Aims pursued by the ‘Neptunea’ group:

• Initiation of members into collecting skills.
• Organization of field trips and discussion of the results.
• Book reviews and consultation of ancient or recent works.
• Presentation of latest issues of the most important shell periodicals.
• Exchanging of collecting hints.
• Organization of exhibitions for shells and books.
• Study of certain families, genera or species of molluscs or shells from a certain shelling province.
• Attention to the mollusca within the protection of nature, especially to the study of worldwide biodiversity.
• Lectures, illustrated by PowerPoints, digital photographs or videos.
• Support of the periodical ‘Neptunea’ by critical discussing or writing papers.
• Becoming acquainted with photographing shells.