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
  • Mr Alexandre Bartolí | SUBMON | Spain
  • Dr Nuri Basusta | Fırat University | Turkiye
  • Dr Saidi Bechir | Institut National des Sciences et Technologie de la Mer (INSTM) | Tunisia
  • Ms Caroline Bousquet | Office de l’Environnement de la Corse | Corsica
  • Dr Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradaï | Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples | Italy
  • Dr Ilija Cetkovic | University of Montenegro | Montenegro
  • Dr Simona Clò | Institut National des Sciences et technologie de la Mer (INSTM) | Tunisia
  • Dr Ana Colmenero | Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC); Catsharks (Association for the Study and Conservation of Elasmobranchs and their Ecosystems) | Spain
  • Dr Mahmoud Farrag | Al-Azhar University (Assuit) | Egypt
  • Dr David Ruiz Garcia | University of Valencia | Spain
  • Dr Javier Guallart | University of Valencia | Spain
  • Mr Mohamed Keznine | Abdelmalek Essaâdi University | Morocco
  • Dr Lydia Koehler | Plymouth University | Malta
  • Ms Christina Michail | Marine & Environmental Research (MER) Lab | Cyprus
  • Dr Marco Milazzo | University of Palermo | Italy
  • Mr Gabriel Morey | iSea, Environmental Organisation for the Preservation of the Aquatic Ecosystems | Greece
  • Dr Johann Mourier | University of Montpellier | France
  • Dr Simone Niedermüller | WWF Med | Austria
  • Dr Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara | NA | Spain
  • Dr Jaime Penadés-Suay | University of Valencia | Spain
  • Ms Maria Pozo Montoro | University of Murcia | Spain
  • Prof Esmail Shakman | WWF Turkey | Turkey
  • Dr Emilio Sperone | University of Genoa | Italy
  • Mr Cemal Turan | Atlas University | Turkiye
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