▁and ▁Y ah or ly k ▁Bay . ▁The ▁reserve ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁of ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁preserve ▁was ▁initially ▁established ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Trans - Mar itime ▁Pres erve ▁by ▁the ▁dec ree ▁No . ▁ 1 7 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁People ' s ▁Comm iss ars ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁the ▁preserve ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁research ▁institution . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁Pres erve ▁were ▁added ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁flo od pla ins , ▁Kin ski ▁islands ▁in ▁Y ah or ly k ▁Bay , ▁and ▁the ▁shall ow ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁T endra . ▁Next ▁year ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁Y ah or ly k ▁reserve ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁flo od pla ins ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁preserve . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁there ▁was ▁established ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁B ios phere ▁Reserve ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁State ▁Pres erve ▁and ▁the ▁Y ah or ly k ▁State ▁Or n ith ological ▁Reserve ▁( as ▁its ▁buffer ▁zone ). ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁the ▁reserve ▁was ▁accepted ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Network ▁of ▁B ios phere ▁Res erves . ▁The ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁preserve ▁is ▁included ▁into ▁the ▁International ▁list ▁of ▁R ams ar ▁Convention .