European Union of Aquarium Curators

E.U.A.C. statement and environmental commitment

The more we learn about the marine and freshwater environment, the more we realise that it is under considerable and increasing pressure from the effects of human activities. There are demonstrable threats to the continued existence of certain aquatic habitats and species, as well as to the extent and range of others. Threats include over-fishing, the impact of changes in water quality from run-off, discharges or dumping and rising pressures throughout coastal zones from increased development. Aquatic habitats and species are also under considerable pressure from climate change.

It is vital that these pressures and threats are matched by an appropriate response. On land, where the effects of human pressures are more often visible and obvious, and hence have more readily captured the support of the public, action has been taken to strengthen nature conservation legislation and management. Necessary and proportionate action needs to be taken to secure the conservation of nature in the oceans and freshwater ecosystems. The awareness, engagement and support of people are required to achieve these conservation actions. European aquariums, as major visitor attractions, can play a significant role through active engagement in field conservation activities and in communicating conservation issues to their visitors.

EUAC, through its Conservation Fund, has already contributed towards projects that have advanced the conservation of freshwater and marine species and their habitats from Greece to Benin. With the support of committed sponsoring members we can increase our activities and achieve greater conservation impact.

E.U.A.C history

The E.U.A.C. mission statement

Supporting membership:

As a result of mutually beneficial interest from the commercial sector a membership category has been created specifically for support members.

 EUAC support members can be: A commercial enterprise involved directly or peripherally in the public aquarium world that is able and willing to support the activities of EUAC, commercially or otherwise.

The benefits available to Support Members are

1. Free access to the EUAC member’s list
2. Entitlement to actively participate in EUAC annual conferences with own staff (no guests allowed!)
3. Entitlement to present a poster and publicity information during EUAC conferences
4. The right to make use of the EUAC logo (registered) in publicity in association with a statement that you are support member of the EUAC
5. The possibility of installing a trade booth at EUAC conferences for a significantly reduced price (vs. non-members)
6. The right to submit a presentation proposal to the EUAC reading committee and to present during the EUAC conference upon approval by the above-mentioned committee
7. Presentation of the company’s logo on the EUAC website and the opportunity for support members to provide links to their own website as well as privileged access to technical articles, co-operative program reports and professional press.
8. Regular info about EUAC, membership, conferences etc. by email

There is only one Support Membership category. Nevertheless, the annual fees still reflect the economic potential of small and larger companies hence the annual fees are set as follows:

 The current fee for Support Members with 5 or MORE  employees is 2,000 Euros per annum.

The current fee for Support Members with LESS than 5 employees is 750 Euros per annum.

 The costs for a trade booth at an EUAC conferences are as follows:

- For larger companies as above, 1.000 Euro (3.500 Euro for non-member companies)
- For small companies as above, 750 Euro (2.000 Euro for non-member companies)

These fees will be due with registration to the annual conference and will be paid directly to the hosting institution. Registration fees will be different per conference.

Begin and end of membership

The membership starts with returning the signed application below and acceptance by the EUAC Committee with effect usually of the next 1^st of January (exemptions can be discussed). The membership is an ongoing membership and will be renewed automatically for the next year if not cancelled on time. Termination of memberships can be made until the 31^st of October with effect of year’s end in writing by email to Stefan.Inselmann@aqua-sander.de only.

Annual invoices will be sent out at the beginning of each year for the actual year. EUAC deserves the right to cancel the membership if the member is one year behind with membership fee payments.

The E.U.A.C. conservation commitment

The money EUAC receives from Supporting Members will primarily be used to support in-situ and/or ex-situ conservation programs as proposed by member institutions and after screening by the EUAC Executive Committee and secondarily to support covering EUAC administrative costs.

EUAC sincerely thanks those companies that support us in our conservation activities as the boundaries of our aquatic environment are constantly increasing. Our conservation activities, together with the activities of other organizations can contribute to safeguard biodiversity on Planet Earth.

For further information contact Stefan Inselmann, sponsorship coordinator. Click here for EUAC Supporting Membership conditions.

Our Supporting Members