To the staff of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Congratulations to the Institute on its anniversary!
On January 31, 2026, the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences celebrates its 80th anniversary!
80 years of scientific achievement and discoveries
A study by the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences was included in the top 10 scientific discoveries of the year
During a press conference at the Rossiya Segodnya International News Agency on December 18, 2025, the head of the Russian Science Foundation summarized the year's results, announcing the most significant scientific achievements of Russian scientists. One such achievement was the study of the fauna of extreme depths, using the deep-sea trenches of the northwestern Pacific Ocean as an example. The project, led by the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, was named one of the top ten discoveries of 2025 by the Russian Science Foundation.
Arctic research reveals dangers to shipping
Scientists have studied dangerous wave processes along the Northern Sea Route
Mikhail Lomonosov's birthday was celebrated in Arkhangelsk
At the personal invitation of the First Deputy Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region – Chairman of the Government of the Arkhangelsk Region A.V. Alsufyev and the Lomonosov Foundation (President of the Foundation, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences K.V. Lobanov), leading researcher of the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Honorary Polar Explorer of Russia Sergei Viktorovich Pisarev took part in the 54th Lomonosov Readings, which will be held in 2025 on the topic ““Meeting the Sun” – the Arctic Vector of Russia (on the 500th Anniversary of the Beginning of the Development of the Northern Sea Route)”.
Valery Veniaminovich Kovalenko was awarded the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd degree
By decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Valery Veniaminovich Kovalenko, a leading researcher at Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, was awarded the medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," 2nd class, for his achievements in scientific work and many years of conscientious work.
The dependence of pollock population on tidal phenomena has been revealed
A joint team of scientists from Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Kamchatka branch of VNIRO discovered that the influence of the tides must be taken into account to accurately predict the abundance of Russia's main commercial fish—pollock.
The All-Russian Lecture Series of the Russian Science Foundation was held at the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
