Summer monitoring studies in the Penza region - VNIRO
03 July 2025

Summer monitoring studies in the Penza region

Specialists from the Saratov branch of the Russian State Research Center “All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography” (VNIRO) continue expeditionary work on water bodies in the area of ​​responsibility.
 
On June 30 and July 1, as part of monitoring studies, a trip was made to the Penza Reservoir and the Sura and Uza Rivers within the Penza Region to collect hydrochemical and hydrobiological samples.
 
Specialists collected 17 hydrochemical samples and 42 hydrobiological samples, and also measured environmental parameters important for aquatic organisms, such as water temperature, transparency, electrical conductivity, etc.
 
After processing the samples in the branch laboratories and analyzing the data obtained, the material will be used to assess the food supply of fish and the quality of the habitat of aquatic organisms.
 
VNIRO Press Service