Members of the Committee come from a wide range of geographic regions throughout the world, and possess expertise and experience within the disciplines of marine mammal biology, ecology and management of marine protected areas. Current members include scientists, representatives of governmental marine resource management agencies, managers of marine mammal protected areas (MMPAs) and representatives from non- governmental organizations.
ICMMPA Committee members at the 2011 conference in France, from left to right: Jose Truda Palazzo, Jr., Miguel Iniguez, David Mattila, Tundi Agardy, Arne Bjorge,
Giuseppe Nortarbartolo di Sciara, Lorenzo Rojas Bracho, Scott Gende, Erich Hoyt, Michiko Martin, Naomi McIntosh, Vincent Ridoux.
Not pictured: Brad Barr, Doug Demaster, Michael Donoghue, Amadine Eynaudi, Oscar Ramirez, Lisa Van Atta.
MEET THE COMMITTEE:
Naomi McIntosh, USA, Chair & Corresponding Officer, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Amalia Alberini, Greece, WWF Greece
Tundi Agardy, USA, Sound Seas
Brad Barr, USA, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Arne Bjorge, Norway, Institute of Marine Research
Douglas DeMaster, USA
Mike Donoghue, New Zealand
Scott Gende, USA, National Park Service
Frances Gulland, USA, Marine Mammal Commission
Erich Hoyt, UK, Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Miguel Iñíguez, Argentina, Fundación Cethus, Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)
Spyros Kotomatas, Greece, WWF Greece
Phénia Marras – Aït Razouk, France, Agence française pour la biodiversité
Michiko Martin, USA
David Mattila, USA, Human Impact Reduction IWC
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Italy, Tethys Research Institute
José Truda Palazzo, Jr., Brazil, Truda Palazzo & Associates
Jorge Urbán Ramirez, Mexico, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur (UABCS)
Vincent Ridoux, France, University of La Rochelle
Lorenzo Rojas Bracho, Mexico, Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (INECC)
Lisa Van Atta, USA, NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Santa Rosa Office
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