Within the framework of the Federal Project "Preservation of Lake Baikal", scientists of the VNIRO continue to collect materials necessary for molecular genetic studies and early diagnosis of infectious diseases of Baikal fish species.

The expedition in the Atlantic fishing zone of Morocco is carried out within the framework of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on cooperation in the field of marine fisheries.

The work of scientific observers of the Atlantic branch of VNIRO on board the RTMKSm "Captain Bogomolov" of the Eridan company took place in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Mauritania and the Atlantic fishing zone of Morocco in April-September 2022.

The 31st Annual Meeting of the Organization for Marine Sciences in the North Pacific (PICES) with the theme "Sustainability of marine Ecosystems" is being held in Busan, Republic of Korea from September 23 to October 2.

On September 29, the research vessel "Proteus" arrived in Volgograd. The crew and scientific team of the vessel have more than 4.3 thousand kilometers on the Barents and White Seas, as well as on the inland waterways of the European part of Russia.

In the period from September 19 to 23, 2022, the 44th session of the Organization for Fisheries in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean (NAFO) was held in Porto (Portugal). The session was attended by delegations from 13 NAFO Contracting Parties: Russia, Canada, Cuba, Denmark (for the Faroe Islands and Greenland), the European Union, France (for Saint Pierre and Miquelon), Iceland, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and The United States of America.

In this voyage, specialists of the Polar Branch of VNIRO carry out a unified systematic approach to studying the state of the Barents Sea and adjacent waters.

On the last day of the V International Fishing Forum and the Exhibition of the Fishing Industry, Seafood and Technologies (Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo 2022), a master class "5X5 Looking beyond the horizon!" was held. Students of 5 specialized higher education institutions of Rosrybolovstvo presented the prospects for the implementation of their research projects to 5 industry leaders, who, in turn, gave competent answers to all the questions of interest to students regarding building a career in the fisheries industry.

Specialists of the VNIRO have completed the eighth Russian-Japanese expedition to record marine mammals in the southwestern part of the Sea of Okhotsk.