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A multilingual community discussing everything related to the Black Sea and its surrounding environment: ecology, culture, science, economy, politics. Discussion is welcome in any of the languages of the peoples around the Black Sea.

#BlackSea #ЧерноМоре #Karadeniz #MareaNeagra #შავიზღვა #ЧорнеМоре #ЧерноеМоре

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Eligible partners from Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Armenia, Republic of Moldova, Georgia, Türkiye and Ukraine can submit their applications to cooperate across the Black Sea basin.

Projects should contribute to the specific objectives of the Program, namely:

  • Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities;
  • Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention;
  • Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure;
  • Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions.

Deadline for submission of Applications: 28 June, 2024 (14:00 hrs, Romania time)

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In May, the color of the Black Sea began to change, and according to scientists, this was due to the massive reproduction of phytoplankton. Now, in the images from space, it is not dark blue, but emerald green.

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Submarine drones study the shipwrecks of the Black Sea

>More than 40 shipwrecks dating across a millennium were identified. The earliest is from the 800s, during the Byzantine Empire, and the rest largely date from when the sea was under Ottoman rule, from the 14th to the 19th centuries.
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>Thanks to its deep, oxygen-starved waters, the Black Sea has preserved huge numbers of wrecks, and now [...] people on the surface can see them up close.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/black-sea-ancient-shipwrecks-bulgaria

@blacksea

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Georgia announced that a Chinese consortium submitted the sole bid to build a sprawling deep-sea port in Anaklia, marking the first megaproject on the Black Sea coast to be built and operated by Chinese firms.

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The Trans-Black-Sea Transport Route (TITR) is booming

Trade along the Middle Corridor grew from 530,000 tons in 2021 to 2.3 million tons in 2023. In the first six months of 2023, the TITR had reported a 77 percent increase in tonnage over the same time period in 2022, while Northern Corridor tonnage fell by 56 percent.

One source even reported that TITR has only 5 percent of the Northern Corridor’s capacity.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/turkeysource/theres-an-alternative-to-russian-based-trade-routes-but-it-needs-support-from-the-us-eu-and-turkey/
@blacksea

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#Batumi #Georgia #Protests #RussianLaw

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Новини за руски черноморски флот, по света и у нас

Новините на английски от разнообразни източници тръбят щетите и оттеглянето на флота. В maritime.bg възхваляват производството на още два катера. Двата свята не намират допирни точки.

#СлаваУкраїні vs #русофили

@blacksea

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Подводните руини на Созопол и в Treasures of the world на Brittany Hughes/Viasat

Районът живее в конфликт между руини трупани от ранната бронзова епоха и съвременна търговска употреба. При това изглежда, че крехката природа остава на заден план.

https://www.maritime.bg/108938/

@blacksea

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Romania’s role within the EU gains increasing significance as the 2027 deadline approaches when Romania will become Europe’s number-one natural gas producer.

Offshore natural gas extracted from the Black Sea will be, for the coming decades, a central piece in the puzzle of European energy security as a whole.

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With a designed capacity of 3 GW and 126 kilometers in length, it would be the first power corridor permitted in the Romanian Black Sea, BSOG said last year, adding that it expected the completion of regulatory procedures by mid-2024.

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Кораби „кацат“ на лунодром в Русия – смущенията на GPS сигналите в Черно море

"Русия активно и постоянно заглушава GPS комуникациите, което засяга търговските кораби в румънските териториални води и създава сериозен риск от сблъсъци"

"Съмнения за външна намеса имаше и при скорошен инцидент край Шабла, при който се сблъскаха SLAVYANIN и NEW RAOUF, но те не бяха доказани."

https://www.maritime.bg/108788/

@blacksea

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Against Europe’s largest gas project and a major threat to the fragile Black Sea ecosystem

Whereas this particular event has passed, there is still hope and the campaign continues.

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/66063/breaking-activists-protest-europes-largest-gas-project-outside-omv-petrom-headquarters-in-romania/

@blacksea

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38 г. след аварията в Чернобил героите са забравени или унижени

Побиват те тръпки, като ги четеш. Единият пита другия: „Тук в програмата е написано какво трябва да се направи, но след това много неща са задраскани, какво да правя?“ Вторият се замисля малко: „Действай според задрасканото!“

https://www.segabg.com/category-observer/38-g-sled-avariyata-chernobil-geroite-sa-zabraveni-ili-unizheni

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Кампанията „Живо Черно море“ на Greenpeace

https://www.maritime.bg/108334/

@blacksea @greenpeace @GreenpeaceEU

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The construction began in 2014 and only two-thirds of the planned 732 houses were completed before the builders ran out of money.

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Става видимо, че ТИМ стоят зад съпротивата срещу българските вятърни паркове в Черно море. В тази статия например тяхната медия подменя казаното с подвеждащо заглавие.

Избирането на работещ и ефективен вариант за изграждане на вятърни турбини в Черно море е много трудно. Това се дължи на преобладаващо слабия вятър, рязката промяна в дълбочината на дъното и морските бури, характерни за Черно море. При нас средните ветрове са до 8 м/с, докато в Северно море са 9-9,6 м/с.

Още е рано за заключение дали изграждането на вятърни турбини в Черно море е възможно и ефективно, като учените сега се фокусират върху избора на процедура, с която да стигнат до това заключение, каза Марков. Процедурите в сектора са разработвани с години, като целят да намалят риска за всички страни. Въпросът е на каква цена и какви усилия ще са нужни за изграждането на мощностите в Черно море.

"Такива мега проекти се разделят на пет фази, като първата е да се оценят възможностите, ресурсите и лекотата на достъп до ресурсите."

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The Neptun Deep project is the largest natural gas project in the Romanian Black Sea. Production is expected to start in 2027, contributing to the region’s energy security.

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According to the rescue center, the high number of dolphin deaths may also be linked to the authorities doubling the 2024 fishing quota for flounders in southern Russia’s Caucasus region.

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The negotiations were mediated by Turkey after nudging by the United Nations, according to the sources who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of such talks.

A deal was reached in March "to ensure the safety of merchant shipping in the Black Sea", and though Ukraine did not want to sign it formally, Kyiv gave its assent for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to announce it on March 30, the day before critical regional elections, the sources said. "At the very last minute, Ukraine suddenly pulled out and the deal was scuttled," said one of the sources.

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"Romania is on track towards wind energy production in the Black Sea. With the pace set by the law, by the year 2032, we will be able to have the first MW of offshore wind energy produced in the National Energy System. Moreover, offshore wind energy production will enable us to strengthen the Romanian industry through domestic production of green hydrogen and value-added products based on green ammonia.

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The Black Sea is safer now (www.ukrinform.net)
submitted 2 months ago by mapto to c/blacksea
 
 

Russia is currently deprived of the opportunity to mine the Black Sea as Ukraine’s Defense Forces ensure the safety of civilian navigation.

According to the spokesman, another threat for navigation is the aggressor using missiles and drones. In this regard, work is also underway to address the issue, the spokesman noted.

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"Стратегия. Знам, че е почти готова. Тя няма да бъде публичен документ. Става въпрос за засилен ангажимент на Съединените щати към всички черноморски държави, които имат излаз на Черно море: енергийна сигурност, инфраструктура, търговия и инвестиции, подкрепа за укрепване на демократичните институции, борба с корупцията. Значението на Черно море нараства. Оценката на Съединените щати, на НАТО е, че ако Украйна бъде победена, това ще е край на системата за сигурност, каквато ние я познаваме", каза посланик Панайотов.

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