The International Mussel Watch 



personnel. Therefore, storage will be at an IOC/UNEP Member State facility based on offers of 

 assistance in response to requests from IOC and UNEP requesting such assistance. Funding for 

 the archiving of samples from the initial implementation phase has not yet been secured. Requests 

 for access to the archived samples should be made through the IMW Committee. 



Production and Use Data 



The gathering of this information will be an on-going effort from the outset of the program 

 and will rely heavily on collaboration with International Agencies and participating member states 

 laboratories and professionals. During the Initial Implementation Phase, this task will be done 

 voluntarily by Host-Country scientists as their individual resources permit. 



The Results 



The results of all of the analyses will be distributed in draft form to all participating Host-Country 

 scientists, along with the production and use data for the chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides. We 

 suspect that there will be some discrepancies or some unusual results that will require some further 

 sampling and analyses. This latter activity should be carried out and completed during the first 

 months of the year following the field program in each region. If funding can be secured, an 

 international meeting will be organized by the Project Secretariat to discuss the analytical results 

 from the Initial Implementation Phase. 



The Final Product 



The final document will be produced by the International Mussel Watch Committee. 

 Herein the results will be assessed and related to potential problems for coastal environmental 

 quality concerns with a local, regional, and global contexts and will include all data and 

 interpretations. A rather rapid publication of the volume is envisaged (i.e. after each region(s) is 

 completed). The volume will be distributed to all of the participating laboratories, relevant 

 government agencies and to the scientists themselves. The results of scientific interpretations will 

 be also published in the peer-reviewed literature after the final report is issued. 



Budget Overview 



Clearly, in such a complex undertaking as this, all of the impediments to success have not 

 been recognized. Further, the time involved in carrying the project to a successful completion most 

 probably has been underestimated. Yet we must proceed because the problems addressed are 



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