Muksun population recovered within licensed area of Bovanenkovskoye field
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The Mordiyaha River, which flows in the Yamal Peninsula through the licensed area of the Bovanenkovskoye field of Gazprom Dobycha Nadym, has become the only place in Siberia where the endangered muksun population has been recovered.
Professor Vladimir Bogdanov, Scientific Director of Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of Ural Branch of RAS, Corresponding Member of RAS
The local habitat conditions of muksun are the most favorable among all rivers of the Yamal Peninsula due to the presence of deep lakes in the upper reaches of the river and its vast delta.
“As part of cooperation with Gazprom Dobycha Nadym, our institute has elaborated the environmental protection provisions that form part of the Bovanenkovskoye field development project,” said Professor Vladimir Bogdanov, Scientific Director of the Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the RAS, Corresponding Member of the RAS. “The adopted measures facilitated the growth of fish population, and, so far, this is the only example in Russia when a species is recovered in a natural way.”
More than 25 years ago, following the scientists' recommendations, fishing was prohibited near Bovanenkovskoye and muksun was listed in the Red Book of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area.
Background
Gazprom Dobycha Nadym is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gazprom. The company's key activities are production and treatment of gas and gas condensate.
Gazprom Dobycha Nadym was the first gas production company in the north of Western Siberia. It was created to develop and operate the Medvezhye oil, gas and condensate field. It is now also involved in production at the Yubileynoye, Yamsoveyskoye, and Bovanenkovskoye fields. The company holds the license for the development of the Kharasaveyskoye gas and condensate field, where pre-development is in progress, and the Kruzenshternskoye gas and condensate field.
Area of activity: Nadymsky, Purovsky, and Yamalsky Districts of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area. Gazprom Dobycha Nadym is the key job provider in the town of Nadym and the Pangody settlement. The company's team comprises about 10,000 employees.
Gazprom Dobycha Nadym has 13 operating gas facilities and 14 specialized branches. The annual gas production of the company is over 100 billion cubic meters. The company has adopted an environmental management system in accordance with the ISO 14001:2015 standard.