  The first unbiased surveys for high-redshift galaxies in the submillimeter
(submm) and far-infrared (FIR) wavebands have been made over the last two
years. When combined with the intensity of extragalactic background radiation
in the same wavebands, we have a reasonable first view of the dust enshrouded
Universe. Limited spatial resolution hampers the identification of the submm
galaxies, and follow-up observations currently consume much larger amounts of
telescope time than the initial submm-wave detections. Here the prospects for
future submm/FIR surveys are discussed, highlighting the importance of planning
careful multiwaveband radio/submm/FIR observations. These can be used to yield
photometric redshift information. Radio observations are vital to give accurate
positions for the detected sources.
