The Pontic shad, also referred to as the Black Sea shad or Kerch shad, is a species of clupeid fish in the genus Alosa, native to the Black Sea and Sea of Azov basins.
The Veleka is a river in the very southeast of Bulgaria, as well as the very northeast of European Turkey. It is 147 km long, of which 108 km lie in Bulgaria and 25 km are in Turkey. It flows into the
Meanders of the Veleka
The lower course of the Veleka
The estuary of the Veleka. Longshore drift has led to sediment deposition which has led to the formation of a spit. Sinemorets, Bulgaria