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List of experts for the purposes of article 2 of Annex VIII (Special Arbitration) to the Convention

Last updated: 28 March 2008

List of experts in the field of fisheries maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations List of experts in the field of protection and preservation of the marine environment maintained by the United Nations Environment Programme List of experts in the field of marine scientific research maintained by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO List of experts in the field of navigation, including pollution from vessels and by dumping, maintained by the International Maritime Organization
    List also available on IOC UNESCO web site  

Article 2 of Annex VIII reads as follows:

Article 2
Lists of experts

1.               A list of experts shall be established and maintained in respect of each of the fields of (1) fisheries, (2) protection and preservation of the marine environment, (3) marine scientific research, and (4) navigation, including pollution from vessels and by dumping.

2.               The lists of experts shall be drawn up and maintained, in the field of fisheries by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in the field of protection and preservation of the marine environment by the United Nations Environment Programme, in the field of marine scientific research by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, in the field of navigation, including pollution from vessels and by dumping, by the International Maritime Organization, or in each case by the appropriate subsidiary body concerned to which such organization, programme or commission has delegated this function.

3.               Every State Party shall be entitled to nominate two experts in each field whose competence in the legal, scientific or technical aspects of such field is established and generally recognized and who enjoy the highest reputation for fairness and integrity.  The names of the persons so nominated in each field shall constitute the appropriate list.

4.               If at any time the experts nominated by a State Party in the list so constituted shall be fewer than two, that State Party shall be entitled to make further nominations as necessary.

5.               The name of an expert shall remain on the list until withdrawn by the State Party which made the nomination, provided that such expert shall continue to serve on any special arbitral tribunal to which that expert has been appointed until the completion of the proceedings before that special arbitral tribunal.

1.        List of experts in the field of fisheries maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (communicated on 27 September 2001)

State Party

Nominations

Australia

Dr. Russell Reichelt, Director of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville
Dr. Peter Young, currently holder of a CSIRO Special Research Fellowship & Honorary Research Consultant to the University of Queensland’s Department of Zoology

Bahrain

Mr. Jasem Ahmed Al-Kasir, Director, Fish Resources Department
Mr. Ibrahim A. Abdel Kader, Fisheries Expert
Mr. A. Habib Ridha, Expert in Census

Chile

Sra. Edith Saa Collantes, Ingeniero Pesquero, Jefe División Desarrollo Pesquero,
Subsecretaría de Pesca
Sra. Vilma Correa Rojas, Ingeniero Pesquero, Jefe División Administración Pesquera, Subsecretaría de Pesca

Cyprus

Andreas Demetropoulos, Director of Fisheries Department
Emillos Economou, Senior Officer, Department of Fisheries

Czech Republic

Prof. Vladimír Kopal, Professor of Law, Charles University, Prague

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mr. Sayeman Bula-Bula, Professeur de droit de la mer, Université de Kinshasa

Egypt

Dr. Hussein Kamal Badawi, Head, Marine and Fisheries Institute
Dr. M. Amin Ibrahim, Head, Fisheries Department
Dr. Khamis Abdel Hamid Hussein, Head, Fish Seeds Lab.
Dr. Ahmed Fawzi Alquarashili, Head, Fisheries Economy Lab.
Dr. Abdou Abdallah Alwayes, Head, Nets and Fishing Methods Lab.

Indonesia

Prof. Dr. Aprilani Soegiarto, M.Sc
Ir.Johanes Widodo, M.S. Ph.D

Iraq

Mohamed Mahmud Halwas, Engineer, Director, Development Fish Resources Division
Daud Salman Daud, University Degree (Marine), Development Fish Resources Division

Italy

Prof. Tullio Scovazzi, Professor of International Law, Second Faculty of Law, University of Milan
Dr. Gian Piero Francalanci, Geologist for AGIP, Italian National Oil Company

Japan

Kunio Yonezawa, former Deputy Director General, Fisheries Agency
Moritaka Hayashi, Professor, Waseda University School of Law

Mexico

Jerónimo Ramos Saenz Pardo
Antonio J. Díaz de León Corral

Uganda

Dr. Faustino L. Orach-Meza, Commissioner for Fisheries, Fisheries Department, Entebbe
Prof. John Okedi, Makerere University, Department of Zoology & Fisheries, Kampala

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Dr. Robin Cook, Fisheries Research Services, Scottish Office, Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department

Uruguay

Prof. Guillermo Arena
Dr. Hebert Nion Girado

2.        List of experts in the field of protection and preservation of the marine environment maintained by the United Nations Environment Programme (communicated on 8 November  2002)

NOTE:  Several States Parties have included in their communications to UNEP also experts in the fields of fisheries, marine scientific research and navigation.  Their names are included in the footnotes.

