Even without rowing out to sea, the research materials obtained from aquariums and the resulting genomic data help us understand the mechanisms of life. Our research interests have extended to the iconic manta rays, and just today, we witnessed a rare case of shark embryonic development occurring right here in our aquarium tank at NIG. I will share those details another time. Although some time has passed since its publication, following our genomic analyses of the elephant f

Sharks International 2026 held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, concluded with immense excitement, leaving us with a clear mandate for increasing evidence-based conservation and high expectations for the future. The conference scope encompasses the entire class of Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes). This includes elasmobranchs—a term I suspect many experienced participants often wanted to correct for its pronunciation: (ih-LAS-muh-brangk: /ɪˈlæs məˌbræŋk/ or ih-LAZ-muh-brangk: /ɪˈlæ

SI stands for Sharks International, namely the international conference for shark biology, ecology, and conservation held every four years, as listed below. 2010 (1st): June 6–11, 2010 - Cairns, Australia 2014 (2nd): June 2–6, 2014 - Durban, South Africa 2018 (3rd): June 3–8, 2018 - João Pessoa, Brazil 2022 (4th): October 10–14 (Online) & 20–22 (In-person), 2022 - Valencia, Spain 2026 (5th, Upcoming): May 4–8, 2026 - Colombo, Sri Lanka At the upcoming Sharks International 202

This is about annual calls of NIG Postdoctoral Fellow . It is a 3-year, NIG-funded program, and the deadline is normally set in early...

Here are planned presentations at international conferences or English-spoken talks at Japanese meetings about the main projects of our...