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[POSTPONED] PacMAN project kick-off meeting, 12-14 May 2020

January 21, 2020

The PacMAN advisory board composed of key stakeholders and scientific experts will meet for the first time between 12-14 May 2020. Venue: University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Programme:…

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OBIS

Ward Appeltans

Saara Suominen

Pieter Provoost

Sofie de Baenst

Project Manager

Scientific Officer

Data Manager

Administration

UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

Joape Ginigini

Project Manager

Dr. Gilianne Brodie

Marine Science Advisor

Miriama Vuiyasawa

Project Assistant

Advisory board of PacMAN

Local stakeholders

Scientific advisory board

Ms Sandeep Singh - Ministry of Environment (MoEnv) - Chair
Ms Neomai Ravitu - Ministry of Fisheries and Forests (MoFF)
Dr. Chaminda Dissanayke - Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF)
Mr. Nitesh Datt - Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF)
Mr. Sesoni Komaisoso - Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF)
Mrs. Selai Manuel - Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd and its subsidiaries (FPCL)
Mr. Akila Abeyrathne - Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd and its subsidiaries (FPCL)
Mr. Meuke Finauga - Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd and its subsidiaries (FPCL)
Dr. Katy Soapi - Pacific Community (SPC)
Ms. Molly Powers - Pacific Community (SPC)
Mr. Anthony Talouli - Secretariat of the Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP)
Mr. David Moverley - Secretariat of the Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP)
Dr. Chinthaka Hewavitharane - USP mariculture and aquaculture expert
Mr. Kelly Brown - USP marine collections curator
Mr. Hans Wendt - International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Dr Matthias Obst - University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Dr Craig Sherman - Deakin University, Australia
Dr Neil Davies - Gump South Pacific Research Station in Moorea, French Polynesia
Dr Christopher Meyer - Smithsonian Institution, USA
Dr Pier Luigi-Buttigieg - GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Germany
Dr Pascal Hablützel - Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium
Dr Nic Bax - CSIRO, Australia
Dr Frank Muller-Karger - University of South Florida, USA
Dr John Deck - Berkeley Natural History Museums, USA