Report of the Working Group on the Biological Effects of Contaminants (WGBEC)

The Working Group on the Biological Effects of Contaminants (WGBEC), chaired by Bjørn Einar Grøsvik (NO) and Ketil Hylland (NO), met at IMR, Bergen, Norway, 9–13 March 2015. There were 17 attendees through the week representing 10 countries.This was the third year of the 3-year Terms of Reference for WGBEC. There were 14 items on the agenda. Presentations and discussions took place in plenary, with rapporteur responsibility shared by members of the group. All items on the agenda were com-pleted and are reported.