Report of the Study Group on Zooplankton Production

The Study Group adopted the Terms of Reference given in C. Res. 1991/2:45, as follows: 

a) Review existing methods for measuring biomass and production processes:

b) Make proposals for improvement and standardization of methods, and prepare a methodological manual:

c) Consider the need for laboratory and sea-going workshops to intercalibrate experimental methods and evaluate new technology; 

d) Report on the progress in the scientific and commercial development of new sampling techniques