Kirill Kolonchin, addressing the participants, noted that the high status of the State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation, awarded to VNIRO in May 2024, is not only recognition of the importance of the work of scientists in the industry, but an indicator of high trust on the part of the country's leadership, which must be justified by serious and responsible work.
The following speakers gave reports: Advisor to the Director of VNIRO Vladimir Belyaev, Director of the Center for Economic Research of Fisheries Alexey Kolmakov, Deputy Director for Research - Director of the Department of Commercial Hydrobionts Vyacheslav Bizikov, Deputy Director for Research - Director of the Department of Technical Regulation Andrey Mezhonov, Director of the Department of Marine and Freshwater Fish of Russia Nikolay Antonov, Director of the Department of Applied Research of Compound Feed and Scientific Support of Production Roman Artemov, Director of the Department of Aquaculture Irina Burlachenko, Director of the Department of Climate Dynamics and Aquatic Ecosystems Kirill Kivva, Director of the Department of Anadromous Fish of Russia Olga Maznikova, Director of the Department of Industrial Fisheries and Instrumental Research Methods Vyacheslav Tatarnikov, Director of the Department of Planning and Reporting on the Execution of Work on the State Assignment Lyudmila Tsukanova, Head of the Department of Hydrobiology and Assessment of the Receiving Capacity of Water Bodies of Russia Dmitry Afanasyev, Head of the Department of Sturgeon Fish Dmitry Bityutsky, Head of the Department of Molecular Genetics Nikolay Myuge.
Over 200 scientists from the Central Institute and VNIRO branches from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka took part in the Reporting Session via videoconferencing.
All the reports presented attracted great interest from the participants. Following the presentations, questions were asked and the presented provisions were discussed.
Thus, in his report, Deputy Director for Research - Director of the Department of Commercial Hydrobionts Vyacheslav Bizikov reported that VNIRO scientists had developed and tested in practice a method for using underwater drones to map algae thickets in the coastal zone of the Far Eastern seas. In the waters of Kamchatka, VNIRO scientists are studying harmful planktonic algae, the bloom of which has caused the so-called "red tides", dangerous for marine life and humans. Vyacheslav Bizikov noted that in 2024, a team of VNIRO scientists, uniting researchers from the Central Institute and its branches, successfully completed an aerial survey of the population of Greenland seals in the White Sea, using a group of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with high-precision photo and video equipment on board. To analyze the resulting array of data, scientists used the capabilities of artificial intelligence, which was “trained” to identify not only Greenland seals, but also other animals that came into the UAV's field of view: ringed seals, belugas, and seabirds. The studies provided unique information on the number and composition of the marine mammal population, and also became a testing ground for developing new methods, technical means, and scientific approaches. From the report of the Director of the Department of Applied Research of Compound Feed and Scientific Support of Production Roman Artemov, the participants of the Reporting Session learned that VNIRO scientists have developed a whole series of compound feeds for various types of fish. Moreover, this work is in demand not only from a purely scientific point of view, but also from a practical one. All solutions developed within the framework of the feed theme are implemented in the compound feed industry under license agreements. VNIRO compound feeds are used by more than 250 fish farms in a number of regions of Russia. Thus, VNIRO makes a significant contribution to the process of import substitution of compound feed for aquaculture and ensuring the scientific and technical sovereignty of the country. Under the control and according to the recipes of scientists, more than 370 tons of starter feed and over 5.7 thousand tons of production feed were produced in 2024. VNIRO plans to continue this work further, expanding cooperation with businesses on the path of import substitution.
The report by Deputy Director for Research - Director of the Department of Technical Regulation Andrey Mezhonov presented the results of work on creating technological solutions for the integrated processing of algae, developing standards and technological instructions for fish products, and testing new technological approaches to preserving products from WBR. An indicator of the high interest in the work of VNIRO scientists and technologists in this area was the joint work with the Yu. A. Gagarin Research and Testing Center for Cosmonaut Training within the framework of the agreement signed in September 2024. As part of this work, it is necessary to expand the range of special nutrition for cosmonauts with fish and algae products.
After the presentation of all the reports, a discussion took place, in which scientists from VNIRO branches connected via videoconferencing took part.
VNIRO Press Service