Vietnamese and Russian scientists gathered at a symposium in Hanoi on June 5 to look at Vietnam’s marine resources.
They
also reviewed their studies on Vietnam’s marine biodiversity on the
occasion of their fourth joint sea survey in Vietnam’s waters from
April 19 to June 8.
The event was part of efforts
between the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the
Russian Academy of Sciences’ Far East Division (FED) to foster
science and technology links.
VAST Chairman Chau
Van Minh said his academy is proposing the Government allow the FED’s
ship to anchor permanently off central Nha Trang city to serve VAST-FED
sea research programmes, instead of using Russian ship Akademik Oparin
biennially for joint surveys.
He said the two sides
have by far conducted four joint surveys in Vietnam’s waters using
the Akademik Oparin in 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2013, which helped identify
new creatures and chemical compounds generated by marine animals and
create a number of valuable scientific research works.
During the fourth joint survey, the scientists updated the data on
Vietnam’s marine resources and biochemistry in the East Sea,
charted orientations for future marine science and technology studies,
and trained Vietnamese researchers.
At the event,
delegates also heard reports on clusters of coral reefs as well as the
collection and identification of seaweed species and microorganisms in
Vietnam’s waters.-VNA