Welcome to Marine Biological Station, Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability

Marine Biological Station, Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability, Niigata University is located on the northwestern shore of Sado Island, Japan. Sado Island is 50 km far from Niigata City and it takes 2 hours 30 minutes by car ferry or 67 minutes by jetfoil. The station is ideally situated for marine biological teaching and research within easy reach of a variety of marine habitats, such as rocky and sandy shores.

In Sado Island, there are 3 field stations (University Forest, Research Station for Toki and Ecological Restoration, and Marine Biological Station) of Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability, Niigata University and we are promoting biological research and education in cooperation with the other two stations. Also, we are promoting a joint usage for education of marine biology with other universities. Current research programs include work on reproductive endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, ecology and evolutionary developmental biology.

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◊ IMBC2023 has been held (July 24-30th, 2023)

SMBS has organized International Marine Biology Course (IMBC) 2023 on July 24-30th, 2023, which was held as a hybrid of both online and in-person practical courses. The report of this course can be found below.

Report (pdf, 1.7MB)


Group photos of in-person and online courses at IMBC2023

(updated on 2023.12.24)

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