The main objective of the Iberian Society of Ichthyology is to promote the study and conservation of native fishes of inland and marine aquatic ecosystems of the Iberian Peninsula. On 17th and 18th of December 2010, a group of researchers and managers held the constituent meeting in Lleida in order to group around SIBIC the collective efforts of professionals working in the study and conservation of native fishes of the Iberian Peninsula.