Mediterranean Regional Group

Regional Vice-Chairs (RVCs)

  • Mr Fabrizio Serena | Environment Protection Agency | Italy
  • Dr Alen Soldo | University of Split | Croatia
  • Dr Ioannis Giovos​ | iSea | Greece

Regional Members

  • Dr Mohammed Abudaya | National Research Centre, Gaza, Palestine | Palestine
  • Ms Sara Al Mabruk | Marine Biology in Libya Society | Lybia
  • Dr Rigers Bakiu | Agricultural University of Tirana | Albania
  • Ms Adi Barash | University of Haifa | Israel
  • Dr Michel Bariche | American University of Beirut | Lebanon
  • Ms Monica Barone | FAO | Italy
  • Dr Claudio Barria Oyarzo | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) | Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM) | Departamento de Recursos Marinos Renovables | Spain
  • Dr Saidi Bechir | Institut National des Sciences et Technologie de la Mer (INSTM) | Tunisia
  • Dr Massimiliano Bottaro | Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn  Naples | Italy
  • Dr Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai | Institut National des Sciences et technologie de la Mer (INSTM) | Tunisia
  • Dr Simona Clo | MedSharks | Italy
  • Dr Francesco Ferretti | Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech | USA
  • Mr Ioannis Giovos | iSea  Environmental Organisation for the Preservation of the Aquatic Ecosystems | Greece
  • Dr Javier Guallart | NA | Spain
  • Dr Farid Hemida | Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de la Mer et de l’Aménagement du littoral (ENSSMAL) | Algeria
  • Mr Hakan Kabasakal | WWF Turkey | Turkey
  • Dr Vasiliki Kousteni | Fisheries Research Institute of the Hellenic Agricultural Organization | Greece
  • Dr Luca Lanteri | University of Genoa | Italy
  • Dr Myriam Lteif | National Center for Marine Sciences | Lebanon
  • ​Mr Gabriel Morey | Ondine Association | Spain
  • Dr Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara | Tethys Research Institute | Italy
  • Dr François Poisson | IFREMER | France
  • Prof Esmail Shakman | University of Tripoli | Libya
  • ​Dr Emilio Sperone | University of Calabria, Rende | Italy
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