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FOREWARD <br />This summary represents a continuation of similar reports which <br />were completed and disseminated following the first and second annual <br />symposia in 1969 and 1970. Summaries of symposia held between 1971 <br />and 1977 have been completed and are now being prepared for publication <br />as a compendium. The Council's executive committee decided to give <br />priority to the publication of the 1979 meeting summary in order to <br />make the most pertinent material available to the public at the earliest <br />possible date. The 1971-77 compendium will, hopefully, follow shortly. <br />In line with the international concerns and philosophies inherent <br />within the Council, authors and other participants were encouraged in <br />1978 for the first time to submit a Spanish abstract; or, when a paper <br />was written or a presentation was made in Spanish, an English abstract <br />was requested. These guidelines were occasionally adhered to. <br />The primary purpose of the Council remains one of sheer practicality: <br />to preserve the native fishes and aquatic ecosystems of the North <br />American deserts. The Council is unanimous in its feeling that this can <br />best be accomplished through the widespread exchange and dissemination <br />of research and management information. Symposium participants are <br />given the choice of using this summary as a means of publishing papers <br />or simply to provide English and Spanish abstracts, should they wish <br />to publish elsewhere.