The voyage, which was the fifth of its kind, was joined by 15 Vietnamese scientists from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and 20 Russian scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences on the Academic Oparin research vessel.
Commencing on November 20, the scientists surveyed 50 locations surrounding islands and waters with a maximum depth of 400m in the seas from Quang Tri province to Binh Thuan province.
Despite inclement weather, the scientists collected 300 samples and materials relating to marine biodiversity, geography and the environment in the surveyed area.
Since 2005, Vietnamese and Russian scientists have jointly made five survey and research trips on the Oparin ship throughout Vietnam’s seas.
