Prospects for the surviving dolphins in the Black Sea to grow their population numbers are unlikely to get back to previous levels, Irina Logominova, PhD in biology and researcher at the Vyazemsky Karadag Research Station, said during a media tour organized by the regional Ministry of Tourism. “The current cetacean situation in the Black Sea is extremely difficult. The Azovka dolphin, white-bellied porpoise and bottle-nosed dolphin have nearly been wiped out and are now on the verge of extinction. They used to be caught as fish in the past. Although catching dolphins is banned now, the hunt for them in…