Astrakhanskiy State Nature Biosphere Reserve

Kaspika

Caspian Seals Conservation Agency

A new island in the Russian waters of the northern Caspian Sea, May, 2025. A still from a UAV video taken by Yu. Shulgina (IO RAS).

A New Island in the Caspian Sea

29/05/202527/10/2025 Kaspika 0 Comment Astrakhanskiy State Nature Biosphere Reserve, Caspian Branch of IO RAS, IO RAS, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, new island, the northern Caspian Sea

Unfortunately, the shallowing of this unique sea-lake continues. In May 2025, members of an expedition organized by P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian

A Caspian seal on a shalyga near Malyy Zhemchuzhnyy Island, the Caspian Sea, Russia. Photo by Vladimir Strelkov.

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Caspian Seals on Zhemchuzhnyy

18/07/202418/07/2024 Kaspika 0 Comment Astrakhanskiy State Nature Biosphere Reserve, Caspian seal, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, Malyy Zhemchuzhnyy

Malyy Zhemchuzhnyy Island is located in the northwestern Caspian Sea, 80 km from the sea edge of the Volga delta. It is formed from

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Malyy Zhemchuzhnyy Island

17/07/202418/07/2024 Kaspika 0 Comment Astrakhanskiy State Nature Biosphere Reserve, Caspian seal, Kaspika Caspian seals Conservation Agency, Malyy Zhemchuzhnyy Island

Malyy Zhemchuzhnyy Island is a piece of land in the Caspian Sea. It is an amazing place. Every spring and summer, the island