Amazing May holidays at Primorsky Aquarium
Monday, April 29 is officially announced a day-off in Russia, and the Primorsky Aquarium will be open on this date, with the usual working hours,…
PRIMORSKY AQUARIUM TO CELEBRATE ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS
Join us for our “Experts in Science” celebration on April 20, 2024 dedicated to Environmental Literacy Day in Russia (April 15). The event mainly…
AMAZING AND TRAGIC LIFE OF PACIFIC SALMON
Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta, like all other salmons, is found only in the cold and rich in oxygen waters of the Northern Hemisphere. It is still…
EXTRAORDINARY SNOWFLAKES: GIGANTIC JELLYFISH BREED AT PRIMORSKY AQUARIUM
Aquarists of the Primorsky Aquarium have tackled a challenging task: they managed to breed one of the largest jellyfishes in the world, lion’s mane…
INVESTMENTS IN THE FUTURE: PRIMORSKY AQUARIUM PARTNERS WITH PACIFIC PROJECT SCHOOL
Intensive educational courses of the Pacific Project School started at the Primorsky Aquarium during spring school holidays. The courses are addressed…
VIII OPEN SCHOOL AT PRIMORSKY AQUARIUM: PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE
On March 21-22, the Primorsky Aquarium hosted the VIII Open School entitled “Natural Science Education: Challenges, Priorities and Innovations”. Participants…
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BABY BOOM AT PRIMORSKY AQUARIUM: SEXUAL REPRODUCTION AND VIRGIN BIRTH
Two zebra bullhead sharks were born at the Primorsky Aquarium in late February this year as a result of an eight-year-long reproduction project. Now,…
QUOD LICET JOVI… (ALL THAT IS ALLOWED TO JUPITER...)
Today, Jupiter is allowed: to be lazy, to frolic around and to eat a double portion of goodies. Our male spotted seal, affectionately called Jup by…
PRIMORSKY AQUARIUM’S EXPERT COUNTS SPOTTED SEAL PUPS
Igor Katin, Lead Specialist of the Marine Mammal Research Station (MMRS) and Head of the Marine Mammals Laboratory in the A.V. Zhirmunsky National…
HUMANS AND MARINE MAMMALS: SEEKING HARMONY
Whales and other marine mammals have been hunted by humans since the beginning of the human civilization. The earliest (4000 years BC) cave paintings…
IGOR IURIEVICH DOLMATOV, DIRECTOR OF NSCMB FEB RAS, IS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF THE ORDER FOR SERVICES TO THE FATHERLAND, II DEGREE
Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order on awarding Igor Iurievich Dolmatov, Director of the NSCMB FEB RAS, Corresponding…
PRIMORSKY AQUARIUM VETS PERFORM SURGERY ON A TROPICAL MARINE FISH
Primorsky Aquarium fish pathologists have been the first in Russia to carry out an operation on the spotted porcupinefish Diodon hystrix. They had…