Common nase Common nase The common nase ("Chondrostoma nasus") is a European potamodromous cyprinid fish. It is often simply called the nase, but that can refer to any species of its genus "Chondrostoma". Another name is sneep. The nase is found naturally in drainages of the Black Sea (Danube, Dniestr, Southern Bug, Dniepr), the southern Baltic Sea (Nieman, Odra, Vistula) and the southern North Sea (to Meuse in the west). Moreover, it has been introduced to the Rhône, Loire, Hérault, and Soca (Italy, Slovenia) drainages. It is a migratory fish. The nase has a spindle shaped physique, with a blue-grey metallic-coloured scales
Common minke whale In contrast to the spectacularly acrobatic humpback whale, minkes do not raise their fluke out of the water when diving and are less likely to breach. Minkes can stay submerged for as long as twenty minutes. The common minke whale is considered "Least Concern" on the IUCN red list. In addition, the species is covered by the Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region (Pacific Cetaceans MOU) and the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area (ACCOBAMS) Common minke whale The common