The next WAGOOS meeting date will be advised soon. The most recent meeting was at 9.30am July 18th 2003 at the University of WA's Centre for Water Research.

The suggested agenda included:

• Circulate business plan prior to meeting and table any comments
• Present background on meeting with Crawford Foundation and solicit comment.
• Present a short overview of the three pilot projects being developed within IOGOOS and explore potential for WA participation in projects.
• Discuss WAGOOS representation at IOGOOS meeting Mombassa, Jan 04.
• Discuss plan to develop an Indian Ocean remote sensing strategy and work plan.
• Discuss the idea of a NOO project proposal. Discuss with Neville Smith prior to WAGOOS meeting.
• Discuss the issue of WAGOOS sponsorship describing present arrangement. Plan an approach to seek additional sponsors.
• Scope out Fisheries Department Indian Ocean initiative and relate it to WAGOOS. Report this information to WAGOOS meeting. Arrange fisheries Department Rep. to brief meeting. Propose ways forward for collaboration.
• Arrange an expert to discuss present monitoring of Swan River for HAB and explore improvements with support from IOC HAB/coastal GOOS.
• Present a WAGOOS work plan for second half of 2003 and 2004.
• Discuss NCDIE (North Coast Data and Information Exchange) project.
• Organize WAGOOS members to support Marai visit in January 2004 and oceanographic week at Maritime Museum.

Any enquiries can be directed to Ray Steedman steedman@cwr.uwa.edu.au on 0407 808 773.