ICES/OSPAR Steering Group on Quality Assurance of Biological Measurements in the Northeast Atlantic [SGQAE]

Jon Davies (Chair) opened the ninth meeting of the Steering Group on Quality Assurance of Biological Measurements in the Northeast Atlantic (SGQAE) at 10.30 hrs on 22 February 2005, and welcomed the participants, and particularly Jacqueline Eggleton (UK) and Friedrich Nast (Germany) as new members. A list of participants is included at Annex 1. Membership of the group has declined in recent years and the range of competencies now available to the group is compromising it ability to achieve all the Terms of Reference as-signed to it. ICES/OSPAR should endeavour to increase the membership both in terms of the countries represented, and the range of experience of group members in relation to the Terms of Reference (see Recommendations).