Indian Ocean Regional Group

Regional Vice-Chairs (RVCs)

  • Mrs Elisabeth Fahrni Mansur | Marine Conservation Practitioner | Bangladesh
  • Dr Ali Reza Rastgoo | Department of Environment of Iran | Iran

Regional Members

  • Ms Shamsa Al Hameli | Environment Agency Abu Dhabi | UAE
  • Ms Khadeeja Ali | Marine Research Center | Maldives
  • Ms Igbal Elhassan | University of Bahri | Sudan
  • ​Ms Alifa Haque | University of Dhaka  | Bangladesh
  • Dr HSU Hsun Hua | Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Saudi Arabia
  • Dr Akhilesh K.V | ICAR – Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute | India
  • Dr Divya Karnad | Ashoka University | India
  • Mr Moazzam Khan | WWF-Pakistan | Pakistan
  • Dr Bineesh Kinattumkara | Zoological Survey of India | India
  • Dr Muktha Menon | Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) | India
  • Dr Alec Moore | Bangor University | UK
  • Dr Fereidoon Owfi | Iranian Fisheries Science Research Organization | Iran
  • Mr Mohsen Rezaie – Atagolipour | Qeshm Environmental Conservation Institute (QECI) | Iran
  • Dr Evgeny Romanov | CAP RUN – ARDA | Reunion
  • Dr Julia Spaet | University of Cambridge | UK/Saudi
  • Mr Akshay Tanna | Blue Resources Trust | Sri Lanka
  • Mrs Kelly Timmins | Atlantis The Palm | UAE
  • Dr Tooraj Valinassab | Iranian Fisheries Research Organization | Iran
  • Dr Simon Weigmann | Center of Natural History, University of Hamburg | Germany
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