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The Primorsky Aquarium – Branch of the NSCMB FEB RAS has the pleasure of inviting you to attend the International Scientific and Practical Conference in Celebration of the Primorsky Aquarium's 10th Anniversary entitled “Ocean Conservation through Education and Research” (OCER-2026), which will be held on September 14–17, 2026.

The scientific part of the OCER-26's program will include sessions within the following sections:

• Section I. Basic research in marine biology.
• Section II. Scientific research in public aquariums.
• Section III. The welfare of wild animals in human care: ethical aspects.

IMPORTANT DATES

• December 01, 2025 – Opening of registration and paper title submission
• January 19, 2026 – Deadline for registration and paper title submission
• March 23, 2026 – Deadline for abstract submission
• May 18, 2026 – Abstract acceptance notification
• August 17, 2026 – Preliminary conference program released
• September 14-17, 2026 – Conference live days

Conference format – In-person.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

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For details on participation and registration, please contact:

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For visa support, please contact:

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More detailed information can be found in the first circular.

The A.V. Zhirmunsky National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, held the All-Russian Conference with international contributions “Lipid Biochemistry” on October 7–8, 2025, in Vladivostok.

The conference, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding biochemist Viktor Evgenievich Vaskovsky, brought together more than 150 scientists from different cities of Russia (Vladivostok, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Blagoveshchensk, Krasnoyarsk and others), as well as participants from the UK, Turkey and the Republic of Belarus. As part of the scientific program, 56 presentations were delivered: 17 oral reports, 14 remote presentations and 25 poster papers.

The plenary meeting was opened by the chair of the organizing committee Dr. Natalia Vladimirovna Zhukova and the director of the NSCMB FEB RAS Igor Yuryevich Dolmatov, Corr. Member of RAS. The director of the PIBOC FEB RAS Pavel Sergeyevich Dmitrenok, Corr. Member of the RAS, also gave a welcoming speech.

The conference program included the following sessions:

• History of lipid research and novel research methods;
• Lipids of aquatic organisms;
• Lipids of plants and fungi;
• Lipids and human health;
• Practical applications and lipid biotechnology.

On the first day, participants discussed the latest theoretical and applied results in lipid biochemistry.

A significant part of the scientific program consisted of presentations delivered by young scientists.

The second day was held at the Primorsky Aquarium Scientific and Educational Center, a branch of the NSCMB FEB RAS, where the participants not only continued presenting their scientific reports, but also visited the exhibitions and a marine mammal show.

On September 22, a gala meeting dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the NSCMB FEB RAS was held at the Pushkinskiy Theater of the Far Eastern Federal University. The Center was founded on January 1, 1970, as the Institute of Marine Biology within the Far Eastern Scientific Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

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On September 28–30, 2025, the 3rd International Conference on Biology, Geology, and Environment of Hadal Trenches was organized by the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, CAS. This international symposium is currently one of the most significant platforms for sharing research results, new ideas, and plans to study the oceans at maximum depths. This year, the conference became an official event of the Global Hadal Exploration Programme (GHEP*), under the auspices of the UN Program «Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development».

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On September 2–5, 2025, the NSCMB FEB RAS (hereinafter, Center) and the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS), held the Russian–Chinese Bilateral Workshop “Marine Biology and Biodiversity Science in the 21st Century”. The Workshop became the 7th meeting organized by the Center and the IOCAS within the framework of the scientific and educational cooperation agreement between our institutions (the previous meetings were held in Qingdao in 2007, 2010, 2017, 2023 and in Vladivostok in 2012, 2019).

The scope of the Workshop covered a wide range of marine biodiversity issues: analysis of deep-sea, mesopelagic and coastal fauna and flora; challenges to environment conservation under the conditions of global climate change; current threats to the safety of marine ecosystems and those that may arise in the future; etc.

Within two days, scientists from both countries presented their findings in marine biodiversity research, conducted mainly in the Northwest Pacific, and discussed related issues concerning marine biology and ecology.

On the first day, the Workshop was hosted by the Center. The Director of the Center Prof. Igor Yuryevich Dolmatov, Corresponding Member of RAS, gave a welcoming speech to the Workshop participants. He presented to Chinese colleagues the main achievements of the Center, already implemented and planned major scientific projects.

In his reply speech, Prof. Fan Wang, the Director of the IOCAS, supported the Chinese side’s desire to fully develop scientific ties between our institutions and emphasized that it was a great honor for the Chinese delegation to participate in the regular traditional meeting. One of the well-known Chinese oceanographers presented a report where he told about the comprehensive support provided to the basic research in China. Among the topical areas of cooperation, the following key points for future joint activities were identified: the deep-sea ecosystem research including joint cruises by Russian and Chinese scientists with the use of up-to-date underwater vehicles and the cooperation within the framework of a program to study the climate circulation.

On the following day, a special section was held at the Primorsky Aquarium a branch of the NSCMB FEB RAS, where the participants had the opportunity to fruitfully exchange their opinions and new ideas. Then they were offered a rich cultural program including a marine mammal show and a tour of the Primorsky Aquarium.

A total of 22 foreign representatives took part in the Workshop: from the IOCAS, the Andover Leisure Group, the Dalian Ocean University, the Hengyu Biology, Ruarts (Shanghai) Business and Commercial Consulting Co. Ltd., and the Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute. The Russia’s side was represented by scientists from the Center, the Primorsky Aquarium, the Institute of Oceanography RAS, the A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, etc.

The NSCMB FEB RAS and the IOCAS have a long-term history of successful partnership. In 2006, the first Memorandum of Cooperation was signed, and a Joint Research Laboratory under the auspices of IOCAS was founded in 2023.