Appendix A 



Mussel Watch II: Chemical Changes in the Coastal Zone 

 Honolulu, Hawaii 

 7-11 November 1983 



Convened by: Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) 

 International Federation of Institutes for Advance Study (IFIAS) 

 East- West Center Environment and Policy Institute 

 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Coastal Research Center 



Organizers: Robert Risebrough 

 Bodega Bay Institute 

 Bodega Bay, CA, USA 



John Farrington 



Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 



Woods Hole, MA, USA 



Edward Goldberg 



Scripps Institute of Oceanography 



La Jolla, CA, USA 



The Mussel Watch II workshop goals included: 



1 . assess the concepts and methodologies used to detect changes in chemical contaminant 



concentrations in the coastal environment; 



2. promote discussion concerning the significance of these changes; 



3. review the monitoring data produced by national biogeochemical cycles and related 



processes; 



4. consider the implementation of the "mussel watch" concept in coastal monitoring 



programs in the Southern hemisphere; 



5 . strengthen the process of international communication and collaboration already began. 



PARTICIPANTS 



AUSTRALIA 



J.T. BAKER, Fisher Center for Tropical Marine Studies, James Cook University of North 



Queensland, Queensland, Australia 

 A.M. BREMNER, Ministry of Conservation, Marine Sciences Laboratories, Queenscliff Victoria, 



Australia 

 D.W. CONNELL, School of Australian Environmental Studies, Griffth University, Nathan 



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