References: p. 276-277.

The Atlas "The Geology and Mineral resources of the Russian Shelf Areas" is a result of the collaborative work of different geological and oceanological institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Natural Resources and also the Moscow State University and other organisations. The creation of the Atlas was financed by the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technologies RF, under the participation of the Institute of Oil and Gas Problems RAS, NIPIokeangeofizika. The maps were compiled on the basis of the materials of many geological investigations of Russian geologists using of the most modern data, received over the last ten years during the realisation of joint international projects on the Russian shelves study. A significant input into the creation of the Atlas creation was made by scientists of the Geological Institute RAS, All-Russian scientific-investigating institute of geology and mineral resources of the World ocean of the Ministry of Natural Resources RF, the Pacific Ocean Oceanological Institute of the Far Eastern branch of RAS and the Institute of the Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry RAS. The principal basis of the Atlas has been provided by the Working Group "Shelf of the geological division of the Scientific Council RAS on the World Ocean problems, which also realised the co-ordination of the compiling works and their further editing. The Monograph, accompanying the Atlas, serves as a commentary on the maps, and contains comprehensive information on the geological structure, thickness of sedimentary cover of the shelf and makes it possible to all-round estimating the prospects for useful mineral resources: hydrocarbons, coal, placer-bearing strata. The problem of pollution of the bottom sediments and matters, related to hazardous natural phenomena, are covered in the geoecological section of the Monograph.