Structure

The SSG is one of the largest and most active Specialist Group's, with more than 160 members. We operate with Co-Chairs, a Deputy Chair, Vice-Chair specialists and Area Co-ordinators, who make up part of the Executive Committee. Regional Vice-Chairs are also appointed for each of the 12 SSG regions and coordinate the work of SSG members in these regions. The Specialist Groups of the SSC disband and reform every four years, following the World Conservation Congress, at the beginning of IUCN’s new quaddrenium. IUCN’s current quaddrenium runs from 2008-2012 . Details are provided below for the SSG Executive Committee and Regional Vice-Chairs. Please see our Regional Pages for details of all of our members or view member profiles here.

Executive Committee

Co-Chair: Nick Dulvy (Canada)
Co-Chair: Andrés Domingo (Uruguay)

Deputy Chair: Sonja Fordham (Brussels/USA)
Program Advisor: Rachel Cavanagh (UK)

Vice-Chair Science: John A Musick (USA)
Vice-Chair Communications: George Burgess (USA)
Vice-Chair of International Treaties: Sarah Fowler (UK)
Vice-Chair Trade: Shelley Clarke (Hong Kong)
Vice-Chair Traffic: Glenn Sant (Australia)
Vice-Chair Taxonomy: Dave Ebert (USA) Will White (Australia)
Area Coordinator East Asia: Mabel Manjaji Matsumoto (Malaysia)
Area Coordinator Africa and Western Indian Ocean: Mika Diop (Senegal)
Area Coordinator South and Central America: Andrés Domingo (Uruguay)

Regional Vice-Chairs

Australia and Oceania: Colin Simpfendorfer (Australia)    

Central America and the Caribbean: Oscar Sosa Nishizaki (Mexico)    
Central America and the Caribbean: Randall Arauz (Costa Rica)

Indian Ocean: Aaron Henderson (Oman)

Mediterranean: Alen Soldo (Croatia)        
Mediterranean: Fabrizio Serena (Italy)            

North East Atlantic: Edward Farrell (Ireland)
North East Atlantic: Heike Zidowitz (Germany)

North West Atlantic: Dave Kulka (Canada)            
North West Atlantic: John Carlson (USA)    

North East Pacific: David Ebert (USA)        
North East Pacific: Ken Goldman (USA)        

North West Pacific: Hajime Ishihara    (Jordan)    
North West Pacific: Alexei Orlov (Russia)        

South America: Freddy Arocha (Venezuela)
South America: Enzo Acuña Soto (Chile)    

South East Asia: Chavalit Vidthanyanin (Thailand)    
South East Asia: Ahmad Bin Ali (Malaysia)

Sub-Equatorial Africa: Narriman Jiddawi (Tanzania)               

West Africa: Amadou Saine (Gambia)

Programme Staff

Program Officer: Lucy Harrison (Canada)
Intern: Lindsay Davidson (Canada)