State Party

Experts Nominated

Designation

Angola

Eng. Natalino Mateus

Engineer, Ministry of Environment

Australia

Prof. Graeme Kelleher AO

Chair,Marine Sector Advisory Committee of Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

Associate Prof. Samuel Bateman AM RAN (Rtd)

Principal Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Centre for Marine Policy at the University of Wollongong

Austria [1]/

Dr. Michael Stachowitsch

University of Vienna

Dr. Bernhard Riegl

University of Vienna

Barbados [2]/

Mr. Leo Brewster

Deputy-Director, Coastal Zone Management Unit

Prof. Ralph Carnegie

Director, Caribbean Law Institute

Brazil [3]/

Dr. Geraldo J. Eysink

Ministry of Environment

Dr. Luiz R. Tommasi

Ministry of Environment

Cape Verde

Dr. Silvestre Evora

Juriste, Technicien de la Direction Générale de Marine et Ports

Dr. Maria M. Carvalho

Biologiste, Technicienne Supérieure de l'Institut National de Développement des Pêches

China

Mr. Yan Hongbang

Director, Marine Environment Division, National Environmental Protection Agency

Costa Rica

Sr. Geovanny Bassey

Area de Conservación Guanacaste

Sr. Gerardo Barboza

Area de Conservación Tempisque

Czech Republic

Dr. Vladimír Kopal

Professor of Law, Charles University, Prague

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mr. Mpiana Kalala

Directeur de Cabinet et Conseiller Juridique du Ministère de l'Environnement, Conservation de la Nature et Tourisme

Mr. Kalibu Kahozi

Directeur Chef de Service National du Développement de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, Conservation de la Nature et Tourisme

Egypt

Dr. Abdelrahman Salama

Specialist in the field of protection of the marine environment

Prof. Mahmoud El Said

University of Alexandria and Director, Development of Red Sea Resources

Prof. Mohamed A. Fawzy

Egyptian Agency for Environment Affairs

France [4]/

Mr. Jean-Claude Chauvin

National Museum of Natural History

Mr. Michel Girin

Director of CEDRE

Gambia [5]/

Ms. Ndey Isatou Njie

Executive Director, National Environment Agency

Ms. Isatou Sissoho

Principal Scientific Officer, Department of Water Resources

Georgia [6]/

Mr. Grigori Abramia

Manager,Black Sea Protection Conventional Service

Mr. Tengiz Gogotishvili

Head, Batumi Marine Inspection, Long Voyage Navigator

Greece

Capt. Andreas Suriggos

Director, Dept. of Protection of the Marine Environment, Ministry of Mercantile Marine

Lieut. Ilias Sampatakis

Deputy-Director, Dept. of Protection of the Marine Environment, Ministry of Mercantile Marine

Guinea

Mr. Mamadou S. Diallo

Conseiller chargé de l'Environnement, Ministère de l'Equipement

Mr. Richard Théophile

Chef de la Section Milieu Marin et Côtier à la Direction Nationale de l'Environnement

India [7]/

Dr. P.P. Ouseph

Scientist, CESS, Trivandrum, Kerala

Shri T. Venugopal

Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh

Dr. Erinjery Joseph James

Executive Director, Kozhikode, Kerala

Dr. M. Baba

CESS, Trivandrum, Kerala

Narinder Singhu Tiwana

Administrator, PPCB and Executive Director, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh

