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	Shigefumi Kanao

Research Group
Museum Studies Research Group
Degree
M.Sc. (Environmental Science)
Photograph Explanation
Using a casting net to catch fish. In Shiga Prefecture, many species of fish have been found from rivers and waterways (photo taken 26 July, 2008).

E-MAIL: kanao@lbm.go.jp

	Career

Graduated from the Department of Biological Resources Management, School of Environmental Science, University of Shiga Prefecture. Completed a doctoral course at the Graduate School of Environmental Science, University of Shiga Prefecture. After working as a curator at the Taga Town Museum, joined the Lake Biwa Museum in April 2011.

Specialty

1. Ecology and conservation of fish that use rice fields.
2. The distribution patterns of fish and bivalves in Shiga Prefecture.
3. Habitats of rare freshwater fish and bivalve species, and the links to conservation activities.
4. Wildlife conservation and environmental education that utilize the museum.

Key Words of Research

Paddy fields, shore network, conservation, fish, and freshwater bivalves.

Professional Society Membership

The Ichthyological Society of Japan, the Ecological Society of Japan, the Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering, the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science, the Biogeographical Society of Japan, the Ecology and Civil Engineering Society, the Malacological Society of Japan, the Japanese Society of Environmental Entomology and Zoology, the Museological Society of Japan, the Japanese Society of Environmental Education, the Kansai Organization for Nature Conservation, the Japanese Orthoptera Society.