Seto Marine Biological Laboratory
| Established | 1922 |
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Field of research | Marine biology |
| Location | Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan 33°41′34.5″N 135°20′18.0″E / 33.692917°N 135.338333°E |
| Affiliations | Kyoto University |
| Website | Seto Marine Biological Laboratory |
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The Seto Marine Biological Laboratory (瀬戸臨海実験所, also known as SMBL), is a marine biology field station of Kyoto University. It is located in the small town of Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture about 230 km from Kyoto.
the aquarium is accredited as a Museum-equivalent facilities by the Museum Act from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.