2 Nakhimov Ave., 99011, Sevastopol, Ukraine

Phone: (0692) 54 4110; fax: (0692) 55 7813
e-mail: director@ibss.iuf.net;
http://www.ibss.iuf/rus/

The Institute focuses its research on:

– studying adaptation, transformation and evolution mechanisms of marine and ocean systems under conditions of climate changes and anthropogenic pressure;

– hydrobiological and biotechnological issues of the integrated management of coastal zones with a view to rational use of nature resources, ecological rehabilitation and sustainable development;

– developing methods and technologies for monitoring biota ecological state, assessing and predicting marine environment quality and the degree of environment risk in the zones of active sea management;

– studying biodiversity in the Black sea – Azov sea basin and working out effective measures for its preservation.

The following science schools function at the Institute:

1. Environmental bioenergetics, headed by NAS corresponding member G. E. Shulman, Dr. Biol., Prof.;

2. Morphology and dynamics of shelf ecosystems, headed by NAS corresponding member V. E. Zaika, Dr. Biol., Prof.;

3. Marine radiochemoecology, headed by NAS academician G. G. Polikarpov, Dr. Biol., Prof.

The Institute proposes for cooperative commercialization:

1. development of a farm module for cultivating the Black sea and giant oysters (heads: Cand. Biol. V. N. Ivanov, Cand. Biol. A. V. Pirkova);

2. a test-system for diagnostics of marine area environment state under anthropogenic pressing (head – Dr. Biol. Yu. M. Tokarev.);

3. electronic information resource for monitoring biodiversity in the Ponto-Caspian basin (head – Dr. Biol. Yu. M. Tokarev);

4. development of hatchery for artificial breeding of juveniles of the Black sea turbot, (heads: Cand. Biol. A. M. Khanaichenko, Cand. Biol. Yu. Ye. Bityukova.);

5. a procedure for diagnostics and prophylactics of proctecosis – a dangerous disease of the Black sea mussel in cultivation (head –Prof. A. V. Gayevska, Dr. Biol.);

6. development and commercialization of systems for hydrobiological recovery of marine environment (head –Prof. O. G. Mironov, Dr. Biol.);

7. commercialization of technologies for obtaining biologically active substances from marine organisms for medical and prophylactic purposes (heads: NAS academician V. M. Yeremeev, Dr. Biol. V. I. Ryabushko);

8. a technology for producing biologically active food additive ‘Iodine-containing Crimean spirulina’ (head – Cand. Biol. R. P. Trenkenshu);

9. a technology for producing biologically active additive ‘Selenium-containing Crimean spirulina’ (head – Cand. Biol. R. P. Trenkenshu).