Port Curtis Integrated Macrobenthic Monitoring Programme : a review presented to the Port Curtis Integrated Monitoring Programme Steering Committee

In June 2001, a Steering Committee was established to guide the development and implementation of the programme. The committee includes representatives from Gladstone's main industrial sectors (Boyne Smelters Ltd, Gladstone Area Water Board, Gladstone Port Authority, NRG Operating Services Pty Ltd, ORICA Australia, Queensland Alumina Ltd, Southern Pacific Petroleum, TICOR Chemical Company) and representatives of the EPA, CQU and coastal CRC. All steering committee members are committed to developing the Port Curtis Integrated Monitoring Programme and have agreed to work cooperatively to develop a monitoring framework that will utilise current monitoring resources in a more efficient and scientifically valid manner.