The International Mussel Watch 



IMW Workplan and Timetable (cont.) 



Purchase of equipment; 

 purchase and distribution of 

 reference standards to host 

 country participants 



Collection of field samples 

 from Caribbean, Pacific and 

 Atlantic coastal stations and 

 shipment to analytical 

 laboratories 



Analysis of organochlorines 

 in field samples including 

 QA/QC by analytical 

 laboratories and 

 participating national 

 laboratories 



Data quality control, 

 analysis of data and 

 preparation of reports 

 evaluating and interpreting 

 results 



Meeting of IMWC and 

 representatives of IOC and 

 NOAA to review progress 

 and plans for draft final 

 report of phase one of the 

 Project 



Draft Final report, ready for 

 review by IMWC reviewers 

 and participating regional 

 scientists 



Schedule international 

 meeting of IMWC, GERG, 

 ILMR, and Host-Country 

 scientists to review and 

 discuss IMW data and the 

 draft final report 



Sept.1991- 



May, 1992 



Nov. 1991- 

 Sept. 1992 



Mar. 1992- 

 Nov. 1992 



Nov.1991- 

 Nov. 1992 



Feb. 1992 



Jan. 1993 



July-Dec. 1992 



Project Secretariat and 

 analytical laboratories 



Host country scientists under 

 the direction of the IMW Field 

 Scientist and in consultation 

 with the Project Secretariat 



Analytical labs (ILMR and 

 GERG) under guidance of 

 IMWC through Project 

 Secretariat 



Project Secretariat with advice 

 of IMWC and in cooperation 

 with analytical laboratories 

 and the Field Scientific Officer 



IMWC, with support from 

 Project Secretariat and in 

 cooperation with IOC, NOAA 

 and UNEP 



IMWC and Field Scientific 

 Officer, through Project 

 Secretariat and analytical 

 laboratories and in 

 cooperation with IOC and 

 UNEP 



Project Secretariat, with Field 

 Scientist in consultation with 

 IOC and analytical labs 



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