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.
Directorship
President
Dra. Carla Polaz
Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação da Biodiversidade Aquática Continental - CEPTA, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade - ICMBio, Rodovia SP-201, km 7, 13641-001, Pirassununga, SP
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Tel: 55 (19) 3565-1260
Secretary
Dra. Veronica Slobodian
Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro - Asa Norte - Laboratório de Ictiologia Sistemática, Departamento de Zoologia (ZOO) - Bloco A - Sala ASS 13/11, Universidade de Brasília - UnB, 70910-900, Brasília, DF
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Tel: 55 (61) 3107-3010
Treasurer
Dra. Karla Soares
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo - USP - Rua do Matão, trav. 14, 101, 05508-090, São Paulo, SP
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Tel: 55 (11) 3091-7802
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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