Danube River Monsters – Happy Charter Vidin

Danube's Beluga Sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish. It used to grow up to 7.2 meters in length and 1500 kg in weight.
Even nowadays the Beluga sturgeon can still grow up to 4.5 meters in length and weigh 1000 kg.
Bulgaria and Romania are the only countries in the EU where the Beluga Sturgeon can still reproduce naturally .
The Beluga fish can live for 118 years
The female Beluga takes 20 or more years to mature and is 20% larger than the male
The fish is critically endangered as it is severely hunted for its roe, known as Beluga caviar
The Beluga caviar is the most expensive caviar and its price around the world can reach $7000 - $10 000
A pearly white variety of the caviar called Gawad, taken from centennial female sturgeon is the rarest type of Beluga caviar. Its price varies from $25 000 to $39 500 per kilogram
The Beluga bladder is said to make the best isinglass

The Danube salmon can reach 1.5 m in length and 50 kg in weight
Average length 60 to 120 cm / 24 to 47 in
Found only in the rivers and streams of Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro
Already extinct in the Danube basin waters of Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary