Governance

The principles underlying the structure and representativeness of the IIOE Steering Committee (SC) were first specified in the STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK for the implementation of IIOE-2.

Sponsors

The sponsors of IIOE-2 are IOGOOS, SCOR and UNESCO-IOC. Collectively these autonomous international bodies, each involved in the science in the Indian Ocean, takes responsibility for facilitating funding of the infrastructure of IIOE-2 including resourcing of the Project Office (PO) with node in India.

Working Procedure of the three Co-Chairs representing the three sponsors     Download

Governance framework

A duly constituted Steering Committee (SC) sets the high-level policies and take responsibility for the delivery of the project over the 2015-2025 period (see Implementation Strategy).

IIOE-2 Project Office (PO)
The PO defines the nodal point network for IIOE-2 delivery and has day-to-day responsibility for the coordination & implementation of IIOE-2. The node of the PO have been established: in India (INCOIS, Hyderabad). The PO facilitates all aspects of IIOE-2, particularly the science and associated infrastructure as well as capacity building, operational coordination, outreach/communication, data/information management, etc.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee (SC) consists of a Core Group and a Stakeholder Group as structured below:











Steering Committee








Core Group
CO-CHAIRS





Head of the Project Office - Aneesh Lotliker as ex-officio member
Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin
v.ryabinin[at]unesco[dot]org
Marie-Alexandrine Sicre
marie-alexandrine.sicre[at]locean[dot]ipsl[dot]fr
Dr. T. Srinivasa Kumar
srinivas[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in
STRATEGIC EXECUTIVE LEVEL
Hermann Bange/Raleigh Hood(Co-Chairs WG01), E. Pattabhi Rama Rao/ Harrison O. Ong'Anda (Co-Chairs WG02), Rajan Sivaramakrishnan (Chair WG03), Aneesh Lotliker (PO), Johnson Kazungu (Chair, IOC Africa), Justin Ahanhanzo (Chair, IOCINDIO), Somkiat Khokiattiwong/Kentaro Ando (Co-Chairs IOC WESTPAC)


Stakeholder Group
REGIONAL COORDINATION LEVEL
One representative per each IIOE-2 'National committee'
SCIENCE DELIVERY LEVEL
One representative (i.e. PI) per each 'major' IIOE-2 scientific research initiative, including a representative of the Early Career Scientists Network from the Capacity Development Working Group

Chairs/ Co Chairs of the Science Themes, Working Groups and Representatives of Regional Bodies

Core Group

The Core Group comprises, besides the three Co-Chairs, an Executive level with one representative (leader) per each of the six Science Themes and each of the seven operational divisions (Working Groups) derived from the IIOE-2 Science Plan. In addition, the Executive is composed of representatives of key Indian Ocean-related IOC Regional Bodies and Committees and Head of the IIOE-2 Project Office.

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    ST-1: Human benefits and impacts

    Chair:
    •  Dr. Halina T. Kobryn (Australia)  H.Kobryn[at]murdoch[dot]edu[dot]au

      Members:
      •  Dr. R. Kirubagaran (India)  kiruba[at]niot[dot]res[dot]in

         Dr. Intan Suci Nurhati (Indonesia)  inta007[at]lipi[dot]go[dot]id

         Ms. Louise Heaps (UK)  lheaps[at]wwf[dot]org[dot]uk
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    ST-2: Boundary current dynamics, upwelling variability and ecosystem impacts

    Co-chairs:
    •  Prof. P. N. Vinayachandran (India)  vinay[at]caos[dot]iisc[dot]ernet[dot]in

       Prof. Yukio Masumoto (Japan)  masumoto[at]eps[dot]s[dot]u-tokyo[dot]ac[dot]jp

      Members:
      •  Dr. Ming Feng (Australia)  ming.feng[at]csiro[dot]au

         Prof. Kawser Ahmed (Bangladesh)  kawser_du[at]yahoo[dot]com

         Prof. Peng Xiu (China)  pxiu[at]scsio[dot]ac[dot]cn

         Dr. Rena Czeschel (Germany)  rczeschel[at]geomar[dot]de

         Dr. Anastasia Rita Tisiana Dwi Kuswardani (Indonesia)
         anastasia.tisiana[at]gmail[dot]com

         Dr. Iwao Ueki (Japan)  uekii[at]jamstec[dot]go[dot]jp

         Dr. Vincent Amelie (Seychelles)  v.amelie[at]meteo[dot]gov[dot]sc

         Dr. Michael Roberts (South Africa)  mike.roberts[at]nmmu[dot]ac[dot]za
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    ST-3: Monsoon variability and ecosystem response

    Co-chairs:
    •  Prof. Adrian Matthews (UK)  a.j.matthews[at]uea[dot]ac[dot]uk

        Prof. Joaquim Goes (USA)  Jig[at]ldeo[dot]columbia[dot]edu

      Members:
      •  Dr. Lin Liu (China)  liul[at]fio[dot]org[dot]cn

         Prof. Nicole Aberle-Malzahn (Germany)  nicole[dot]aberle-malzahn[at]ntnu[dot]no

         Prof. Shankar Doraiswamy (India)  shankar[at]nio[dot]org; dshankar67[at]gmail[dot]com

         Prof. Raden Dwi Susanto (Indonesia/US)  dwisusa[at]umd[dot]edu

         Dr. Lubna Hamood Al-kharusi (Oman)  lubna[dot]alkharusi[at]gmail[dot]com

         Ms. Samina Kidwai (Pakistan)  skidwaipk[at]gmail[dot]com

         Prof. Benjamin Peter Horton (UK/USA)  bphorton[at]marine[dot]rutgers[dot]edu
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    ST-4: Circulation, climate variability and change

    Co-chairs:
    •   Dr. Amit Tandon (USA)  atandon[at]umassd.edu

       Dr. Helen Phillips (Australia)  h.e.phillips[at]utas[dot]edu[dot]au

      Members:
      •  Dr. Ming Feng (Australia)  ming.feng[at]csiro.au

         Prof. Yue Fang (China)  yfang[at]fio[dot]org[dot]cn

         Dr. Tarek Mohamed Ahmed El-Geziry (Egypt)  tarekelgeziry[at]yahoo[dot]com

         Dr. B. Praveen Kumar (India)  praveen.b[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in

         Prof. Iskhaq Iskandar (Indonesia)
         iskhaq[at]mipa[dot]unsri[dot]ac[dot]id; iskhaq.iskandar[at]gmail.com

         Dr. Motoki Nagura (Japan)  nagura[at]jamstec[dot]go[dot]jp

         Mr. Balla P. Maggero (Kenya)  Sagaaf04[at]gmail[dot]com

         Dr. Emily Shroyer (USA)  eshroyer[at]coas[dot]oregonstate[dot]edu
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    ST-5: Extreme events and their impacts on ecosystems and human populations

    Chair:
    •  Prof. Chari Pattiaratchi (Australia/Sri Lanka)  Chari[dot]pattiaratchi[at]uwa[dot]edu[dot]au

       Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll (India)  roxy[at]tropmet[dot]res[dot]in

      Members:
      •  Dr. M. V. Ramana Murthy (India)  mvr[at]icmam[dot]gov[dot]in

         Prof. Syamsul Rizal (Indonesia)  syamsul.rizal[at]unsyiah[dot]net

         Prof. Benjamin Peter Horton (UK/USA)  bphorton[at]marine[dot]rutgers[dot]edu
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    ST-6: Unique geological, physical, biogeochemical, and ecological features of the Indian Ocean

    Chair:
    •   Prof. Lynnath Beckley (Australia)  l.beckley[at]murdoch[dot]edu[dot]au

        Dr. Marie-Alexandrine Sicre (France)  marie-alexandrine.sicre[at]locean[dot]ipsl[dot]fr

      Members:
      •  Prof.Xuelei Zhang (China)  zhangxl[at]fio[dot]org[dot]cn

         Dr. Nayrah Abd El Nabi Ali Shaltout (Egypt)  nshaltout[at]gmail[dot]com

         Dr. Pawan Dewangan (India)  pdewangan[at]nio[dot]org

         Dr. A'an Johan Wahyudi (Indonesia)
         aanj001[at]lipi[dot]go[dot]id,  ajwahyudi[at]gmail[dot]com

         Dr. Makio Honda (Japan)  hondam[at]jamstec[dot]go[dot]jp

         Captain. Leonid Shalnov (Russia)  unio_main[at]mil[dot]ru

         Dr. Gregory Cowie (UK)  dr[dot]greg[dot]cowie[at]ed[dot]ac[dot]uk
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    WG-1: Science and Research

    Co-Chairs:
    •  Prof. Hermann W. Bange (Germany)  hbange[at]geomar[dot]de

        Prof. Raleigh Hood (USA)  rhood[at]umces[dot]edu

      Members:

          Core Group
      •  Dr. Halina T. Kobryn[Chair, ST-1], (Australia)  H.Kobryn[at]murdoch[dot]edu[dot]au

         Prof. P N Vinayachandran [Co-Chair, ST-2], (India)  vinay[at]caos[dot]iisc[dot]ernet[dot]in

         Prof. Yukio Masumoto [Co-Chair, ST-2], (Japan)
         masumoto[at]eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

         Prof. Adrian Matthews [Co-Chair, ST-3], (UK)  a.j.matthews[at]uea[dot]ac[dot]uk

          Prof. Joaquim Goes [Co-Chair, ST-3], (USA)  Jig[at]ldeo[dot]columbia[dot]edu

          Dr. Amit Tandon [Co-Chair, ST-4], (USA)  atandon[at]umassd[dot]edu

         Dr. Helen Phillips [Co-Chair, ST-4], (Australia)  h[dot]e[dot]phillips[at]utas[dot]edu[dot]au

         Prof. Chari Pattiaratchi [Chair, ST-5], (Australia/Sri Lanka)
         Chari.pattiaratchi[at]uwa[dot]edu[dot]au

         Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll [Chair, ST-5], (India)
         roxy[at]tropmet[dot]res[dot]in

          Prof. Lynnath Beckley [Chair, ST-6], (Australia)  l.beckley[at]murdoch[dot]edu[dot]au

          Dr. Marie-Alexandrine Sicre [Chair, ST-6], (France)  marie-alexandrine.sicre[at]locean[dot]ipsl[dot]fr

        Associates
         Prof. Adam Martiny (Denmark)  amartiny[at]uci[dot]edu

         Prof. Indra Jaya (Indonesia)
         indrajaya[at]ipb[dot]ac[dot]id;  indrajaya[dot]ipb[at]gmail[dot]com

         Prof. Pere Masque (Spain/Australia)  p.masque[at]ecu[dot]edu[dot]au

         Mr. Volodymyr Iemelianov (Ukraine)  eva[at]nas[dot]gov[dot]ua

         Prof. Subrahmanyam Bulusu (USA)  sbulusu[at]geol[dot]sc[dot]edu
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    WG-2: Data and Information Management

    Co-chairs:
    •  Mr. E. Pattabhi Rama Rao (India)  pattabhi[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in

        Dr. Harrison O. Ong'Anda (Kenya)
       hochieng2003[at]gmail[dot]com , honganda[at]kmfri[dot]co[dot]ke

      Members:
      •  Dr. Roger Proctor (Australia)  roger[dot]proctor[at]utas[dot]edu[dot]au

         Dr. Nelly Florida Rima (Indonesia)  nelly[dot]florida[at]bmkg[dot]go[dot]id

         Mr. Abdullah Bin Sulaiman (Malaysia)  abdullah[at]jmg[dot]gov[dot]my

         Prof. Ntahondi Mcheche Nyandwi (Tanzania)  nyandwi[at]ims[dot]udsm[dot]ac[dot]tz
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    WG-3: Capacity Development

    Co-chairs:
    •   Dr. Zainal Arifin (Indonesia)  Zain003[at]lipi.go.iD

       Dr. Behrooz Abtahi (Iran)  B_Abtahi[at]sbu.ac.ir

      Members:
      •  Dr. Weidong Yu (China)  yuwd[at]mail[dot]sysu[dot]edu[dot]cn

         Dr. Werner Ekau (Germany)  werner[dot]ekau[at]leibniz-zmt[dot]de

         Dr. Dirhamsyah (Indonesia)  dirh001[at]lipi[dot]go[dot]id;  dirhamsyah[at]lipi[dot]go[dot]id

         Dr. Sidney Thurston (USA)  sidney[dot]thurston[at]noaa[dot]gov
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    WG-4: Operational Coordination

    Chair:
    •  Dr. Rajan Sivaramakrishnan (India)  rajan.ncaor[at]gmail[dot]com

      Members:

          Core Group
      •   Dr. Harrison O. Ong'Anda [Co-Chair, WG-2], (Kenya)
         honganda[at]kmfri[dot]co[dot]ke; hochieng2003[at]yahoo[dot]com

         Dr. Behrooz Abtahi [Co-Chair, WG-3], (Iran)  B_Abtahi[at]sbu[dot]ac[dot]ir

          Dr. Zainal Arifin [Co-Chair, WG-3], (Indonesia)  Zain003[at]lipi[dot]go[dot]iD

         Dr. Faiza Al-Yamani [Chair, WG-5], (Kuwait)  faizayamani[at]gmail[dot]com

         Dr. Rezah M. Badal [Chair, WG-6], (Mauritius)  mrbadal[at]govmu[dot]org

         Dr. Nick D'Adamo [Co-Chair, WG-7], (JPO, Perth)  nick.dadamo[at]uwa[dot]edu[dot]au

          Dr. Aneesh Lotliker [Co-Chair, WG-7], (JPO, Hyderabad)  aneesh[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in

        Associates
         Mr. N. Kiran Kumar (India)  kirankumar[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in

         Dr. Nani Hendiarti (Indonesia)
         nanihendi[at]gmail[dot]com; nani.hendiarti[at]maritim[dot]go[dot]id

         Captain. Sergey Travin (Russia)  unio_main[at]mi[dot]ru

         Mr. Jim Costopulos (USA)  jcostopulos[at]global-oceans[dot]org
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    WG-5: Outreach and Communication

    Chair:
    •  Dr. Faiza Al-Yamani (Kuwait)  faizayamani[at]gmail.com
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    WG-6: Translating Science for Society

    Chair:
    •  Dr. Rezah M. Badal (Mauritius)  mrbadal[at]govmu.org
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    WG-7: Sponsorship and Resources

    Co-chairs:
    •  Dr. Nick D'Adamo (JPO, Perth)  nick.dadamo@uwa.edu.au

        Dr. Aneesh Lotliker(JPO, Hyderabad)  aneesh[at]incois[dot]gov[dot]in
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    IOCINDIO

    Chair:
    •  Dr. Justin Ahanhanzo (France)  j.ahanhanzo[at]unesco[dot]org
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    IOC AFRICA

    Chair:
    •  Dr. Johnson Kazungu (Kenya)  johnsonkazungu[at]yahoo[dot]com
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    IOC WESTPAC

    Chair:
    •  Dr. Somkiat Khokiattiwong (Thailand) skhokiattiwong[at]gmail[dot]com

       Dr. Kentaro Ando (Japan) Alternate andouk[at]jamstec[dot]go[dot]jp
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    IOCARIBE

    • Nominations yet to be received

Stakeholder Group

This Group comprises (i) a Regional Coordination Level consisting of representatives of IIOE-2 'National Committees'; and (ii) a Science Delivery Level, with a leading scientist (typically the Chair or the PI) from each major science initiative endorsed/implemented under the IOE-2's science framework. The PO will communciate with and advise these Groups as necessary.

Chair/Representative of the IIOE-2 National Committees

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      AUSTRALIA

      Chair:
      • Dr. Lynnath E. Beckley Murdoch University
        L.Beckley[at]murdoch[dot]edu[dot]au
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      CHINA

      Chair:
      • The representative details are pending advice from the respective countries
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      FRANCE

      Chair:
      • Jean-Francois Ternon jean-francois[dot]ternon[at]ird[dot]fr
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      GERMANY

      Co-Chairs:
      • Dr. Birgit Gaye University of Hamburg birgit.gaye[at]uni-hamburg[dot]de

      • Dr. Hermann Bange GEOMAR, Kiel hbange[at]geomar[dot]de
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      INDIA

      Chair:
      • Dr. M. Ravichandran Ministry of Earth Sciences
        secretary[at]moes[dot]gov[dot]in
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      INDONESIA

      Chair:
      • The representative details are pending advice from the respective countries
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      JAPAN

      Chair:
      • Prof. Yukio Masumoto University of Tokyo masumoto[at]eps[dot]s[dot]u-tokyo[dot]ac[dot]jp
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      REPUBLIC OF KOREA

      Chair:
      • Dr. Dong-Jin Kang Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology djocean[at]kiost[dot]ac[dot]kr
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      SOUTH AFRICA

      Chair:
      • The representative details are pending advice from the respective countries
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      UK

      Chair:
      • Dr. Greg Cowie University of Edinburgh Dr.Greg.Cowie[at]ed[dot]ac[dot]uk
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      USA

      Chair:
      • Dr. Raleigh Hood University of Maryland rhood[at]umces[dot]edu
The representatives of the Science Delivery Level are the following PIs of the IIOE-2 Endorsed projects/activities:

  • 1. Dr. Rashid Sumaila

    PI The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC Canada IIOE2-EA01

    2. Dr. P. N. Vinayachandran

    PI IISc, Bengalru India IIOE2-EP01

    3. Dr. M. Ravichandran

    PI NCAOR, Goa India IIOE2-EP02 and IIOE2-EP03

    4. Dr. Michael Roberts

    PI Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa and National Oceanography Centre
    UK IIOE2-EP04

    5. Dr. Lynnath Beckley

    PI Murdoch University Australia IIOE2-EP05 and IIOE2-EP06

    6. Dr. Hermann Bange

    PI GEOMAR, Kiel Germany IIOE2-EP07 and IIOE2-EP10

    7. Dr. Charitha Pattiaratchi

    PI University of Western Australia Australia, Perth IIOE2-EP08

    8. Dr. Greg Cowie

    PI University of Edinburgh UK IIOE2-EP09

    9. Dr. Shaun Dolk

    PI NOAA Global Drifter Program, FL USA IIOE2-EP11

    10. Dr. Arvind Singh

    PI Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad India IIOE2-EP12

    11. Dr. Weidong Yu

    PI The first Institute of Oceanography, Qingdao China IIOE2-EP13

    12. Dr. Oleg Levchenko

    PI P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow Russia IIOE2-EP14

    13. Dr. Victor Neiman

    PI P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow Russia IIOE2-EP15

    14. Dr. Sunil K. Singh

    PI Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad India IIOE2-EP16

    15. Dr. R. Venkatesan

    PI National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai India IIOE2-EP17

    16. Dr. Bijoy Nandan Sivasankaran

    PI Cochin University of Science and Technology India IIOE2-EP18

    17. Dr. Katsuro Katsumata

    PI JAMSTEC Japan IIOE2-EP19

    18. Dr. TaeKeun Rho

    PI Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Ansan Japan IIOE2-EP20

    19. Dr. Xavier Carton

    PI Laboratory of Ocean Physics and Remote Sensing, European Institute of Marine Science, University of Western Brittany, Brest France IIOE2-EP21

    20. Dr. Oliver Steeds

    PI Nekton Oxford Deep Ocean Research Institute, Begbroke Science Park, University of Oxford, Oxford United Kingdom IIOE2-EP22

    21. Dr. Anil Kumar N

    PI NCAOR, Goa India IIOE2-EP23

    22. Dr. Jochen Kaempf

    PI Flinders University, Adelaide Australia IIOE2-EP24

    23. Dr. Alejandra Sanchez-Franks

    PI National Oceanography Centre United Kingdom IIOE2-EP25 and IIOE2-EP43

    24. Dr. Ashley Johnson

    PI Department of Environmental Affairs, Cape Town South Africa IIOE2-EP26

    25. Dr. Sergey Travin

    PI Head of the Department of Navigation & Oceanography, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Russia IIOE2-EP27

    26. Dr. Shigalla Mahongo

    PI Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute, Dar es Salaam Tanzania IIOE2-EP28

    27. Mr. Jim Costopulos

    PI Global Oceans, NY USA IIOE2-EP29

    28. Dr. Prabhat Koner

    PI Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center; University of Maryland USA IIOE2-EP30

    29. Prof.Michael McPhaden

    PI NOAA/PMEL,7600 Sand Point Way ,Seattle WA USA IIOE2-EP31

    30. Prof.Phil Hosegood

    PI University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA United Kingdom IIOE2-EP32

    31. Nerida Wilson

    PI Western Australian Museum,49 Kew St, 6109, Welshpool, Western Australia Australia IIOE2-EP33

    32. Viviane Menezes

    PI Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI),266 Woods Hole Road, MS321, Woods Hole, MA, 02543 USA IIOE2-EP34 and IIOE2-EP50

    33. Dr.Maria Desa

    PI CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Goa India IIOE2-EP35

    34. Yukio Masumoto

    PI Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo Japan IIOE2-EP36 and IIOE2-EP37

    35. Eric Achterberg

    PI 1.GEOMAR Helmholtz Zentrum fur Ozeanforschung Kiel , 2. Christian Albrecht Universitat zu Kiel Germany IIOE2-EP38

    36. Francis Marsac

    PI Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD), MARBEC France IIOE2-EP39

    37. Tim O'Hara

    PI Museums Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, 3001 Australia IIOE2-EP40

    38. Mar Benavides

    PI Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Campus de Luminy Batiment Mediterranee 13288 Marseille cedex 09 France IIOE2-EP41

    39. Ekaterina Popova & Michael Roberts

    PI National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH & Nelson Mandela University, Gomery Ave, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth United Kingdom & South Africa IIOE2-EP42

    40. Dr. Jasmine. P

    PI Zoological Survey of India India IIOE2-EP44

    41. D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka

    PI Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda Sri Lanka IIOE2-EP45

    42. Michael Landry

    PI Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego USA IIOE2-EP46

    43. Nicole Jones

    PI University of Western Australia Australia IIOE2-EP47

    44. John Keesing

    PI CSIRO Australia IIOE2-EP48

    45. Gilles BESSERO

    PI Société des Explorations de Monaco (Monaco Explorations) MONACO IIOE2-EP49

    46. Dong-Jin Kang

    PI Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) Republic of Korea IIOE2-EP51

    47. Birgit Gaye

    PI Institute for Geology, University of Hamburg Germany IIOE2-EP52

Terms of Reference for the Chairs of the Science Themes and Working Groups

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