Summary
This article summarizes cetacean strandings along the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea between 2010-2022. Of a total 1,528 strandings, evidence of bycatch was present in 80 animals. The presence of strandings with signs of bycatch even during the seasonal bans on turbot (Scophthalmus maeoticus) fishing suggests that illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fisheries may be operating.