The processing plant was located in the village of Novy Port on the mouth of the Ob River.
Once the fish processing plant was established, fishery became Novy Ports main industry.
In the 1940s and 50s, a vast labyrinth of subterranean tunnels were dug into the frozen permafrost.
Naturally cooled by the frozen soil all around, these tunnels were to be Novy Ports cold storage.
Known as Merzlotnik, Novy Ports permafrost storage hasbeen calledthe worlds largest natural refrigerator.
The average temperature inside is about 12 degree Centigrade, all year round.
The total floor area is7,000 square meters.
The total capacitysome 2,000 tons of fish.
Fishery is no longer Novy Ports main industry.
However, the cold storage is still functional and in use today.
In 2008 this remarkable complex was awarded the status of a memorial of regional significance on the Yamal peninsula.
