POI FEB RAS staff took part in the "Maritime Congress - Far East 2026"
From May 27-29, 2026, Vladivostok hosted the "Maritime Congress – Far East 2026"—a major industry event supported by the Primorsky Krai government and personally attended by the regional governor. The congress was organized by LLC "NEVA-International". The event brought together representatives of government agencies, leading shipbuilding and shipping companies, port operators, research organizations, and educational centers from Russia and abroad.
In the frame of the congress's business program, Acting Director of the POI FEB RAS, PhD in Geology and Mineralogy Alexander Nikolaevich Charkin, participated in the session "Innovative Technologies for the Far Eastern Fishing Fleet: Improving Profitability." The discussion focused on the use of next-generation hydro acoustics, the introduction of smart fishing gear and automated catch processing lines, import substitution for ship equipment, digital fisheries management based on satellite monitoring, and improving fleet energy efficiency. The participation of the Institute's director emphasized the significant importance of academic science for the development of the Far East's maritime industry.
The congress also included a Youth Maritime Forum, bringing together young scientists, students, cadets, and industry specialists. POI FEB RAS staff actively participated in the program.
Nadezhda Sergeevna Syrbu, PhD in Geology and Mineralogy and the Head of the Laboratory for Integrated Environmental and Mineral Resource Studies of POI FEB RAS, moderated the business track—a panel discussion titled "Inspiring Discoveries: How to Activate the Scientific Potential of Far Eastern Youth." Representatives from academy science, industry institutes, universities, and industrial enterprises participated in the discussion. Key topics included:
✅ Effective tools to support young scientists (grants, scholarships, internships, housing vouchers);
✅ Building a trajectory from student innovation to industrial prototype;
✅ Commercialization of developments and the role of mentoring.
At the "Bay of Knowledge" popular science platform, young scientists from the Laboratory for Integrated Research of Environment and Mineral Resources of POI FEB RAS have successfully presented the institute and their developments in marine biology and robotics. The prizes were awarded as follows:
- 1st place - Anastasia Igorevna Voitovskaya;
- 2nd place - Igor Evgenievich Stepochkin and Zoya Germanovna Rozhina;
- 3rd place - Irina Vyacheslavovna Ivaeva.
The coordinator responsible for the forum events from the POI FEB RAS is N.A. Lipinskaya, PhD, Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Satellite Oceanography and Laser Sensing.
We congratulate our colleagues on their remarkable results and thank them for their work in science popularization!🎉!
