International Scientific Committee

Yvon Berland, President, Mediterranean University, Aix-Marseille, France

Roger Bingham, Executive Director of The Science Network, USA

Prof. Jean Dercourt, Honorary Permanent Secretary, Académie des Sciences & President of the Strategic Committee of the International Year of the Planet Earth, France

Françoise Gaill, Scientific Officer, CNRS, France

John Gunn, Director Wealth from Oceans, Australia

Prof. François Gros, Honorary Permanent Secretary, Académie des Sciences de l’Institut de France National Research Flagship, France

Dr Peter Heffernan, CEO, Marine Institute, Ireland

Prof. Jane Lubchenco, OregonStateUniversity– President of ICSU, USA

Carl Gustaf Lundin, Head of Marine Programme - IUCN the World Conservation Union, Switzerland

Jean-Yves Perrot, Chief Executive Officer - IFREMER,France