The Advisory Committee (AC) was established to provide scientific, technical and legal advice to the Signatory States and the Secretariat on the conservation and management of marine turtles and their habitats in the region.

Reports of the Meetings of the Advisory Committee can be accessed here.

The Terms of Reference for the Advisory Committee can be accessed here.

 

Membership

(as agreed by the 9th Meeting of the Signatory States)

Dr. Sali Jayne Bache

Adjunct Associate Professor  
Monash University  
Monash Sustainable Development Institute
Melbourne
Australia

sali.bachemonashedu

Fields of expertise: Marine resource management, Law, Fisheries technology

   
Robert Baldwin
Director
Five Oceans Environmental Services
P.O. Box 660
Muscat 131
Oman

Robert.Baldwin5oceansgroup

Fields of expertise: Marine turtle biology, Marine resource management, Coastal development 

   
Dr. Mark Hamann (Vice-Chair)
Professor
College of Marine and Environment Science
James Cook University (JCU)
Townsville
Australia

mark.hamannjcu.edulocalau

Field of expertise: Marine turtle biology

   
Dr. Jarina Mohd Jani
Senior Lecturer, Biodiversity Conservation and Management Programme
Faculty of Science and Marine Environment
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
Terengganu
Malaysia

jarinaumt.edulocalmy

Fields of expertise: Marine turtle biology, Marine resource management, Socio-economics

 

   
Dr. Ronel Nel
Professor
Nelson Mandela University (NMU)
Department of Zoology
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Executive Director for Sea Turtle Conservation
SHAMS
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia

petronella.nelshams.govsa

Fields of expertise: Marine turtle biology, Coastal development, Coastal ecology

   
Dr. Andrea D. Phillott
Professor
FLAME University
Pune, Maharashtra
India 

andrea.phillottgmailcom

Fields of expertise: Marine turtle biology, Marine resource management, Coastal development, Socio-economics

   
Dr. Nicolas Pilcher
Founder & Executive Director
Marine Research Foundation
Kota Kinabalu
Sabah
Malaysia 

npilchermrf-asiaorg

Fields of expertise: Marine turtle biology, Marine resource management, Fisheries technology, Sea turtle bycatch reduction

   
Dr. Madhuri Ramesh
Associate Professor
School of Development
Azim Premji University 
Bengaluru
India

madhuri.rameshapu.eduin

Fields of expertise: Coastal development, Socio-economics, Conservation and sustainability, Political ecology

   
Dr. Manjula Tiwari (Chair)
Ocean Ecology Network
Research Affiliate of NOAA Fisheries
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Marine Turtle Ecology and Assessment Program
La Jolla, CA
United States

 

manjula.tiwarioceanecologyorg

Fields of expertise: Marine turtle biology, Integrative conservation, Fisheries bycatch

   
Dr. Scott Whiting
Principal Research Scientist
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia
Australia
scott.whitingdbca.wa.govau
 
Fields of expertise: Marine turtle biology, Marine resource management, Coastal development, Socio-economics

 

Emeritus Members

  • Dr. Jack Frazier
  • Dr. Col Limpus
  • Dr. Jeff Miller