Minutes of the Aldabra Research Committee Present: Professor T R E Southwood (Chair); Professor G M Dunnet; Professor W H Thorpe; Dr M G Morris; Dr C A Wright; Mr J F Peake; Dr D R Stoddart; Dr M G Schultz Matters discussed: 1.) Minutes of previous meeting confirmed 2.) Chairmanship 3.) Seychelles Islands Foundation 4.) Station management subcommittee 5.) Herpetology working group 6.) Terrestrial invertebrates working group 7.) Botany working group 8.) Marine sciences working group 9.) Ornithology working group 10.) Earth sciences working group 11.) Data unit 12.) Director's reports 13.) Thames TV 14.) Schedule for meetings for 1978 15.) Date of next meeting Signed T R W Southwood 13 December 1977 Document reference ALD/39(77) [C/148(77)] 19 July 1977