Services

Maritime service of the Institute is headed by Stanislav D. Oleyinic. Surveys within the Peter the Great Bay are conducted aboard the research vessels �Professor Nasonov� and �Vnimatelny�. The research vessel of the Research Fleet of the FEB RAS �Akademik Alexander Nesmeyanov� or �Academik Oparin�, are used by the Institute for far expeditions.

Diving Service (headed by Yuri P. Popov) performs the years-round sampling for research and participates in hydrobiological surveys during expeditions of the Institute at all latitudes from Chukotka tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Aquarial group (headed by Viktor P. Naidenko) helps experimental work that requires maintaining marine organisms in aquaria. In the building of the Institute and at the Vostok station there are aquaria of varied capacity (10 to 1000 liters), some being provided with biofilters; seawater supply system and biofilter in aeration system operate continuously.