Pusa caspica

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Caspian Seals Conservation Agency

A Caspian seal on Ogurjaly Island, the southeastern Caspian Sea, Turkmenistan, April 04, 2022. Credited by S.B. Mammedov.

Notes on Caspian seals (Pusa caspica)

12/04/202618/04/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian seal pup, Khazarskiy State Nature Reserve, Ogurchinskiy, Ogurjaly, Pusa caspica, Turkmenistan

In 2022, the Khazarskiy State Nature Reserve conducted dozens of expeditions to Ogurjaly (formerly Ogurchinsky), Turkmenistan’s largest island, located in the southeastern

Microplastic contamination in Caspian seals (Pusa caspica).

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A first comprehensive quantification of microplastic contamination

05/01/202616/04/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian Sea, Caspian seal, microplastic pollution, Pusa caspica

Caspian seals hauling-out on Kendirli islands, the middle Caspian Sea, April 04, 2019. Author Baimukanov T.T.

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Assessment of the fish diet of the Caspian seal (Pusa capsica, Gmelin, 1788)

07/10/202516/10/2025 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian seal, diet, fish, haul-out site, Institute of Hydrobiology and Ecology, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, nutrition, otoliths, Phoca caspica, Pusa caspica

The Caspian seal pup. ©Sarah Del Ben, Central Asian Institute of Ecological Research, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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Rapid decline of the Caspian Sea level

11/04/202516/04/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian Sea, Caspian seal, global warming, level decline, Phoca caspica, Pusa caspica, sturgeon

© 2025. Rebecca Court (1,12),* Matteo Lattuada (2,3,13), Nataliya Shumeyko (4), Mirgaliy Baimukanov (5), Tariyel Eybatov (6), Altynay Kaidarova (7), Elchin V. Mamedov (8), Eldar Rustamov (9), Aselle Tasmagambetova (7), Matthias Prange (10),

Capturing Caspian seals for researches on a sandbank in the north-eastern Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan. Still from the film "Caspian Seal", NCOC N.V., FC RK., 2023.

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Results of the Caspian Seal Research in 2020-2024

14/01/202516/04/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian seal, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, NCOC, North Caspian Operating Company NV, Phoca capsica, Pusa caspica

North Caspian Operating Company N.V. (NCOC) has published reports and presentations on results of comprehensive scientific research of the Caspian seal population

Seals in the Caspian. Photo by Anatoliy Ustinenko.

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Viral Metagenomic Survey of Caspian Seals

27/10/202411/01/2025 Kaspika 0 Comment Caspian seal, diseases, influenza B, Phoca capsica, Pusa caspica, viral metagenome, virome

© 2024. Kobey Karamendin (1), * Simon J. Goodman (2), Yermukhammet Kasymbekov (1), Marat Kumar (1), Sardor Nuralibekov (1), Aidyn Kydyrmanov (1). * (1) Laboratory of Viral Ecology, Research and Production

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Atlas of Caspian Seal Haul-Out Sites

22/03/202411/01/2025 Kaspika 0 Comment atlas, Institute of Hydrobiology and Ecology, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, Phoca caspica, Pusa caspica, shalygi, the Caspian seal, the Caspian seal haul-out sites, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Scientific and Educational Film “Caspian Seal”

19/01/202421/04/2026 Kaspika 0 Comment : Kashagan, Aktau, Atyrau, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, NCOC, North Caspian Operating Company, Phoca caspica, Pusa caspica, the Caspian seal

The Caspian Sea is the largest closed lake on Earth extending over two parts of the world – Asia and Europe. It has

Caspian Seals Research and Rehabilitation Center, Aktau, Kazakhstan, November 2023.

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Caspian Seals Rehabilitation Center’s New Building

30/11/202311/01/2024 Kaspika 0 Comment Aktau, Caspian Seals Research and Rehabilitation Center, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, Phoca caspica, Pusa caspica, rehabilitation, Sausalito, the Caspian seal, The Marine Mammal Center

After moving to a new building, Caspian Seals Research and Rehabilitation Center (Aktau, Kazakhstan) reopened at the end of November. The center’s premises