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A conference on current issues and legislative application during underwater inspections of vessels in Russian seaports was held at the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences in two stages: Moscow and Gelendzhik. 
The P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, together with the Nature and People Foundation and the Moskvarium Center for Oceanography and Marine Biology, conducted a joint expedition to study cetaceans in the Bugayskaya Spit… 
The P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia's largest center for studying the World Ocean and managing its scientific fleet, has appointed a new acting director. 
The scientific and expert seminar "The Volga-Caspian Macroregion: Natural Systems and Sustainable Development," dedicated to discussing the relationship between the Volga and the Caspian Sea and the consequences of modern environmental changes, was held on February 18, 2026, at the… 
Eighty years ago, the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences established the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IO RAS). On the occasion of its anniversary, Gennady Krasnikov, head of the Russian Academy of Sciences,… 
On January 31, 2026, the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences celebrates its 80th anniversary! 
A press conference by Andrey GEBRUK, Deputy Director for Research at the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Russia's leading marine science research center. 
Scientists from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences conducted a unique study of wave processes in the Vilkitsky Strait, a key area of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) connecting the Kara Sea with the Laptev… 
On January 6, 2026 during a visit to India by A.G. Matul, Head of the Laboratory of Paleoecology and Biostratigraphy at the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences, and Thamban Meloth, Director of the National Centre for…
