The work of specialists at the Krasnoyarsk branch in 2025 was intense and interesting. As is well known, the Krasnoyarsk branch's area of responsibility includes three constituent entities of the Russian Federation: Krasnoyarsk Krai, the Republic of Khakassia, and the Republic of Tyva. These constituent entities of Russia cover an area of over 2.5 million square kilometers. Therefore, each VNIRO expeditionary employee covers an area of approximately 200,000 square kilometers, which is comparable to the area of Belarus or Kyrgyzstan.
The meeting was opened by Dmitry Krivolutsky, Head of the Ichthyology Laboratory, who presented the results of the branch's ichthyology laboratory's work in 2025, including work on state assignments, publications, the approval of programs for scientific research and aquaculture work, and the approval of fishing grounds.
Over the past year, 31 expeditions were conducted for scientific research of aquatic ecosystems. A total of 38 water bodies were surveyed.
In 2025, the ichthyology laboratory carried out artificial taimen reproduction in the Agul River; such work was last carried out in 2019. For the first time in 20 years, studies were conducted on the Yenisei River sterlet population, as well as field studies of the pink salmon spawning stock.
Yulia Chugunova, Head of the Hydrobiology Laboratory, presented the results of the Krasnoyarsk branch's hydrobiology laboratory's work for 2025. A total of 661 hydrobiological samples were processed, including 63 phytoplankton samples, 209 zooplankton samples, and 389 zoobenthos samples. Ninety parasitological samples were processed. The total number of samples processed was 104 more than in the previous reporting period. Sections of scientific reports were prepared based on the results of the data processing.
Yuri Budin, a specialist in the Ichthyology Laboratory, presented a report on the results of the Ichthyology Laboratory's activities in aquaculture and artificial reproduction for 2025. He also presented a report on the completion of the research project "Development of a Fish-Breeding and Biological Substantiation of a Water Body" under a government contract.
Natalya Meretskaya, the head of the group, presented a report on the results of the impact assessment group's work on aquatic biological resources for 2025. Nikita Yablokov, a leading specialist at the Ichthyology Laboratory, reported on the results of research to assess the current state of aquatic biodiversity in the downstream reaches of the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station. He detailed expeditions to the Mana River from the village of Narva to its mouth and to the Yenisei River from the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station dam to Krasnoyarsk.
Ivan Lunevsky presented a report on the completion of research to assess the current state of aquatic biological diversity and the impact of recreational fishing on fish populations in the Severnaya River, a right tributary of the Nizhnyaya Tunguska River.
Nadezhda Kislitsina presented a report on environmental monitoring and hydrobiological observations in water bodies.
Meeting participants recognized the branch's work in 2025 as successful. Goals and objectives for 2026 were identified, along with improvements to achieve the best results and organize new scientific research at the Krasnoyarsk branch of VNIRO.
At the end of the event, branch manager Viktor Sirotin presented the work plan for 2026, thanked the team for their dedication, and encouraged them to keep up the good work.
VNIRO Press Service