Researchers from Indonesia’s BRIN Visit the Institute for Freshwater Biology

From September 29 to October 3, 2025, Dr. Arif Wibowo, Director of the Center for Aquatic Conservation Research, and Dr. Dwi Atminarso from Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) visited the Institute for Freshwater Biology (IFB) at Nagano University.

During their stay, the two researchers held in-depth discussions with Professor Hiroshi Hakoyama and other IFB staff members on the future directions of collaborative research on eel resource management, river ecosystem conservation, and environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis in Southeast Asia. They also toured IFB’s research facilities and exchanged ideas on data sharing and the establishment of a long-term research collaboration framework.

This visit was conducted as part of the activities of the Eel Task Team, aimed at strengthening international collaboration toward the sustainable use and ecological conservation of tropical and temperate eel species.