Changes in Plankton Composition and Abundance at the Albatros and Foros Stations in Crimea, Following the 2024 Fuel Oil Spill Near the Kerch Strait
Journal: Биология моря / Russian Journal of Marine Biology
Year: 2025

This article presents the results of a comparative study of planktonic organisms at the Albatros and Foros stations in Crimea in January 2024 and 2025, before and after the man-made disaster. On December 15, 2024, the tankers Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239 sank south of the Kerch Strait, releasing approximately 2400 t of fuel oil into the sea. After the accident, a significant decline in biodiversity and a reduction in the number of plankton morphotypes were observed at the Foros station, which