Regional Vice-Chairs (RVCs)

  • Dr Sophy McCully Phillips | Cefas | UK
  • Ms Eva Meyers | Angel Shark Project; University of Bonn | Canary Islands, Spain; Germany

Regional Members

  • Mr Thomas Barreau | Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle | France
  • Mrs Nuria Baylina | Portugal
  • Mr Ryan Charles | IUCN SSC SSG Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) team | UK
  • Dr Maurice Clarke | Marine Institute | Ireland
  • Mr Mark de Boer | European Association of Zoos and Aquaria | Netherlands
  • Dr Manuel Dureuil | Federal Agency for Nature Conservation / Sharks of the Atlantic Research and Conservation Centre | Germany
  • Dr Jim Ellis | CEFAS | UK
  • Dr Maite Erauskin-Extramiana | AZTI | Spain
  • Ms Sarah Fowler | Save our Seas Foundation | UK
  • Mrs Sofia Graça Aranha | Universidade do Algarve | Portugal
  • Ms Ali Hood | The Shark Trust | UK
  • Mr Max Janse | Royal Burgers’ Zoo, Rotterdam | Netherlands
  • Dr Arve Lynghammar | UiT The Artic University of Norway | Norway
  • Dr Gonzalo Mucientes | Spain
  • Ms Brid O’Connor | Ireland
  • Dr Alexei Orlov | Department of Marne and Freshwater Fisheries of Russia, VNIRO | Russia
  • Dr Nathan Pacoureau | ISBlue | France
  • Ms Lotte Pohl | Flanders Marine Institute/European Tracking Network | Belgium
  • Dr Cristina Rodriguez-Cabello | Spanish Institute of Oceanography | Spain
  • Dr Matthias Schaber | Thünen – Institute of Sea Fisheries | Germany
  • Mr Michael Scholl | Consultant | Switzerland
  • Mr Bernard Seret | IchthyoConsult | France
  • Prof David Sims | Marine Biological Association of the UK | UK
  • Ms Ana Filipa Sobral | Manta Catalog Azores; University of Azores | Portugal
  • Dr Nicolas Straube | University Museum, Department of Natural History, University of Bergen | Norway
  • Dr James Thorburn | Edinburgh Napier University | Scotland
  • Dr Paddy Walker | Dutch Elasmobranch Society | Netherlands
  • Ms Heike Zidowitz | WWF | Germany
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