-- Chris Dickens
Over this past year the
most dominant event for
SASAQS members in
the province was
undoubtedly the
development of the
National Aquatic Ecosystems
Biomonitoring Programme and its
introduction to the province. Members were kept
informed of developments and those expressing
a desire to be more involved were brought
together with a wide selection of industrial and
community representatives who had a similar
interest. A Provincial Implementation Team has
been compiled with the responsibility of drawing
up a business plan for moving the programme
into operation. As this takes place there is going
to be a need for a multidisciplinary input to the
programme, which the members of SASAQS
will be best positioned to provide.
The Zululand node of the SASAQS membership bravely accepted the task of hosting the 1997 congress. The planning was slick, the venue excellent and it was by all accounts a most successful effort.