A special issue of the newsreel is devoted to the problems of water pollution and shallowing of the Azov Sea. Fishermen catch sturgeon fish with nets. Birds in the reeds, on the water. The Sea of Azov and the coast (filmed from a helicopter). Spots of oil in the sea. Polluted coast. Garbage dumps on the shore. Dead fish. The city of Taganrog. Streets, buildings. Monument to Peter I. Production processes at industrial enterprises. Construction of urban wastewater treatment plants. Boat "Vodonadzor" at sea. Water intake. Taganrog hydrochemical laboratory. Wastewater treatment plants for industrial enterprises.