General information
The Center for Collective Use (CCU) of Scientific Equipment of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IO RAS) "Scientific Fleet of the IO RAS" provides comprehensive scientific expeditionary research in the World Ocean and coastal waters, and also provides services to researchers and scientific teams as a basic organization and other interested users.
Areas of activity of the CCU:
- Life sciences
- Rational nature management
- Technologies for monitoring and predicting the state of the environment, preventing and eliminating its pollution
- Technologies for prospecting, exploration, development of mineral deposits and their extraction
- Technologies for the prevention and elimination of natural and man-made emergencies
The Center for Collective Use ensures the most efficient loading of its research vessels, equips them with modern scientific equipment, organizes the preparation of complex scientific expeditions, research and development works, floating universities, expeditions to search for sunken objects, including especially dangerous objects in the seas of Russia, monitoring the ecological state of the Russian seas in the regions intensive economic activity. The CCU is responsible for the repair, proper maintenance, operation and safety of the fleet and scientific equipment, the qualifications of crew members, transport and supply services for ships.
Sergey Sviridov, Chief Editor;
Anastasia Falina, Scientific Secretary of IO RAS;
Irina Umanskaya, coordinator - secretary
The Editorial Board of the site is responsible for the content and design, makes decisions on the acceptance and rejection of materials submitted for publication on the site. The activities of the Editorial Board of the official website are regulated by the "Rules of Maintenance of the Official Website of Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of RAS”, approved by Order No. 29 of March 14, 2017.
Technical support of the site:
Muratov A.V., system programmer;
Novikova I.V., content manager, translator;
Puido R.A., system programmer;
Serdtzeva E.V., WEB-designer, site administrator.
The technical service performs the functions of posting operational information on the site as directed by the Editorial Board, and provides information and technical support for the resources of the official site.
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The main task of the IO RAS is a comprehensive study of the World Ocean and the seas of Russia on the basis of the idea of the unity of the physical, chemical, biological and geological processes that take place in them, creating scientific bases for predicting the Earth's climate variability, rational use of marine resources and ensuring environmental safety for the sustainable development of mankind .
The purpose and subject of the Institute's activity is the implementation of fundamental scientific research and applied developments in the field of oceanology using the research fleet, aircraft, underwater and space vehicles and other technical means.
