{"id":287,"date":"2017-10-02T13:54:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T11:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/?page_id=287"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:59:39","slug":"our-scientific-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/en\/our-scientific-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Scientific Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"287\" class=\"elementor elementor-287 elementor-23\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a1b771 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a1b771\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96b9fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d96b9fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PURE OCEAN'S SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b13d54 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b13d54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b974e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37b974e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: neutra; font-size: 18pt;\">Our aim was to bring together an independent, international Scientific Committee to define the focus of the call for projects and select those to be supported. A big thank you to all our members, who have agreed to join us and help Pure Ocean carry out its activities.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124063e e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"124063e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da44361 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da44361\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d254a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f0d254a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5894\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gilles Boeuf<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor, Research Director\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c0134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69c0134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: neutra; color: #071562;\">Director of research at the Banyuls-sur-Mer observatory.  <\/span><span style=\"font-family: neutra; color: #071562;\">Professor at Pierre-et-Marie-Curie University in Paris.  <\/span><span style=\"font-family: neutra; color: #071562;\">Former president of the Mus\u00e9um national d&#8217;histoire naturelle.  <\/span><span style=\"font-family: neutra; color: #071562;\">Chairman of the Scientific Council of the French Biodiversity Agency.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc5420 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fc5420\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944ffb0 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"944ffb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5892\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Anna Zivian<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Research Manager at Ocean Nexus\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e18d30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e18d30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #071562;\">Her previous research focused on the intersection of environmental policy, science and society, and, in particular, on issues of democracy and participatory science.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #071562;\">Former Associate Director of the Ocean Conservancy&#8217;s Knowledge Management Program and Senior Manager of the Ocean Planning Program from 2009 to 2013.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e826f3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e826f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a61eb elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"28a61eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Kartik Shanker<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Research Lecturer at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-859075d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"859075d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #071562;\">Indian Institute of Science: work on various aspects of the distribution and diversity of terrestrial flora and fauna and marine ecosystems.  <\/span><span style=\"color: #071562;\">Associate founder of the Dakshin Foundation, an NGO working in marine and coastal conservation.  <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #071562;\">Former President of the International Sea Turtle Society and IUCN Regional Vice-President.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d762c5 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d762c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f8472 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"87f8472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5891\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Abdelmalek Faraj<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Doctor, General Director of INRH in Morocco<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6003af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6003af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #071562;\">Doctorate from the Ecole des Mines de Paris in Geostatics and fisheries management.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #071562;\">Director General of the Institut National de Recherche Halieutiques (INRH).<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #071562;\">President of the R\u00e9seau des Instituts Africains de Recherche Halieutique et des Sciences de la Mer (RAFISMER).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6321307 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6321307\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ef389 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"06ef389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38419\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-1030x1030.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-705x705.png 705w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-450x450.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Fl\u00e1via Lucena Fredou<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">LMI TAPIOCA Coordinator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33dae4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33dae4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #071562;\">Fisheries engineer, PhD in fisheries, with 29 years&#8217; experience in fisheries assessment and management (government, RFMO, IRD, university). Former national secretary in Brazil, UN and IUCN expert, currently co-coordinator of LMI TAPIOCA. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2857046 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2857046\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8903c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e8903c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3ca51 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7b3ca51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5894\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-GBOEUF-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gilles Boeuf<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor, Research Director<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1002da0 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1002da0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3a636 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3a636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: neutra; color: #071562;\">Director of research at the Banyuls-sur-Mer observatory<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: neutra; color: #071562;\">Professor at Pierre-et-Marie-Curie University, Paris. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: neutra; color: #071562;\">Former President of the Mus\u00e9um national d&#8217;histoire naturelle.<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: neutra; color: #071562;\">Chairman of the Scientific Council of the French Biodiversity Agency.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b65a3 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31b65a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b34bd4 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9b34bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5892\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AZIVIAN-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Anna Zivian<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Research Manager at Ocean Nexus<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33813a3 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33813a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de090a6 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de090a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #071562;\">Her previous research focused on the intersection of environmental policy, science and society, and, in particular, on issues of democracy and participatory science.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #071562;\">Former Associate Director of the Ocean Conservancy&#8217;s Knowledge Management Program and Senior Manager of the Ocean Planning Program from 2009 to 2013.