The International Mussel Watch 



IMW Workplan and Timetable (cont.) 



Hold international data 

 review meeting in the region 



Incorporate comments of 

 reviewers into final report, 

 issue final report 



Provide technical support to 

 western hemisphere IMW 

 scientific network, support 

 expansion of IMW project 

 to Pacific Rim. 



Mar. 1993 



May 1993 



Jan.-Dec. 1993 



Project Secretariat, with local 

 host in the region (e.g., 

 CIMAR or other university) 

 and in collaboration with the 

 Field Scientist, IMWC and the 

 analytical labs 



Project Secretariat, with 

 IMWC, Field Scientist, 

 analytical labs 



Project Secretariat 



This Initial Implementation Phase will: 



-generate high quality data on chlorinated pesticides and estimate PCB concentrations in 



the Central-South America coastal region 

 -serve as a "field-test" of a large-scale international marine monitoring program for 



chemical contaminants 

 -create an international network of coastal environmental scientists 

 -provide a forum for training and for discussion of analytical results 

 -create the institutional structure for a global scale coastal monitoring program 



Continuation (and expansion to other global areas) of this project will be considered when 

 the program is assessed at the conclusion of the Initial Implementation Phase. Host-Countries will 

 benefit from the scientific results generated during this initial phase and will have an opportunity to 

 expand local monitoring activities with technical support from the Project. The Project will assist 

 to integrate these activities into regional and global-scale programs. 



Selection of Sampling Locations 



The appended list of suggested collection sites (Appendix B-l) is a product of suggestions 

 received at one of the IMW organizational meeting of experts (Solomons, MD, USA, July, 1988). 

 These are based, in part, on personal knowledge of the various countries and recommendations of 

 international colleagues. Actual sites may thus vary depending on the recommendations of host- 



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