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 |
sali.bache Fields of expertise: Marine resource management, Law, Fisheries technology |
Robert Baldwin | |
Director Five Oceans Environmental Services P.O. Box 660 Muscat 131 Oman |
Robert.Baldwin 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.hamann 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
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jarina Fields of expertise: Marine turtle biology, Marine resource management, Socio-economics
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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.nel Fields of expertise: Marine turtle biology, Coastal development, Coastal ecology |
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Dr. Andrea D. Phillott | ||
Professor FLAME University Pune, Maharashtra India |
andrea.phillott Fields of expertise: Marine turtle biology, Marine resource management, Coastal development, Socio-economics |
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Dr. Nicolas Pilcher | ||
Founder & Executive Director Marine Research Foundation Kota Kinabalu Sabah Malaysia |
npilcher Fields of expertise: Marine turtle biology, Marine resource management, Fisheries technology, Sea turtle bycatch reduction |
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Dr. Madhuri Ramesh | ||
Associate Professor School of Development Azim Premji University Bengaluru India |
madhuri.ramesh Fields of expertise: Coastal development, Socio-economics, Conservation and sustainability, Political ecology |
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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
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manjula.tiwari 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
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Emeritus Members
- Dr. Jack Frazier
- Dr. Col Limpus
- Dr. Jeff Miller