Meeting of the Aldabra Research Committee : Projects Subcommittee Present: Professor W H Thorpe (Chair); Dr J Morton Boyd; Mr J P M Brenan; Professor A R Claphaml Dr M J Coe; Dr F C Fraser; Mr L F H Merton; Mr J F Peake; Dr G W Potts; Professor P M Sheppard; Dr D R Stoddart; Dr C A Wright Observer: Miss D S Crouch Matters discussed: 1.) Minutes of previous meeting confirmed subject to an amendment 2.) Staff appointments 3.) Communications 4.) Background to research 5.) Data programme 6.) Geology and goephysics 7.) Tides 8.) Land vegetation 9.) Algal research 10.) Marine 11.) Herpetology 12.) Ornithology 13.) Introduced animals 14.) Land invertebrates 15.) Staff research 16.) Comments by Professor R F Inger [US liaison] 17.) Recent enquiries 18.) Date of next meeting Signed Francis C Fraser 17 July 1973 Document reference ALD/30(73) 17 April 1973