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A group of the POI FEB RAS staff members is currently completing training for a reconnaissance marine expedition aboard the research vessel “Professor Gagarinsky” in Vietnamese waters. The expedition is scheduled to begin in the second half of May 2026. The expedition will be carried out within the framework of the Scientific Research and Applied Work Program of the Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technology Center (Tropical Center) for the period 2025–2029.
On March 19–20, 2026, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Moscow) hosted the annual conference, "Results of Expeditionary Research in 2025 in the World Ocean, Inland Waters, the Spitsbergen Archipelago, and the Kamchatka Peninsula." Expedition leaders and heads of scientific teams from the V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute FEB RAS presented their findings.
On International Women's Day, Acting Director Alexander Nikolaevich Charkin, PhD in Geology and Mineralogy, awarded the following female employees of the Institute with Certificates of Honor of the POI FEB RAS, recognizing their work achievements and high professionalism in their fields. Yesterday, March 19, 2026, during a meeting of the Academic Council, the following members were awarded Certificates of Honor of the POI FEB RAS:
On February 26, 2026, an awards ceremony was held for staff members of the POI FEB RAS during a meeting of the Academic Council. Acting Director Alexander Nikolaevich Charkin, PhD in Geology and Mineralogy, presented departmental and institute awards.
On February 16, 2026, a meeting was held between the staff from the POI FEB RAS Laboratory of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems and the members of the crew of the nuclear-powered submarine Novosibirsk, part of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet).
The Western Pacific Sub-commission of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO (WESTPAC) held a Strategic Meeting of its Extended Advisory Group on Penang Island, Malaysia, from 28 to 30 January 2026. The meeting was kindly hosted by the Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies (CEMACS) of the University of Malaysia, located on Penang Island. Forty participants, representing advisory group members and invited experts from nine Sub-commission member countries, attended.
On February 10, 2026, a celebratory meeting of the Presidium of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences was held to mark Russian Science Day. The meeting was attended by Governor of Primorsky Krai O.N. Kozhemyako, the Chairman of the Primorsky Krai Legislative Assembly A.A. Voloshko, the Chairman of the Vladivostok Duma A.P. Brik, and the Minister of Vocational Education and Employment of Primorsky Krai S.V.
The Scientific Council on Acoustics of the Physical Sciences Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences has published a list of the best works for 2025 (https://t.me/acoustica_ran/309).
The Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE; ISSN 2077-1312) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal which provides an advanced forum for studies related to marine science and engineering. The journal aims to provide scholarly research on a range of topics, including ocean engineering, chemical oceanography, physical oceanography, marine biology and marine geosciences.
Fifth Global Fishery & Seafood Expo Russia 2022 were held on 21-23 September in St Petersburg.
