News & Topics

◊ 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)

◊ Parvez CHOWDHURY has won Online Poster Award at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan

Parvez Chowdhury (Marine Biological Station) has won Online Poster Award at the 70th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan.
 
Though plankton has important role in aquatic ecosystem, there has been few study especially in Sea of Japan. This presentation showed seasonal plankton dynamics and its relation to environment by intensive field survey and analyses.


Presenter: Parvez CHOWDHURY (1st year PhD student, Life Science Course, GSST / Marine Biological Station, Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability, Niigata University), Midori IIDA (Marine Biological Station, Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability, Niigata University)

Award: Online Poster Award, he 70th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan

Title of presentation: Seasonal abundance and distribution of zooplankton in northwestern coast of Sado Island, Sea of Japan

(updated on 2023.4.14)

◊ SMBS Building was renovated (July 1st, 2021)

After nine months of construction, SMBS Building (Research Building + Dormitory) was totally renovated. We are looking forward to accept researchers and students in the new building.


Interior of the renovated Research Building

(updated on 2021.7.26)
◊We organized IMBC 2019 (August 21-28, 2019)

SMBS has organized International Marine Biology Course (IMBC 2019) from 21st August to 27th in Sado Island of the Japan Sea. We had 31 students/post-doctor and 6 researchers, in total 37 participants from 17 different universities in the Asia Oceania region. The participants obtained a lot of knowledge about marine lives through a variety of field activities and lectures. Please check the event report linked below.

group photo
Report file (PDF: 2.5 MB)
(updated on 2019.10.24)

◊ Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability, Niigata University has been established. Our station has incorporated to the center.(April 1st, 2019)
◊IMBC 2018 was organized(July 28-August 1, 2018)
BlogReport (PDF 1.5MB)
IMBC 2017 was organized(September 11-14, 2017)
◊SMBS website updated!(May 17, 2013)
Marine Biological Station