#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Center for Marine Research of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov announced the completion of the first stage of the expedition to observe marine fauna on the Northern Sea Route (NSR).
Zoologists observed marine mammals and sea and shorebirds from board the nuclear-powered container ship Sevmorput. In three weeks from St. Petersburg to the port of Vostochny in the Primorsky region, they sailed through 11 seas and encountered 429 marine mammals. Scientists note that most of them on the Northern Sea Route were ringed seals.
In addition, more than three thousand bird species were recorded, among which there were Arctic sustainable state bioindicator species – common eiders, glaucous gulls and kittiwakes.
In a few days, the Sevmorput ship will head back west towards St. Petersburg, and observations of marine mammals and seabirds will continue on it, reports the ARCTICunivers portal.
Previously, we told that Russian scientists discovered five rare species of birds in the Norilsk industrial region, some of which are included in the Red Book of Russia. Even in areas with industrial impact, whooper swan and bean swan were found. In Taimyr, we managed to photograph one of the rarest and most beautiful birds in Russia – the screeching duck.
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Text: Elena Popova, Photo: Severny Gorod MC archive
