Benthos group hold a seminar "Biodiversity of marine benthic invertebrates in the western Pacific: International collaborative research and education activities in National Museum of Nature and Science" at National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Japan. Dr. Đỗ Đình Thịnh (Institute of Marine Environment and Resources; Vietnam) was invited to the seminar and gave a lecture entitled "Current situation of holothurian fisheries in Vietnam and population genetic study for conservation".
