North America Regional Group

Regional Vice-Chairs (RVCs)

  • Dr John Carlson | Research Fish Biologist | USA
  • Ms Meaghen McCord | Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance (CCIRA) | Canada

Regional Members

  • Dr Joseph Bizzarro | NOAA | USA
  • Mrs Paula Carlson | Dallas World Aquarium | USA
  • Dr Demian Chapman | Florida International University | USA
  • Dr Enric Cortes | NOAA Fisheries Service – Southeast Fisheries Science Center | USA
  • Dr Lindsay Davidson | University of British Columbia | Canada
  • Prof Dominique Didier | Millersville University | United States
  • Prof Nicholas Dulvy | Simon Fraser University | Canada
  • Dr Dave Ebert | Moss Landing Marine Laboratories | USA
  • Ms Sonja Fordham | Shark Advocates International | USA
  • Ms Jasmin Graham | Minorities in Shark Sciences | USA
  • Dr Dean Grubbs | Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory | USA
  • Dr Lisa Hoopes | Georgia Aquarium | USA
  • Dr Nigel Hussey | University of Windsor | Canada
  • Dr Melanie Hutchinson | Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research | USA
  • Mr Dave Kulka | Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) | Canada
  • Dr Shawn Larson | Seattle Aquarium | USA
  • Ms Julia Lawson | UC Santa Barbara | USA
  • Prof Chris Lowe | California State University – Long Beach | USA
  • Dr Aaron MacNeil | Dalhousie University | Canada
  • Mrs Cheri McCarty | National Marine Fisheries Service | USA
  • Ms Romney McPhie | Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) | Canada
  • Dr Gavin Naylor | Florida Museum of Natural History | USA
  • Mr Eric Schneider | Cape Eleuthera Institute | The Bahamas
  • Mr Mathew Smukall | Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation | The Bahamas
  • Dr James Sulikowski | University of New England | USA
  • Dr Josh Stewart | Manta Trust | USA
  • Mr Brendan Talwar | Cape Eleuthera Institute / Florida International University | The Bahamas
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