Black Sea Navy and the study of life of southern seas (end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century)
Based on analysis of the original sources the specific roles of Russian Navy in the formation of national hydrobiology are investigated. Providing research and creating the material base for them, the fleet actually created the hydrobiological school, aimed at addressing their needs. And the most important thing is that it helped to provide independent and free from foreign ownership study of the southern region of the world.