Monitoring of Kulikovo-Kurchansky estuaries (the Kuban river delta) near the license area of LLC "NK "Priazovneft"
Remote environmental monitoring allows assessing the direction and character of natural changes of Kulikovo-Kurchansky estuaries in the area of «Priazovneft» oil company activity. According to the data of a series of Landsat images during the period of 30 years (1984-2014) the analysis of changes in the area of Kulikovo-Kurchansky estuaries in the delta of the Kuban River is carried out. In the whole the vast area of the estuaries is reducing as well as the area of the open water. Seasonal overgrowth of a number of estuaries varies in a wide range (2 to 100 %). Since the establishment of LLC «NC «Priazovneft» in accordance with the RF legislation and license agreement conducts production environmental monitoring and industrial environmental monitoring in the area of its license area. The environmental monitoring program in the area of the license area of the oil company includes ongoing assessment of Kulikovo-Kurchansky group of estuaries characterized by fast hydrographic changes. This assessment allows an objective showing of natural changes direction of Kulikovo-Kurchansky estuaries in the area of the oil company activities. The studied parameters didn’t prove any signs of the estuaries irreversible degradation.