Ocean Experts

	Ameer Abdulla, Ph.D., Senior Specialist/Group Leader, Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Science IUCN Global Marine Programme: coral reefs, monitoring, fisheries, and marine protected areas http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	Vera Agostini, Scientist, Global Marine Initiative The Nature Conservancy: Fisheries Oceanography, Climate change and marine ecosystems, Marine Zoning, Ecosystem Based Management, Marine Protected Area Design http://www.nature.org/initiatives/marine/contact/art24258.html
	Jeff Ardron, WCPA-Marine Advisor on MPA Design, Tools and Software and Scientific Advisor to the WCPA-Marine High Seas MPA Task Force and Director, High Seas Program, MCBI MCBI: marine spatial planning and high seas http://www.mcbi.org/staff_board/staff_board.htm Read Bio
	Åsa Andersson, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the Baltic Sea, and Manager of the Baltic Sea Program, WWF Sweden WWF Sweden: marine space-based conservation http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/europe/where/sweden/index.cfm Read Bio
	Jennifer Ashworth, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the North East Atlantic, and Marine Protected Areas Specialist, Natural England Natural England: MPAs http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/
	Mabel Augustowski, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the South Atlantic and Biological Oceanographer, Marine Conservation Research Center (CEMAR) CEMAR: dive tourism management in MPAs and integrating species conservation programs (mainly cetaceans) in MPA management http://www.cemarbrasil.org Read Bio
	Dan Basta, Director Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov
	Michael W. Beck, Senior Scientist, Global Marine Initiative The Nature Conservancy: Coastal Marine Habitat Conservation & Restoration, Estuarine Ecology, Regional Planning & Zoning, MPAs, Marine Conservation Agreements (MCAs) http://www.nature.org/initiatives/marine/contact/art20912.html
	Rob Brumbaugh, Ph.D., Restoration Program Director, Global Marine Initiative The Nature Conservancy: Marine Habitat Restoration, Shellfish Reefs, Estuaries and Bays http://www.nature.org/tncscience/scientists/misc/art14392.html
	Dr. Kwang Sik Choi, WCPA-Marine Country Coordinator for Korea, and Professor, School of Applied Marine Science, Cheju National University Cheju National University: Read Bio
	Segundo Coello, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the South East Pacific WCPA: ecotourism, MPAs and fisheries Read Bio
	Harlan Cohen, Ph.D., Advisor on Ocean Governance and International Institutions IUCN Global Marine Programme: marine law and conventions, governance and high seas http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	Steve Cox, Vice President and Priority Leader, Gulf of California WWF: Strategic program planning; NGO organizational development; Economics and public policy for conservation; Community economic development http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/experts/item1068.html
	Juan Eduardo Bezaury Creel, WCPA-Marine Country Coordinator for Mexico, and Environmental Policy Director, The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy: increasing protected areas' fiscal budget and the creation and recategorization of protected areas http://www.nature.org/ Read Bio
	Jon C. Day, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for Australia/New Zealand, and Director of the Outlook Report Taskforce, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority GBRMPA: MPA planning and management http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/ Read Bio
	Kim Davis, Director - US Bycatch Initiative Marine Fisheries Program WWF: Kim leads WWF's efforts to employ field, policy and marketing strategies to reduce fisheries bycatch around the world. http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/experts/kimberly-davis.html
	Elizabeth De Santo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Marine Affairs Programme, University of Dalhousie: marine protected area governance, international environmental law, cold-water corals Read Bio
	Mathieu Ducrocq, Marine Programme Coordinator, West Africa IUCN Global Marine Programme: fisheries, marine protected areas, alternative livelihoods, shark conservation http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	Bill Eichbaum, Vice President and Managing Director, Marine Program WWF: Environmental law; marine conservation - with emphasis on governance issues; large-scale conservation program management http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/experts/item1046.html
	Mohamed Eltayeb, Ph.D., Marine Programme Officer IUCN West Asia & Middle East Regional Office (WAME): http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/wame
	Alejandro Fallabrino, WCPA-Marine Country Coordinator for Uruguay, and President, South West Atlantic Network for the research and conservation of sea turtles WCPA: MPAs, sea turtle conservation Read Bio
	Zach Ferdaña, Senior Marine Planner, Global Marine Initiative The Nature Conservancy: Ecosystem-Based Management, Marine Planning, GIS http://www.nature.org/initiatives/marine/contact/art20920.html
	Helen E. Fox, Senior Marine Conservation Biologist WWF: Marine ecology, threats, and conservation; coral reefs; marine protected area design http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/staff/item5131.html
	Steve Gaines, Director, Marine Science Institute, UC Santa Barbara PISCO: marine conservation; marine reserves; biogeography; effects of climate change on coastal ecosystems; effects of ocean circulation on dispersal; sustainable fisheries http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/eemb/faculty/gaines/index.html
