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The freshwater jellyfish Craspedocusta sowerbii, one of Russia's 100 most dangerous invasive species, was found in a reservoir in Astrakhan thanks to the vigilance of local residents. Live jellyfish were delivered to the Caspian Branch of the P.P. Shirshov Institute… 
During an expedition to the shores of the Caspian Sea within the Republic of Dagestan in May, changes in the coastline, beaches, cliffs, and aeolian forms of the Caspian coast were studied. The expedition was organized by the Southern Branch… 
The National Research Nuclear University MEPhI held the grand unveiling of the "Möbius Strip" monument on the famous Nobel Laureate Alley. Dmitry Glukhovets, Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists at the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian… 
The results of the spring stage of the expedition of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), which took place in the second half of April 2026, confirmed the ability of Black Sea ecosystems to self-regenerate… 
In April 2026, a new composition of the Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in Science and Education of the Presidential Council for Science and Education (CoorCouncil) was approved. Dmitry Glukhovets, Head of the Ocean Optics Laboratory and Chairman of the… 
Three young scientists from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have been named winners of the 2026 competitive selection for the Scholarship of the President of Russia for postgraduate and adjunct students. 
On May 5, an exhibition dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Kaliningrad Region began at the Friedland Gate Museum. Elena Dyatlova, Head of the Kaliningrad City District Administration, Andrey Ermak, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Kaliningrad Region,… 
A conference on current issues and legislative application during underwater inspections of vessels in Russian seaports was held at the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences in two stages: Moscow and Gelendzhik. 
The P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, together with the Nature and People Foundation and the Moskvarium Center for Oceanography and Marine Biology, conducted a joint expedition to study cetaceans in the Bugayskaya Spit…
