On April 24, 150 pupils from all of Murmansk region gathered at the "Laplandia" Center for Additional Education for the annual "My Professional Path" forum, where they met representatives from in-demand regional professions. Leading organizations offered career guidance sessions, workshops, games, exhibitions, presentations, and direct interaction with professionals.
MMBI RAS was represented by staff from the Algology Laboratory – Ph.D. of Biology Svetlana Malavenda and Dmitry Salakhov – and the Ichthyology and Physiology Laboratory – Elena Smirnova and Oleg Bondarev. Students had the chance to learn about scientific work in the Arctic, examine lab specimens up close and through digital microscopes, and even practice determining the age of fish. However, the undisputed star of the exhibit was the anglerfish. This eccentric inhabitant of northern seas left no one indifferent.
