Being interested in assuring the continuity of the objectives of 



the WATS, 



Therefore, the National Representative participants in WATS II 

 resolve to: 



Express their desire to facilitate the continuation and 

 strengthening of WATS, 



Decide to express their interest in having lOCARIBE, in its Third 

 Assembly (lOCARIBE III) , to adopt and ratify the concept of WATS 

 as part of its Program on Living Resources, this adoption of WATS 

 by lOCARIBE should result from a concerted action of its member 

 states. 



Decide to establish an interim steering committee (ISC) with the 

 responsibility of keeping active the WATS concept until formally 

 adopted by lOCARIBE III, 



Decide also to request the cooperation of Frederick Berry, Harvey 

 Bullis, Herman Kumpf, Glenda Medina, Manuel Murillo, Jose 

 Ottenwalder, Henri Reichart and Horace Walters, to integrate this 

 ISC, 



Request lOCARIBE to convene WATS III no later than three years 

 after lOCARIBE III. 



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