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Participants of the training course for
young scientists (October 24, 2005) |
The Training Course for Young Scientists
was held at the A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology,
Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Vladivostok, October 24-28, 2005. A total of about 30
persons, consisting of Russian participants from the A.V.
Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, Pacific Institute of
Geography, Pacific Oceanological Institute (RAS) and Far
Eastern National University, 2 overseas participants from
China and Korea, and a representative of APN attended. |
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Speech of welcome made by Dr. A. Adrianov (October 24, 2005) |
The participants of the training course
spent the first day in the A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of
Marine Biology and listen to 6 lectures. Welcoming speech
was made by Dr. A.V. Adrianov, principal infestigator of the
APN project, fulfilled the duties of IMB Director as well. |
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Dr. K. Lutaenko |
Konstantin A. Lutaenko, Senior Research
Scientist of the A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine
Biology, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of
Sciences, President of the Russian Far Eastern Malacological
Society, Vladivostok, 690041 RUSSIA. In the lecture of Dr.
Lutaenko "What is global change?" was presented information
about international programmes and organizations involved in
the studying of global changes: IGBP, IHDP, Diversitas,
WCRP, APN and others. To see more detailed abstract of
lecture, click
here. |
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Dr. L. Stevenson |
Linda Anne Stevenson,
Programme Manager for Scientific Affairs of Asia-Pacific
Network for Global Change Research. The main
problems which were covered in Linda’s lecture
"Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research:
Effectively Bridging Science and Policy" are APN and
its second strategic phase, APN’s core strategies, APN’s
vision, APN science agenda, and bridging policy and science.
To see more detailed abstract of lecture, click
here. |
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Dr. A. Korotky |
Aleksei A. Korotky,
Head of the Laboratory of Pale geography, Pacific Institute
of Geography, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of
Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041 RUSSIA. To see
more detailed abstract of lecture "Comparative
analysis of environmental changes of Tumen River and
character of their changes for the last 2000 years"
(in Russian), click
here. |
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 Dr. N. Rudykh |
Natalia I. Rudykh, Senior Engineer of the
Laboratory of Ocean Information and Monitoring, Pacific
Oceanological Institute, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian
Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041, RUSSIA. The
lecture "Climate variability in the northeast Asia" deals
with major patterns of the different scale climate
variability in the Northern Asian Pacific based mainly on
statistical analyses the climatic oscillations and trends in
the sea surface temperature and precipitation for the
Northeast Asia. To see more detailed abstract of lecture,
click
here. |
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 Dr. A. Kachur |
Anatoly A. Kachur,
Deputy Director of the Pacific Geographical Institute, Far
Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director
of the Pollution Monitoring Regional Activity Center
(POMRAC) of UNEP North West Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP),
Vladivostok, 690041, RUSSIA. Dr. A. Kachur
made report "Complex management problems within the
coastal zones of the Far-Eastern seas" and told
about the programs of nature protection and sustainable use
of Tumen and Razdolnaya/Suifunhe watersheds and adjoining
coastal zones. To see more detailed abstract of lecture,
click
here. |
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 Dr. S.K. Kang delivers a lecture (October 24, 2005) |
Soh Kuh Kang, Principal Research Scientist
of the Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Ansan
City, Seoul, 425600, KOREA. Dr. Soh Kuh
Kang delivered a
lecture "Sea level rise in the East/Japan Sea and practical
aspects". To see CV of Dr. Soh
Kuh Kang, click
here. |
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 Departure of the boat to the recreation
department (October 25, 2005) |
The second and third days were held at
recreation department "Portovik". Early in the morning
participants of the training course departed from
Vladivostok to the recreation department located on the
opposite side of Amursky Bay by two boats. The first half of
the Tuesday, October 25, 2005, was devoted to field
excursion to the coast of Amursky Bay and nearby freshwater
lake. |
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 Field excursion to the coast of Amursky
Bay (October 25, 2005) |
 Participants of the training course during
field excursion. October 26, 2005 |
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 Dr. M. Vaschenko (October 26, 2005) |
Marina A. Vaschenko,
Head of the Laboratory of Cytophysiology of the A.V.
Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch
of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041
RUSSIA. In her lecture "Ecological
state of Amursky Bay" Marina has presented
information about the annual wastewater volume discharging
into the bay, its composition, eutrophication, contamination
of bottom sediments and the state of benthos communities.
During the period from 1988 to 2000, the 44% decrease in the
volume of wastewaters and 6-fold decrease in the mass of
contaminants discharging into Amursky Bay has been
registered. Nevertheless, no positive conclusion about
improvement of the state of coastal ecosystems in Amursky
Bay in 2000s compared to 1980s and 1990s could be made. To
see more detailed abstract of lecture, click
here. |
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 Dr. I. Syasina delivers a lecture (October 26, 2005) |
Iraida G. Syasina,
Senior Research Scientist of the A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute
of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy
of Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041 RUSSIA.
National and international monitoring programs have been
undertaken by many countries for many years. Several
biomarkers are currently used to determine chronic exposure
of marine organisms to the environmental contaminant.
Lecture was devoted to the consideration of
histopathological biomarkers and biomarkers of endocrine
disruption in wildlife. Intersex and imposex conditions are
well known examples of endocrine disruption in marine
organisms. The lecture reports the comparative data on
imposex occurrence in northeast Asia. Studies concerned with
tributyltin contamination and imposex occurrence in Russian
Far East was emphasized are totally lacking.
To see more
detailed abstract of the lecture "Biomarkers of marine
environment contamination", click
here. |
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 Dr. T. Morozova delivers a lecture (October 26, 2005) |
Tatiana Morozova,
Research Scientist of the A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of
Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of
Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia. Tatiana’s
lecture "Monitoring of harmful algae in the area of
mollusk farms in the Peter the Great Bay, Sea of Japan"
presented information about harmful and toxic algae and
algal blooms in the Peter the Great Bay. At present time
cases of human poisoning or any damage were not recorded.
But due to the presence of potentially toxic microalgae,
regular monitoring of phytoplankton in the Russian NOWPAP
area is a necessary. To see more detailed abstract of
lecture, click
here. |
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 Dr. O. Shevchenko has been teaching the
young scientists to collect phytoplantkton specimens by
plankton nets from the coastal waters (October 26, 2005) |
Olga Shevchenko,
Research Scientist of the A.V. Zhimunsky Institute of Marine
Biology, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of
Sciences, Vladivostok, 690041 RUSSIA.
"Identification Harmful and Bloom Forming Phytoplankton
Species" is the title of the phytoplankton practical
training which was conducted at the coast of Amursky Bay.
The main goal of that training was to train and upgrade
qualified young scientists in the identification of
phytoplankton species under the light microscope. The
training included as the examination of the collection of
fixed and live material as well the study of the relevant
techniques of phytoplankton specimens’ collection and
taxonomic characteristic essential for identification.
Special attention was paid to the identification of bloom
and harmful species belonging to the different groups. To
see more detailed description of practical training, click
here. |
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 Discussion of the lecture of Dr. R.
Cheung (October 24, 2005) |
Richard Cheung,
Associate Professor of the Department of Biology and
Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R.
CHINA. In his report "Body burden
of environmental contaminants in oysters and mussels
collected from the Pearl River Delta (Gangdong province,
China)" R. Cheung told about organization of
environmental monitoring in Pearl River Delta. Economic
development in Rearl River Delta creates tremendous
environmental pressure to the coastal waters of PLD. Oysters
and mussels have been used as bio-monitors and were
collected from 31 monitoring locations. Samples were
analyzed for heavy metals, petroleum hydrocarbons,
organo-chlorine pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
and polychlorinated biphenyls. Results of this survey were
presented. To see more detailed abstract of
lecture, click
here. |
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 Visit of Dr. R. Cheung to the Laboratory
of the Ecology of Shelf Communities. Researchers: T.
Morozova, T. Orlova, I. Stonik and M. Selina |
Dr. R. Cheung visited several laboratories
of the IMB FEB RAS including the Laboratory of the Ecology
of Shelf Communities. The scientists have exchanged the
results of current state of harmful algae studies in the
coastal areas of Russian Far East and Hong Kong. |
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