Ichthyology
Ecotoxicology
Taxonomy
Zoology

Ecotoxicology
Fisheries Science and Technology
Zoology
Taxonomy

The Aquaterra Ecological Society is a Romanian non-profit registered scientific NGO targeting the study
and conservation of natural biodiversity, with experts from different universities and research institutes.
Founded in January 1993, we established a research station on the premises of the University of
Bucharest designed to address the problematics of conservation (from field study to captive, ex-situ
breeding for repopulation) of rare and endangered fish species for future restoration of their natural
habitats and repopulation of native stocks. The Aquaterra educational ecological complex (Aquarium
and Fluvarium) won the 1st prize of the Ford Motor Company International Foundation, for the
indigenous species of plants and animals conservation efforts, in 2003.
Concerning river habitats initiatives, the Aquaterra Ecological Society was involved as an expert group in
the elaboration and authorship of the Asprete (Romanichthys valsanicola) National Action Plan: “Saving
the Romanichthys (Romanichthys valsanicola) from extinction through ecological reconstruction, ex situ
reproduction and repopulation actions”, and the Ministry order draft for the approval of the National
Action Plan for the conservation of the Danube salmon (Hucho hucho).

ecotoxicology, ichthyology, zoology, taxonomy

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