4th International Coelacanth Symposium

Aquamarine Fukushima launched the Coelacanth Project in 2000 just after opening to conduct research on coelacanths. To date, we have conducted surveys on the extant species, Latimeria chalmunae and L. menadoensis using ROVs as well as dissections of the two species and studies on fossil coelacanths. 

In addition, we held the First International Coelacanth Symposium in February 2002, participated in the South African Coelacanth International Symposium in October 2003, held the International Symposium “The Coelacanth, Fathom the Miystery” in November 2007; and co-hosted the International Coelacanth Symposium with the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History in August 2017.

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding the 4th International Coelacanth Symposium in Tokyo, Japan as follows：

Program

• Date: January 11th and 12th, 2025

• Venue: Room 3303, 3rd Floor, Building 3, Tokyo Kioicho Campus, Josai University Educational Corporation, 2-3-20 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0093, Japan

• Language of the Symposium: English

• Abstract submission and registration (Deadline: 10 November, 2024) https://forms.gle/uyoJGjzcNnHDUpws9

After filling out the registration form, please send your abstract as a separate Word file to

greeneyecoelacanth@aquamarine.or.jp

Closed.

• Registration (Deadline: 10 December, 2024) https://forms.gle/uaq6GtHRDSsZ6n8x8  Closed.

• Abstract format: Title, speaker (affiliation) (including co-speakers) and text of abstract on one A4 sheet. For more information, please see the Abstract Format page.

The program and abstracts will not be printed, but these will be available in pdf format on the website.

• Host and Organizer: Aquamarine Fukushima (Fukushima Marine Science Museum)

• Co-organizer: Oishi Fossils Gallery of Mizuta Memorial Museum, Josai University

• Organizing committee: Masamitsu Iwata, Yoshitaka Yabumoto, Paulo M. Brito, Shinya Miyata

• Contact: greeneyecoelacanth@aquamarine.or.jp