This is a professional holiday of all specialists who study nature and solve problems of maintaining the biological diversity of our planet, studying the processes occurring in the biosphere; analyzing the impact of anthropogenic factors on the environment and developing methods to reduce their impact on the flora and fauna of the Earth.

At the end of May, an expedition of the Krasnoyarsk branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) began on the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir, which is an important fishing facility for the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the Republic of Khakassia.

Employees of the laboratory of aquatic biological resources of the Freshwater Fisheries Branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) conducted field research in the Vladimir region.

The competition took place on the river channel. Lena. It was attended by 8 employees of the Yakut branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO): representatives of the laboratory of aquatic biological resources and the department of financial, legal and support support.

Marcella Bukhardinova, a specialist at the laboratory of fishery ecology of the Tyumen branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), conducted an ecological master class “The Water We Drink” for Tobolsk schoolchildren.

On May 24, the Khabarovsk branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) held the first stage of the Amateur Fishing Championship “Fishing in Science-2024” on the river. Amur.

On May 20, Russia celebrates Volga Day, established in 2008 at the initiative of UNESCO in order to draw attention to the problem of preserving the river, which is a national treasure of the country and a valuable natural resource. This day is celebrated annually in all Volga regions.

On May 15 and 22, senior specialist of the laboratory of aquatic biological resources of the Ural branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), Nadezhda Klimova, as part of her work with youth, conducted practical classes for students in grades 4 and 5 of the “Excellent Students” school (Ekaterinburg). The purpose of practical lessons is to develop an interest in biology and applied science.

Specialists from the Volgograd branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) took part in the planned fish farming activities for the artificial reproduction of beluga, sturgeon, and sterlet.

From May 7 to May 13, specialists from the Kamchatka branch of the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), Semyon Veselov and Anton Biryukov, conducted aerial surveys to assess the resources of Corfo-Karaginsk herring. The work was carried out with the assistance of the Fishing Collective Farm named after. IN AND. Lenin".