ICES Techniques in Marine Environmental Sciences

The Working Group on Biologieal Effeets of Contarninants (WGBEC) eontinues to be very aetive in the development of methods descriptions for this series. Dr P. Matthiessen (UK) of this group has taken a coordinating role. requesting the preparation of manuseripts from colleagues and ensuring a thorough peer review before they are submitted to the WGBEC for final approval. He has several manuscripts presently under review and a number in various earlier stages of preparation.