Channel of xinhua net Shanghai reported on September 18: The plenary meeting of aquaria of the 7th international that by Shanghai ocean aquaria sponsors (IAC 2008) will be in center of Shanghai international conference to hold at coming 24 days on October 19, this was 1960 since congress of first international aquaria is held, be in the 2nd times Asia, hold in China first.
International aquaria congress is international aquaria the grand meeting that the bound has force most. Hold 4 every years, it is one invites whole world aquaria communication of bound and scientific research and personage of major of group of popular science education is aquatic view and admire biologic newest achievement, discuss aquaria management to run successful experience internationally scientific grand meeting, can saying to go up is the Olympic Games of aquatic animals bound.

The theme of this second congress is " progress and environmental protection- - aquaria is protecting the fixed position " in water environment, group public figure can share numerous aquaria not only the experience that runs a side, still can discuss jointly how to protect water environment effectively, enhance the public to be opposite the protective consciousness of water environment, make aquaria of more person understanding is protecting the main effect since ocean environment and place of aquatic biology field.

The country that attends this plenary meeting and orgnaization amount will be achieved all previous most. IAC 2008 basically discusses the topic of 3 parts, include zoology protection and education, breed with management, development and progress.