1. Consider those crabs, shrimps and lobsters that are utilized in a commercial, subsistence or recreational fisheries. This may include introduced species if they are directly important or impact human utilization of any other marine species;
2. Identify organizations and key contacts from each that are performing scientific work on the distribution, recruitment, larval transport, migration, population dynamics, and influences of environmental conditions for crabs and shrimp;
3. Identify data that are available that would assist in the analyses of factors affecting abundance trends;
4. Review and exchange current knowledge and data concerning factors affecting abundance and survival of crabs, shrimps and spiny lobsters and identify key scientific questions regarding reasons for abundance fluctuations.

Canada
Jim Boutillier
Glen Jamieson

Japan
Y. Ogawa
Hideo. Sekiguchi
I. Yosho

People's Republic of China
R. Shengmin (until `96)
Zhi-Ming Zhuang (from `97)

Republic of Korea
Sung-Yun Hong
In-Ja Yeon
Chang-Ik Zhang (until `98)

Russia
Boris G. Ivanov
Vitaly E. Rodin (Co-Chairman)
Yuliya B. Zaitseva

U.S.A.
David A. Armstrong
L.W. Botsford
Robert S. Otto (Co-Chairman)