Russian public organization "Russian Geographic Society" selected Murmansk Marine Biological Institute as one of the research project Grants 2015 winners. Staff of several MMBI laboratories in 2015-2016 will carry out research on the topic "Development of

5 июня 2015

During the 2015-2016 MMBI experts will thoroughly discuss at seminars and conferences, primarily with spill responders and representatives of environmental authorities RIG-2013/2014 grant results; and prepare and upload on one of the relevant sites WEB-mentioned project. Multiscale seasonal sensitivity / vulnerability maps of the Kola Bay will contribute to the natural environment preservation in the bay during possible operations on the OSR and can also be used for other environmental purposes.

Bay coastal zone sensitivity maps to oil based on ESI index would be developed within this grant. Preliminary versions of the methodology and sensitivity / vulnerability maps of the Kola Bay (results of the RGS 2013/2014 grant) are available at "Association of Arctic projects Contractors "Murmanshelf" «Competence Center of the OSR in the Arctic»: http://osr-arctic.ru/ru/matrica-kompetencii-resursy/karty-ekologicheskoy-chuvstvitelnosti.

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