Changes in the plan were made in order to release the animals already loaded on the ship to their natural habitat as soon as possible, as well as to optimize the overall timing of the completion of the operation.
The release of all remaining Beluga whales will be carried out in three stages. Today, at the first research stage, the ship "Professor Kaganovsky" with 19 animals on Board, without waiting for a full load, will go to the planned place of release – in the Bay of assumption near the Lazovsky state nature reserve. The journey will take about 8 hours. Tomorrow there will be their release into the wild.
At the same time in the Bay the Average loading will begin 14 animals on R/V Zodiac, which will then go to the Bay of assumption.
After the return of "Professor Kaganovsky", approximately on Saturday, November 9, the remaining batch of Beluga whales will be loaded and transported to the place of release.
VNIRO Press Service
