Dzendzik and Small Dzendzik, small islands in the Astapih's archipelago, contain most of the birds. Sea water temperatures off Berdiansk are higher than the Black Sea coast of the Crimea and the Caucasus. Already in May, the water warms up to , and in June it can reach . In the sea there are more than 70 fish species amongst them great sturgeon, Russian sturgeon, starred sturgeon, Azov turbot, haarder, mullets, kilka, anchovy, sea roach, shemaya and various species of gobies. There are predators too, pike perch and sterlet. The phytoplankton consists of diatomaceous, peridinium and cyanobacteria algae. At the bottom of the sea are large quantity of molluscs, such as cockles, sendesmiya, mussels and myas. They form an important food source for the fish. In coastal waters there are also dolphins. Demographics Note: Historical population record is taken out of Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Culture In the city of Berdiansk, there are several art museums, Schmidt's Museum, Museum of World War II and Berdiansk History Museum. It is a host city to more than ten festivals a year. The list includes: the Azov Summer Ukrainian Journalism Festival the Brigantine Film Festival the Berdiansk Jazz Festival the Hilarious by the Dark Blue Sea Comedy Festival the Top-Top Children's Talent Festival the Starfall Children's Pop Music Festival Berdiansk Folk and Religious Music Festival the Heat of the Sun Festival the Azov Sails Televised Children's Talent Festival the Rock'n'roll Slavic Soul Festival, the Beer Festival Monuments Berdiansk has unusual monuments. Along with monuments to Alexander Pushkin and Pyotr Schmidt there are monuments to the goby-supporter, the sanitary technician, the boy-fisherman, an envious toad, and the children of lieutenant Schmidt. The armchair of desires is also popular. It is said if one sits down on it and thinks of a desire then it will come true. These unusual monuments are being restored on Azov avenue. Tourism The status of the city has gradually changed from an Industrial centre to more of a tourist centre. Today Berdiansk is the main resort city on the Azov coast. Its population numbers about 130,000, and during the resort season this figure rises to about 600 thousand. The leisure facilities are highly developed and successfully compete with resorts on the Black Sea Coast and the Crimea. There are a large number of sanatoriums and resorts where it is possible to take medical and restorative courses for "health improvement". On