The Brazilian Crustacean Society – SBC is a nonprofit, nongovernmental and exclusively scientific and cultural entity. Our society aims to integrate researchers, professionals and students, and people interested in the development of researches about crustaceans, promoting its knowledge and preserving the fauna of crustaceans in Brazil. Our society represent the community of carcinologists nationally and internationally. We are the publishers of the scientific journal Nauplius; whose aim is to publish scientific articles on various aspects of the biology of crustaceans.