Expedition out into the ocean. (1978)

Building of the Institute of Oceanology of the Shirshov.

Director of the Institute of Oceanology Monin talks about scientific expeditions Institute (synchronously).

Ship "Dmitri Mendeleev" in a way.

Work of various scientific groups - geophysicists, biologists, botanists, who conduct research in the tropical belt of the Pacific Ocean and the islands of Oceania.

The work of scientists under water coral reefs.

Inhabitants coral thickets: starfish, fish ball, fish bright colors.

New Guinea.

Plants of the rainforest.

Savannah.

Sunset over the ocean.

of

Lae.

Street vendors of souvenirs.

Orchid greenhouse in the botanical garden.

Blooming lotus in the pond.

Pond with crocodiles.

Bong village.

Hut.

Locals sitting around the campfire.

Women weave network.

The artist paints a portrait of Papuans; Near him are Papuans.

Papuan anthropologist writes it using a tape recorder.

Papuans hunters perform a dance.

of

Leningrad.

Corals, shells, starfish on the stands of the Leningrad Museum Zoological Museum.

Tropical plants in the greenhouse of the Botanical Institute of the VL Komarov USSR Academy of Sciences.

of

Moscow.

Scientists conducting an analysis of the materials collected in the laboratory of the Institute of Oceanology: browsing photos, explore the ground under a microscope.

In the film, photographs and newsreels of scientific expeditions in special ships "Perseus", "Siberians", "Cheliuskin", "Dawn", "Hero".