WORKING GROUP LEADERS:

Salvatore Arico, Programme Specialist for Biodiversity, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, UNESCO
Sivu Maqungo, Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations

WORKING GROUP MEMBERS:

Frida Armas-Pfirter, Austral University, Argentina
Miriam Balgos, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands Awni Behnam, International Ocean Institute
Thia-Eng Chua, Partnerships in Environmental Management in the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA)
Biliana Cicin-Sain, Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands
Bruno Corréard, Independent Consultant and Responsible Fishing Alliance
John Dolan, Ocean Policy Research Foundation, Japan
David Freestone, World Bank
Anne Frenette, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Serge Garcia, formerly with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Valentina Germani, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS)
Matthew Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
Kristina Gjerde, The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
Lyle Glowka, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Vladimir Golitsyn, Professor of International Law Moscow State University of International Relations (MGIMOUniversity)
Barbara Hanchard, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency Arlo Hemphill, Great Wilderness
Paul Holthus, formerly with Marine Aquarium Council
Elie Jarmache, Prime Minister's Office, France
Sam Johnston, Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University (UNU-IAS)
Kim Juniper, University of Victoria Lee Kimball, formerly with The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
Gunnar Kullenberg, Independent Consultant, former Executive Director, International Ocean Institute
Jihyun Lee, CBD Secretariat
Rebecca Lent, NOAA Fisheries International Office
Eric Mathur, Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
Jennifer Mooney, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Akari Nakajima, Ocean Policy Research Foundation, Japan
Daniel Owen, Fenners Chambers, United Kingdom
Rosemary Rayfuse, University of New South Wales
John Richardson, European Commission
Lori Ridgeway, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Julien Rochette, High Seas Governance, IDDRI
Karen Sack, Greenpeace International  Charlotte Salpin, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law
of the Sea (UNDOALOS)
Renée Sauvé, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Tullio Scovazzi, University of Milano-Bicocca
Norma Taylor Roberts, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jamaica
Hiroshi Terashima, Ocean Policy Research Foundation, Japan
Chris Tompkins, Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, UK
Philippe Vallette, NAUSICAA, France
Monica Verbeek, Seas at Risk
Marjo Vierros, United Nations University – Institute for Advanced Studies