	Eric Gilman, Marine Science Advisor IUCN Global Marine Programme: fisheries by-catch, tuna fisheries, coastal ecosystem responses to relative sea-level rise, coastal and marine ecology http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	Kristina Gjerde, High Seas Policy Advisor IUCN Global Marine Programme: high seas, marine law and conventions, marine protected areas http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	Philipp Goeltenboth, Managing Director, Coastal East Africa WWF: Community-based natural resource management; African mammals; Wildlife management; Marine conservation; Conservation in Africa http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/experts/item1054.html
	Marina Gomei, Ph.D., Project Officer, Marine Biodiversity IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation: marine protected areas, marine biodiversity http://www.iucn.org/med Read Bio
	Sarah Gotheil, Programme Officer IUCN Global Marine Programme: http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	Dr. Hugh Govan, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the North and South Pacific, Melanesia subregion, and NCT member, Locally Managed Marine Area Network Locally Managed Marine Area Network : community development, traditional knowledge, capacity building strategies, human rights and governance http://www.lmmanetwork.org/ Read Bio
	Susie Grant, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the Antarctic and Marine Protected Area analyst, British Antarctic Survey British Antarctic Survey: Antarctic conservation http://www.antarctica.ac.uk
	Gabriel Grimsditch, Programme Associate CORDIO East Africa: coral reefs, climate change http://www.cordioea.org Read Bio
	Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Marine Reserve Science Coordinator, Oregon State University PISCO: marine reserve science; fish ecology; coral reefs; predator-prey interactions http://www.piscoweb.org/directory/directory.jsp?individual_lookup=grorudck
	Lynne Hale, Director, Global Marine Initiative The Nature Conservancy: Integrated Coastal Zone Management, Tourism Planning Development, Marine Protected Areas http://www.nature.org/tncscience/scientists/misc/hale.html
	Kohei Hibino, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the North-West Pacific and Research Scientist, Japan Wildlife Research Center Japan Wildlife Research Center: coral reef MPAs of East Asia and Micronesia http://www.jwrc.or.jp/ Read Bio
	Andrew Hurd, Deputy Head, IUCN Global Marine Programme IUCN Global Marine Programme: project development, high seas management, sustainable financing, coastal livelihoods http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	Dr. Charlotte Karibuhoye, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator, West Africa and Coordinator, Marine Protected Areas Programme, FIBA FIBA - International Foundation for the Banc d'Arguin: MPAs, institutional networking, participatory project planning, monitoring and evaluation, wildlife monitoring, community-based conservation, management effectiveness assessment http://www.lafiba.org/ Read Bio
	Kathy Kelly, MPA Librarian National Marine Protected Areas Center, NOAA: http://www3.mpa.gov/mpa_lib/virtual_library.aspx
	William Kostka, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the North and South Pacific, Micronesia subregion Micronesia Conservation Trust: MPA networks http://mctconservation.org/ Read Bio
	Dr. Mohammed. M. A. Kotb, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the Arabian Seas, Coordinator of Biodiversity & MPA's Programme for PERSGA PERSGA (The Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden): coral ecology, reef rehabilitation, underwater survey techniques http://www.persga.org Read Bio
	Dan Laffoley, Marine Vice Chair IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas, & Marine Principal Specialist Chief Scientist's Team Natural England IUCN WCPA & Natural England: http://sites.google.com/site/danlaffoley/
	Finn Larsen, Western Gray Whale Conservation Initiative IUCN Global Marine Programme: http://www.iucn.org/marine
	Alfonso Lombana, Marine Conservation Specialist WWF: Marine ecology, landscape ecology, GIS http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/staff/item5136.html
	Jane Lubchenco, Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Oregon State University PISCO: marine conservation biology; marine reserves; public understanding of science; ecosystem services; ecological causes and consequences of global change; biodiversity; sustainable ecological systems; rocky intertidal shores; plant-herbivore interactions. http://lucile.science.oregonstate.edu/lubchenco/Pages/AboutJane/Biography.cfm
	Fil.Lic. Carl Gustaf Lundin, Head, IUCN Global Marine Programme IUCN Global Marine Programme: marine protected areas, building partnerships for conservation of ecosystems and endangered marine species, sustainable fisheries management, and climate change effects on marine resources http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	Imène Meliane, Marine Programme Officer IUCN Global Marine Programme: marine invasives, bioprospecting, coral reefs, sharks, Convention on Biological Diversity http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	Elizabeth Moore, Director of Sanctuary International Program Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov
	Nyawira Muthiga, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for East Africa and Conservation Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Conservation Society: management and conservation of East African marine ecosystems http://www.wcs.org/ Read Bio
	Kate Newman, Managing Director, Coral Triangle WWF: Aquatic ecology; Coastal and marine conservation issues; Marine protected areas; Turtle conservation program; Ecoregion conservation planning and management; African conservation, particularly marine community-based natural resource management http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/experts/item1063.html
	Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Ph.D., WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator, Mediterranean and Black Seas, and Honorary President, Tethys Research Institute Tethys Research Institute: http://www.disciara.net/ Read Bio
	Jeanne Pagnan, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the Arctic and Vice President and Environmental Consultant, Twin Dolphins WCPA: terrestrial and marine arctic biodiversity Read Bio
	Jennifer Palmer, Marine Programme Officer IUCN Global Marine Programme: marine biodiversity, community based conservation, marine mammals and sea turtles, and communications and outreach http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	John Parks, WCPA-Marine Country Coordinator for the USA and Senior Advisor, Community-based Marine Conservation The Nature Conservancy: Pacific marine conservation http://www.tnc.org Read Bio
	Wanfei Qiu, WCPA-Marine Country Coordinator for China WCPA: Chinese MPAs Read Bio
	François Simard, Advisor on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs IUCN Global Marine Programme: fisheries, marine sustainability, marine protected areas http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	Jennifer Smith, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the North West Atlantic and Manager, GIS/Conservation Planning, WWF Canada WWF Canada: expertise in the use of Marxan http://www.wwf.ca/wwf.asp Read Bio
	Aarthi Sridhar, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator, Central Indian Ocean Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment: coastal and marine legislation, sustainable livelihoods and development http://www.atree.org/ Read Bio
	Lauren Spurrier, Managing Director, Galapagos WWF: Galapagos; Marine protected area governance; Ecotourism; Community-based conservation; Community-based development http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/experts/item6556.html
	Matt Stout, Director of Communications Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov
	Jerker Tamelander, Coordinator CORDIO/Indian Ocean IUCN Global Marine Programme: coral reefs, coastal zone management http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	Moi Khim Tan, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the East Asian Seas and Manager (database), Reefbase, the WorldFish Center The Worldfish Center: coral reef database and project management http://www.worldfishcenter.org Read Bio
	Alifereti Tawake, WCPA-Marine Country Coordinator for Fiji, and Project Manager, Institute of Applied Sciences, University of the South Pacific Institute of Applied Sciences: http://ias.fst.usp.ac.fj/
	Valentina Todorova, WCPA-Marine Country Coordinator for the Black Sea, and Professor, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Bulgarian Academy of Sciences: taxonomy, biology and ecology of zoobenthos in the Black Sea, diversity and distribution of seabed habitats, ecological state indicators, bottom trawling impact assessment, invasive alien species, and conservation of marine ecosystems http://www.bas.bg/ Read Bio
	Sebastian Troëng, Senior Director of Regional Marine Strategies Conservation International: biodiversity assessment, marine capacity building, government capacity building, NGOs Read Bio
	Jay Udelhoven, Senior Policy Advisor, Market-based Marine Conservation Strategies The Nature Conservancy: Market-based strategies, Leasing & Ownership of Marine Lands (ocean bottom) http://www.nature.org/initiatives/marine/contact/art20921.html
	Stephanie Wear, Marine Protected Areas Specialist, TNC Global Marine Initiative The Nature Conservancy: Marine Protected Areas, Coral Reef Conservation, Climate Change & Coral Reefs, Community-Based Conservation http://www.nature.org/initiatives/marine/contact/art20915.html
	Alan White, Marine Protected Areas Senior Scientist, Global Marine Initiative The Nature Conservancy: Marine Protected Areas, Coral Reef Conservation, Economics of Coastal Resources, Integrated Coastal Management, experience in South and Southeast Asia http://www.nature.org/initiatives/marine/contact/art20918.html
	Margaret Williams, Managing Director Bering Sea & Kamchatka WWF: Education in the Bering Sea ecoregion; Russian conservation; Arctic wildlife and conservation issues; Bering Sea ecoregion environmental stresses; Biodiversity projects in Russia and Central Asia http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/experts/item1062.html
	Kate Willis Ladell, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the North East Pacific and Marine Planing & Protected Areas Campaign Manager, Living Oceans Society Living Oceans Society: marine planning and protected areas http://www.livingoceans.org/ Read Bio
	Leslie Walling, Coastal Resource Manager Coastal Solutions: vulnerability and impact assessment, conservation planning, policy formulation, capacity building, and community awareness and outreach Read Bio
	Kathy Walls, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the North and South Pacific, Polynesia subregion WCPA: MPA networks and ecosystem-based management Read Bio
	Louisa Wood, Ph.D., Technical Advisor on Marine Protected Areas IUCN Global Marine Programme: marine protected areas, marine biodiversity http://www.iucn.org/marine Read Bio
	Geoff York, Arctic Program Polar Bear Conservation Coordinator WWF: Polar Bear conservation http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/polarbear/geoffyork.html
	Hedley Grantham, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow University of Queensland: Decision Support, Marine Spatial Planning http://www.uq.edu.au/~uqhgran1/ Read Bio

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