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BFU Cruise 1996In July and August 1996 the Russian State Hydrometeorological University (RSHU) organized and carried out the research cruise of the Baltic Floating University (BFU). It consisted of two stages — 1) onboard the research vessel and 2) onboard the sailing catamaran.1) International Training through Research Cruise aboard Russian hydrographical research vessel «Nikolay Matusevich» was held on July, 11 — August, 26. This Cruise was held within the framework of UNESCO/IOC Programme TEMA (Training, Education and Mutual Assistance)/TREDMAR «Global University», UNESCO-IOC-HELCOM Project «Baltic Floating University», international project «1996 — Gulf of Finland Year» as well as research programmes of the Ministry of Science and Technologies of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Common and Professional Education of the Russian Federation. 40 persons, including teachers and scientific employees from RSHU, Zoological Institute of RAS, State Hydrological Institute and students of the Oceanography Department of RSHU, students from Universities of Tallinn (Estonia), Klaipeda (Lithuania), as well as from Ukraine and Peru have been engaged in realization of the Cruise tasks. The interdisciplinary expedition has been carried out in the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea. Under supervision of the specialists students have taken direct part in taking the samples, have worked in onboard laboratories, getting the experience and practical skills in methods and technique of the marine research, they also have taken part in processing and preliminary analysis of the data. Seminars onboard the vessel have been held throughout the cruise. 69 presentations have been made 49 of which were prepared by students. During the expedition the realization of UNESCO project «Global University» was continued. The work included the onboard preparation of computer modules for students? education, students? work with UNESCO/BILKO software, education of students on interpretation and preliminary satellite data processing. 2) The cruise of the sailing catamaran ORIENTS has been conducted in July, 1996 within the framework of IOC/UNESCO «Baltic Floating University» Facility being performed by the RSHU. The research cruise was conducted in coastal waters of the eastern Gulf of Finland — in Luga-Koporye region. The main objective of the cruise was the complex study of the state of the marine ecosystem on the basis of hydrophysical, hydrochemical, hydrobiological characteristics, including the data on sediments state and the level of their pollution and also the level of pollution of the water environment. Other Cruises
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