From March 31 to April 4, a scientific event aimed at developing interest in science and the chosen profession among students and cadets was held at the Kerch State Marine Technological University. This event was called the "Week of the Faculty of Technology".

On April 2, the central institute of the Russian State Research Center of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) held negotiations in a video conference mode between scientists from VNIRO and the Chilean Institute for Fisheries Development. Specialists from the Federal Agency for Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia also took part in the negotiations.

 

The parties discussed promising areas of cooperation, among which the most important are joint studies of the state of horse mackerel stocks in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean.

 

The leadership of the Chilean institute also proposed the following topics as possible areas of cooperation:

 

Following the negotiations, the parties agreed to prepare a draft memorandum of cooperation for signing and continue work on the implementation of promising areas of cooperation.

 

Press service of VNIRO

 

In the third ten-day period of March, the research vessel (RV) Professor Kaganovsky began a comprehensive research program in the waters of the Southern Kuril Islands and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. The RV left Vladivostok on its first voyage this year on March 19.

The Red Book of the Volgograd Region was established on October 13, 2004 by the Resolution of the Head of the Administration of the Volgograd Region No. 981 "On the Red Book of the Volgograd Region".

On March 20, 2025, an extended colloquium was held at the Azov-Black Sea branch of the Russian State Research Center of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO), where the head of the World Ocean sector of the Kerch department, Alexander Zaitsev, presented a report on the results of scientific observations of the Antarctic toothfish fishery in the high-latitude Ross and Amundsen Seas.

On March 26-27, 2025, the VI International Arctic Forum was held in Murmansk. It is the largest event for discussing topical issues of the integrated development of Arctic territories, developing effective mechanisms for the joint use and development of the rich resources of the Arctic region at various levels.

On March 28, 2025, a meeting of the public council under the regional Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment was held in the Government of the Rostov Region. Its work was headed by Alexander Kolganov, Chairman of the Council.

Due to the increase in salinity in the Sea of ​​Azov, favorable conditions have developed for the habitation of marine invertebrates that are of interest for fishing.

On March 27, a meeting of the Tasting Council of the State Research Center of the Russian Federation "All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography" (VNIRO) was held. Samples of canned fish "Larga Liver Pate" presented at the tasting were manufactured by IP Borisov V.V. (Magadan) in accordance with the requirements of TU 10.20.25-413-35313404-2021 "Canned goods. Liver pate of aquatic mammals". Sterilization modes have been developed and approved for the new range of canned goods.

Specialists from the Kamchatka branch of the Russian State Research Center “All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography” (VNIRO) conduct observations of Steller sea lions at all rookeries located within the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, collect information on their numbers, age and sex composition. Currently, about 80 Steller sea lions can be seen in the city waters.