The Brazilian Society of Ichthyology (SBI) is a non-profit organization established in February 1982, during the IX Brazilian Congress of Zoology in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Its creation came from the fact that one-fifth of the papers presented at the VIII and IX Zoology Congress were fish related. Then it was constituted the Commission Provisional Pro-Foundation of the Brazilian Society of Ichthyology, with the support of 218 ichthyologists. The official foundation took place on February 2nd 1983, during the X Brazilian Congress of Zoology in Belo Horizonte, MG.
SBI's main goals are:
- to bring together people interested in the development of Ichthyology, advocated by the legitimate rights of members;
- to promote, encourage and support studies ont he Brazilian fish fauna in the areas of teaching, research and extension;
- to ensure the conservation and use of the fish fauna of Brazil;
- to facilitate and increase the exchange of information among its members;
- to represent the community of Brazilian ichthyologists at national and international levels;
- to promote and conduct meetings, conferences and courses in regional, national and/or international scopes;
- to assist and advise the goverment or private entities concerning the development of studies on fish in its various areas;
- to disseminate the results of scientific and technical work in the area of ichthyology;
- to establish agreements and promote exchange with similar societies throughout the world, aiming the development of Ichthyology.
Board of Directors
President
Dr. Leandro M. Sousa
Laboratório de Ictiologia de Altamira, Laboratório de Aquicultura de Peixes Ornamentais do Xingu, Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA - R. Coronel José Porfírio, 2515. Bairro Esplanada do Xingu, Altamira, PA. CEP: 68372-040
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Tel: 55 (93) 99135-7445
Secretary
Dra. Karla D. A. Soares
Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Chondrichthyes. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ. Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373 - Centro de Ciências e Saúde - Bloco A. Ilha do Fundão, 21941-902, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
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Tel: 55 (11) 95555-7395
Treasurer
Ma. Lorena Agostinho
Departamento de Ecologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN - Rua das Biociências, Lagoa Nova, 59078-970, Natal - RN
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Tel: 55 (21) 98796-8882
Deliberative Council
Dr. José Luís Olivan Birindelli - Presidente
Universidade Estadual de Londrina - UEL
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Dr. André Luiz Netto-Ferreira
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS
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Dra. Carla Polaz
Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação da Biodiversidade Aquática Continental - CEPTA
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Dra. Carla Simone Pavanelli
Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM
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Dr. Fabio Di Dario
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ
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Dr. Hugo Marques
Fishtag Consultoria Ambiental
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Dra. Lucélia Nobre Carvalho
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso – UFMT
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SBI Statute
Check it out our statute to know your rights and duties as a member of the SBI
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