Antarctica - fish - Natural History Museum Plovdiv - project

Antarctica, Livingstone Island (16 February 2025) Kristiyan Vladov and Stefan Kyurkchiev from the Natural History Museum in Plovdiv are working on an innovative project to transport live fish from the Antarctic Circle to Bulgaria. Resulting from a collaboration between Bulgarian scientists, Antarctic researchers and natural history institutions, this initiative highlights Bulgaria’s active role in the study and conservation of polar ecosystems.
Photo by Kristiyan Vladov (AK)

Antarctica, Livingstone Island (16 February 2025) Kristiyan Vladov and Stefan Kyurkchiev from the Natural History Museum in Plovdiv are working on an innovative project to transport live fish from the Antarctic Circle to Bulgaria. Resulting from a collaboration between Bulgarian scientists, Antarctic researchers and natural history institutions, this initiative highlights Bulgaria’s active role in the study and conservation of polar ecosystems.
Pictured from left: Stefan Kyurkchiev, curator at the Natural History Museum in Plovdiv, and Kristiyan Vladov, chief curator at the museum.
Photo by Kristiyan Vladov (AK)