M.A. SPIRIDONOV, V.A. ZHAMOIDA, D.V. RYABCHUK (VSEGEI)

Marine geology: yesterday, today, tomorrow

The paper presents history of marine geology development in VSEGEI. Despite marine geology is one of the youngest branches of geology; it is closely linked with GeolCom traditions. In VSEGEI the scientific and methodical base and the conception of marine geological survey was created. Future development of marine geology in VSEGEI is connected with geological survey of marine parts of nearshore sheets of state geological map. Marine geological survey provides opportunity for developing of the best traditions of previous years, improving of technical base, implementation of new methods of field and laboratory investigations, continue scientific cooperation with Russian and international marine geological institutes.
Keywords: marine geology, geological mapping.