According to the Federal Agency for Fisheries, the Caspian Sea’s water level has dropped by nearly 2.4 meters since the mid-1990s. The coastline and aquatic bioresources are experiencing colossal external impacts. As a result, populations of entire species, including the Caspian seal, could disappear. The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth. Over 130 rivers flow into it, the largest of which are the Volga, Ural, Terek, Sulak, and Samur. Five countries are located on the Caspian coastline: Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Iran. In 2023, a local emergency was declared in the Aktau region of Kazakhstan due to the rapid shallowing of the Caspian Sea, caused by a decrease in river inflow. This created problems for the local port and fishermen.