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e60403 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e60403\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3f221 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6d3f221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-KSHANKER-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Kartik Shanker<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Research Lecturer at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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#071562;\">Former President of the International Sea Turtle Society and IUCN Regional Vice-President<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e571a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08e571a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e76371 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5e76371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38419\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-1030x1030.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-705x705.png 705w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cadre-CS-120x120.png 120w, 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Former national secretary in Brazil, UN and IUCN expert, currently co-coordinator of LMI TAPIOCA. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc0bf5 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1cc0bf5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22632ed elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"22632ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5891\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PORTRAITS-AFARAJ-450x450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Abdelmalek Faraj<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Doctor, General Director of INRH in Morocco<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a57e5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3a57e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4b74f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c4b74f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #071562;\">Doctorate from the Ecole des Mines de Paris in Geostatics and Fisheries Management<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #071562;\">Managing Director, Institut National de Recherche Halieutiques (INRH)<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #071562;\">President of the Network of African Institutes for Fisheries Research and Marine Sciences (RAFISMER)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PURE OCEAN&#8217;S SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Our aim was to bring together an independent, international Scientific Committee to define the focus of the call for projects and select those to be supported. A big thank you to all our members, who have agreed to join us and help Pure Ocean carry out its activities. Gilles Boeuf Professor, Research Director Director of research at the Banyuls-sur-Mer observatory. Professor at Pierre-et-Marie-Curie University in Paris. Former president of the Mus\u00e9um national d&#8217;histoire naturelle. Chairman of the Scientific Council of the French Biodiversity Agency. Anna Zivian Research Manager at Ocean Nexus Her previous research focused on the intersection of environmental policy, science and society, and, in particular, on issues of democracy and participatory science.Former Associate Director of the Ocean Conservancy&#8217;s Knowledge Management Program and Senior Manager of the Ocean Planning Program from 2009 to 2013. Kartik Shanker Research Lecturer at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Indian Institute of Science: work on various aspects of the distribution and diversity of terrestrial flora and fauna and marine ecosystems. Associate founder of the Dakshin Foundation, an NGO working in marine and coastal conservation. Former President of the International Sea Turtle Society and IUCN Regional Vice-President. Abdelmalek Faraj Doctor, General Director of INRH in Morocco Doctorate from the Ecole des Mines de Paris in Geostatics and fisheries management.Director General of the Institut National de Recherche Halieutiques (INRH).President of the R\u00e9seau des Instituts Africains de Recherche Halieutique et des Sciences de la Mer (RAFISMER). Fl\u00e1via Lucena Fredou LMI TAPIOCA Coordinator Fisheries engineer, PhD in fisheries, with 29 years&#8217; experience in fisheries assessment and management (government, RFMO, IRD, university). Former national secretary in Brazil, UN and IUCN expert, currently co-coordinator of LMI TAPIOCA. Gilles Boeuf Professor, Research Director Director of research at the Banyuls-sur-Mer observatoryProfessor at Pierre-et-Marie-Curie University, Paris. Former President of the Mus\u00e9um national d&#8217;histoire naturelle.Chairman of the Scientific Council of the French Biodiversity Agency. Anna Zivian Research Manager at Ocean Nexus Her previous research focused on the intersection of environmental policy, science and society, and, in particular, on issues of democracy and participatory science.Former Associate Director of the Ocean Conservancy&#8217;s Knowledge Management Program and Senior Manager of the Ocean Planning Program from 2009 to 2013. Kartik Shanker Research Lecturer at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Indian Institute of Science: work on various aspects of the distribution and diversity of terrestrial fauna and flora and marine ecosystemsAssociate Founder of the Dakshin Foundation, an NGO working on marine and coastal conservationFormer President of the International Sea Turtle Society and IUCN Regional Vice-President Fl\u00e1via Lucena Fredou LMI TAPIOCA Coordinator Fisheries engineer, PhD in fisheries, with 29 years&#8217; experience in fisheries assessment and management (government, RFMO, IRD, university). Former national secretary in Brazil, UN and IUCN expert, currently co-coordinator of LMI TAPIOCA. Abdelmalek Faraj Doctor, General Director of INRH in Morocco Doctorate from the Ecole des Mines de Paris in Geostatics and Fisheries ManagementManaging Director, Institut National de Recherche Halieutiques (INRH)President of the Network of African Institutes for Fisheries Research and Marine Sciences (RAFISMER)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-287","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Our Scientific Committee - Pure Ocean<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/en\/our-scientific-committee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our Scientific Committee - Pure Ocean\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PURE OCEAN&#8217;S SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Our aim was to bring together an independent, international Scientific Committee to define the focus of the call for projects and select those to be supported. A big thank you to all our members, who have agreed to join us and help Pure Ocean carry out its activities. Gilles Boeuf Professor, Research Director Director of research at the Banyuls-sur-Mer observatory. Professor at Pierre-et-Marie-Curie University in Paris. Former president of the Mus\u00e9um national d&#8217;histoire naturelle. Chairman of the Scientific Council of the French Biodiversity Agency. Anna Zivian Research Manager at Ocean Nexus Her previous research focused on the intersection of environmental policy, science and society, and, in particular, on issues of democracy and participatory science.Former Associate Director of the Ocean Conservancy&#8217;s Knowledge Management Program and Senior Manager of the Ocean Planning Program from 2009 to 2013. Kartik Shanker Research Lecturer at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Indian Institute of Science: work on various aspects of the distribution and diversity of terrestrial flora and fauna and marine ecosystems. Associate founder of the Dakshin Foundation, an NGO working in marine and coastal conservation. Former President of the International Sea Turtle Society and IUCN Regional Vice-President. Abdelmalek Faraj Doctor, General Director of INRH in Morocco Doctorate from the Ecole des Mines de Paris in Geostatics and fisheries management.Director General of the Institut National de Recherche Halieutiques (INRH).President of the R\u00e9seau des Instituts Africains de Recherche Halieutique et des Sciences de la Mer (RAFISMER). Fl\u00e1via Lucena Fredou LMI TAPIOCA Coordinator Fisheries engineer, PhD in fisheries, with 29 years&#8217; experience in fisheries assessment and management (government, RFMO, IRD, university). Former national secretary in Brazil, UN and IUCN expert, currently co-coordinator of LMI TAPIOCA. Gilles Boeuf Professor, Research Director Director of research at the Banyuls-sur-Mer observatoryProfessor at Pierre-et-Marie-Curie University, Paris. Former President of the Mus\u00e9um national d&#8217;histoire naturelle.Chairman of the Scientific Council of the French Biodiversity Agency. Anna Zivian Research Manager at Ocean Nexus Her previous research focused on the intersection of environmental policy, science and society, and, in particular, on issues of democracy and participatory science.Former Associate Director of the Ocean Conservancy&#8217;s Knowledge Management Program and Senior Manager of the Ocean Planning Program from 2009 to 2013. 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