Russian Agriculture Ministry has banned the commercial and sport fishing for the Baikal omul [Coregonus migratorius], an endangered delicacy whitefish species that makes habitat in Lake Baikal and ...

Naturalist, traveller, explorer, doctor, researcher of the Baikal lake ... He discovers a new species of fairy shrimp (Branchipus grubii), while his dissertation on Livonian fish from the Cyprinidae ...

Baikal’s crystal-clear waters and abundant oxygen levels make it a dream for divers, who can spot unusual sponges, fish species, and crustaceans. For scientists, the lake offers a precious ...

The water in Lake Baikal is among the purest in the world. The ecosystem contains hundreds of unique species. The city of Irkutsk in Eastern Siberia is famous for its historic homes, adorned with ...

The lake's wildlife has many more unique features, including about 2,500 species and sub-species ... a translucent oil-rich fish, the Omul fish, Baikal sturgeon and the microscopic Epischura ...

The waters of Russia’s Lake Baikal are contaminated with high levels of microscopic plastic particles and fibres that most likely come from packaging and fishing nets. Research published in ...