Geological and geochemical studies:
- 358 sampling stations of sea-bottom sediments;
- 1190 running kms of continuous seismic profiling (CSP), 2004.
Complex of geochemical investigations included:
- oxidation-reduction potential and hydrogen ion exponent research;
- chromatographic analysis of gas phase of sea-bottom sediments;
- complex investigations of organic matter in sea-bed deposits;
- mineralogical analysis of a sand fraction in sea-bed deposits;
- microfauna analysis.