From October 28 to November 1, 2024, the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RAS hosted the 13th International Scientific-Practical Conference "Marine Research and Education (MARESEDU-2024)".
The conference focused on key themes in ocean studies: сurrent status and future prospects of comprehensive ocean research, sustainable resource management and aquatic biodiversity conservation, continental shelf and deep-sea resource exploration, marine and coastal ecosystem resilience. Participants engaged in over 500 scientific presentations, alongside roundtable discussions, documentary screenings, technical exhibitions, and field excursions.
MMBI RAS scientists took also participated actively in the Conferenc with their reports on different topics:
- Olga Zimina, "New Data on Polar Basin Benthic Crustaceans (Findings from the 'North Pole-41' Drifting Station, 2022-2024)", highlighting year-long Arctic expedition results, (Marine Biology section).
- Ph.D. Svetlana Malavenda, "Dynamics of Fucoid Algae Littoral Communities Along Murman Coast (MMBI Coastal Expeditions in Barents Sea, 2021-2024)", (Marine Biology section).
- Ph.D. Alexander Gudimov, "Barnacles and Climate: Landscape Matters (Insights from a Unique Coastal Expedition)", (Marine Landscapes section).
- Ph.D. Vladislav Svetochev & Ph.D. Olga Svetocheva, "White Sea Ringed Seal Distribution Patterns During Summer 2023 (Satellite Telemetry Data)", (Marine Mammals section).
- Olesya Ilyina co-authored with MMBI ornithologist Yuri Goryaev, "Coastal Plastic Transport by Seabirds: Case Study of Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)", (Waterborne Plastics roundtable).
