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Days in Sri Lanka for SI
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
Shigehiro Kuraku
May 11


Quandennial SI
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
Shigehiro Kuraku
Apr 17


NIG Postdoc Fellow
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...
Shigehiro Kuraku
May 15, 2025


Upcoming events
Here are planned presentations at international conferences or English-spoken talks at Japanese meetings about the main projects of our...
Shigehiro Kuraku
May 15, 2025
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