- Complex hydrophysical, hydrochemical and hydrobiological studies of ocean and sea water masses, their physical (acoustic, optical, electromagnetic, temperature) fields, individual characteristics (sea waves, ocean currents, vortexes, internal waves, ice cover, etc.), energy-mass exchange and ocean-atmosphere interaction, the state of marine ecosystems
- Study of geology, geophysics and geochemistry of the Pacific and its mineral resources
- Developing new methods and tools for ocean and atmosphere exploration, development and application of remote methods, creation and analysis of oceanological databases