The main topics of the conference programme:

1. Oceanology

 

Modern changes in natural environment of the oceans and seas

 

Water masses. Structure of  waters

 

Remote methods of studying of the oceans and seas

 

The most recent expeditions in the seas of Russia

 

Modeling of processes at the oceans and seas

 

 

 

 

2. Hydrology

 

The modern situation with water resources in Russia

 

The quality of surface and ground waters

 

Methods of hydrological, hydrobiological, hydrochemical and hydrophysical studies

 

Climatic and anthropogenic factors in evolution of aquatic ecosystems

 

Lakes of northern regions as sources of greenhouse gases.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Marine Geology

 

Gas and gas hydrates in marine sediments

 

Gravity mass movement in the Ocean

 

Mud volcanism

 

Glacial and peri-glacial continental margins

 

Modern and ancient cold water carbonate mounds

 

Resources of the World Ocean

 

 

 

 

4. Marine Geophysical Surveys

 

Seismic technology. Regional, oil-and-gas and engineering studies

 

Acoustic methods. Hydrolocation and bathymetry

 

Gravimagnetic and electromagnetic methods 

 

Laboratory studies of physical properties of sediments

 

Integrated geological and geophysical studies 

 

 

 

 

5. Marine biology

 

Studies of bio-diversity of the seas of the Russian Federation

 

Studies of functional structure of sea ecosystems

 

Morphology, anatomy and physiology of sea animals 

 

Studies of lakes biota and coastal ecosystems 

 

Modern methods in marine biota studies

 

 

 

 

6. Rational environmental management and ecological control

 

Anthropogenic impact on sea ecosystems

 

Coastal zones management 

 

Creation and functioning of the open marine and coastal especially protected natural territories (EPNT)

 

Development of aquaculture

 

Information and legal support of sea environmental management

 

 

 

 

 

 

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