as a result of over-exploitation and pollution, exacerbated by disputes over the boundaries of territorial waters between the five littoral states.
BLUE has embarked on a project to save six significant marine species on the brink of extinction in the wild in Azerbaijan including Beluga sturgeon and Caspian salmon. In so doing, we aim to restore essential ecosystems in the Caspian and promote alternative livelihoods through tourism and sturgeon aquaculture, an industry with huge economic potential.
