08:30 - 10:15 - Welcome speeches
On the opening day of the congress, personalities of all nationalities who are committed to the Ocean and aquatic environments, and who are responsible for unifying actions on a global scale, will give their testimonies to fuel the reflection process.
- Dominique GODEFROY – President of NAUSICAA
- Frédéric CUVILLIER – Chairman of the Communauté d’Agglomération du Boulonnais – Mayor of Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Philippe VALLETTE – Chairman of the IAN – International Aquarium Network
- Vladimir RYABININ – Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission – Assistant Director General, UNESCO
- Virginijus SINKEVICIUS – European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
- Hervé BERVILLE – Secretary of State for the Sea
- Rebecca DANIEL – Young Ocean Advocate – Youth4Ocean Forum
- Alexis ROSENFELD – Underwater photograph
- Christophe SIRUGUE – General Manager of NAUSICAA
10:15 - 10:45 - Coffee break and poster session
10:45 - 12:30 - Keynote speakers: General theme
Aquariums: engaged and active on behalf of the Blue Planet
Introduction of the theme
- João Falcato, President of the EUAC on the commitment of aquariums.
- Françoise Gaill, CNRS and Ocean & Climate platform on “importance of raising everyone’s awareness”.
- Bruno Maquart, President of ECSITE on “Societal role of aquariums and science centres”.
- Richard Vevers, Photograph “Ocean Decade Exhibition” on “Talking about the ocean to the general public”.
- Jacques Rougerie, Architect on “Make people dream”
On the opening day of the congress, personalities of all nationalities who are committed to the Ocean and aquatic environments, and who are responsible for unifying actions on a global scale, will give their testimonies to fuel the reflection process.
- Introduction by representatives of Communauté d’Agglomération du Boulonnais, Ville de Boulogne sur Mer, Pas de Calais department and the Hauts de France region.
- Welcome speeches by Philippe Vallette, president of the IAN and by Christophe Sirugue, general manager of Nausicaa.
- Vladimir Ryabinin – executive secretary of the IOC – UNESCO on “Using the Ocean to disseminate oceanographic sciences”
- A representative of the Youth4Ocean Forum on “The Ocean issue for young people”
- Alexis Rosenfeld, photograph on “The importance of raising awareness about the Ocean”
Introduction of the theme
- Christophe Sirugue, general manager of Nausicaá, presentation of the EUAC / UCA declaration
- João Falcato, president of the EUAC on the commitment of aquariums
- Françoise Gaill, CNRS and Ocean & Climate platform on “importance of raising everyone’s awareness”
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch break
Session 1 - 14:00 - 15:45
Animal care
14:00
Improvements in survival conditions for cetaceans in aquariums in China over the past 30 years — Taking the Yangtze finless porpoise as an example
Xianfeng Zhang
Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
14:15
Virtual presentation: Animals Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release
Chu Chun
HHAn Entertainment Group Tianjin Haichang Polar Ocean Park, China
14:30
Open surgeries in closed systems – Surgical case studies of an aquatic vet
Marton Hoitsy
Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden, Hungaria
14:45
Designing and implementing an animal welfare strategy in the Oceanográfic of Valencia
Daniel Garcia Parraga
Oceanografic of Valencia, Spain
15:00
Whale and Dolphin Sanctuaries: A New Approach to World-Class Care, Welfare and Public Education
Rob Hicks & John Racanelli
Merlin Entertainments SEA LIFE, United Kingdom
15:15
Blue-streak cleaner wrasses Labroides dimidiatus exhibit natural behavioral complexity in a reef aquarium setup
Taissa Faust
Tierpark Hagenbeck, Germany
15:30
Management of parasite prophylaxis, treatment and quarantine on several orders of public display animals that are newly sourced from a highly managed sustainable fishery.
Forrest A. Young
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters, USA
15:45 - 16:15 - Coffee break and poster session
Session 2 - 16:15 - 18:00
Animal care
16:15
Treatment of a bilateral cataract in a Humphead Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) using phacoemulsification
Pierre-Marie Boitard
Filiavet & Oceanopolis, France
16:30
Virtual presentation: Influences of three salinities on the growth performance and digestive enzyme activities at different stages of Chrysaora quinquecirrha
Cuihua Yang
Qingdao Aquarium, China
16:45
The Deep Sea: Advances in Animal Care
Jon B. Hoech
Monterey Bay Aquarium, USA
Scenographic Design and Production of Cultural and Scientific Content
17:00
Bringing the deep sea to Aquarium visitors
Beth Redmond-Jones
Monterey Bay Aquarium, USA
17:15
The pathway to Guadalajara Michin Aquarium
Paulina Balbontin Duron
Guadalajara Michin Aquarium, Mexico
17:30
Learn Love Protect – Odysseo Mauritius
Bernardo Nascimento
Clear Reef International, France
17:45