Dr. (Mrs). K. N. Remani

Director, Environment, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh

Italy

Prof. Roberto Adam

Professor at the University of Macerata, Italy

Dr. Aldo Manos

Senior Consultant on international environmental matters, Venice, Italy

Kuwait

Capt. Ali Abas Haider

Director, Marine Pollution Monitoring Department

Lebanon

Mr. Hiratish Kumijian

Yet to receive details

Ms. Marie Abboud Saab

Yet to receive details

Mauritius

Mr. Etienne Sinatambou

Senior State Counsel, Attorney General's Office

Mexico

Dr. Guillermo Compean Jimenez

Biologist

Dr. Gerardo Gold Bouchot

Marine Scientist

Mongolia

Ms. G. Dagvadorj

Senior Officer, Ministry for Nature and Environment

Ms. Saran Baymba

State Senior Inspector, Ministry for Nature and Environment

Nigeria

Dr. Obufemi Aina

Federal Environmental Protection Agency

Prof. A.O. Ofolabi

Federal Environment Protection Agency

Oman

Mr. Suleiman Al -Busaidi

Supt. Gen. of Pollution Control, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment

Dr. Sadiq Al-Muscati

Director General, Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment

Dr. Mohd. Al-Oraimi

Director, Inspection and Monitoring, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment

Mr. Saeed Ali Al-Zidjali

Head, Marine Pollution Section, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment

Pakistan [8]/

Dr. Syed M. Hussain

Professor, Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, Karachi

Dr. Pirzada U. Siddiqui

Assistant Professor, Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology, Karachi

Philippines

Mr. Antonio La Vina

Under-Secretary for Legal and Legislative Affairs, Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources

Dr. Marie A. Meñez

Assistant Professor in Marine Science, University of Rhode Island

Dr. Gil Jacinto

Associate Professor in Marine Science, University of Liverpool

Republic of Korea

Prof. Chu-Hwan Koh

Professor of Marine Biology, Department of Oceanography, Seoul National University

Prof. Kwang-Woo Lee

Professor of Chemical Oceanography, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University

Russian Federation

Yurdi Yudintsev

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources

Saint-Lucia

Mr. Cletus Springer

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Planning, Development and Environment

Mr. Horace Walter

Chief Fisheries Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and Forestry

Samoa [9]/

Mrs. F. Tuimalealiifano

Director, Dept. of Lands, Surveys and Environment

Mr. Sailimalo P. Liu

Assistant-Director, Dept. of Lands, Surveys and Environment

Mr. Lui Bell

Principal Fisheries Officer, Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Meteorology

Senegal

Mr. Hadji Salif Diop

Spécialiste sur les questions marines et côtières, Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature

Seychelles

Mr. John Collie

Ag. Director, Division of Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Planning and Environment

Ms. Suzanne Marshall

Senior Research Officer, Division of Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Planning and Environment

Sri Lanka

Prof. H.H. Costa

Zoologist, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kelaniya

Prof. M.S. Wijeratne

Professor of Zoology and Dean of the Faculty of Science University of Kelaniya

Dr. Upali Amarasinghe

Senior Lecturer in Zoology, University of Kelaniya

Sudan

Prof. Asim I. Elmagrabi

Yet to receive details

Dr. Eisa M. Elatif

Yet to receive details

Tunisia

Mr. Béchir Talbi

Sous-Directeur de la flotte pour le domaine de la navigation y compris la pollution par les navires ou par immersion

Mr. Fayçal Lassoued

Sous-Directeur de la navigation maritime pour le domaine de la protection et de la préservation du milieu marin

United Kingdom

Prof. Richard Macrory

Yet to receive details

Prof. Alan Boyle

Yet to receive details

Uruguay

Mr. Carlos Ormaechea

Capitan de Fragata, Integrante del Nautical Institute

Zimbabwe

Mr. J.T. Mukundu

Acting Under-Secretary, Traffic and Legislation, Ministry of Transport and Energy

3.        List of experts in the field of marine scientific research maintained by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (communicated on 22 January 2008)

 

ARGENTINA

Contralmirante Eduardo Amadeo Rodríguez (Retired)

Capitán de Navío Osvaldo P. Astiz (Retired)

Dirección de Límites

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto

BELGIUM

Professor Erik Franckx

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

 

BENIN

Mr. Roger Djiman

Chercheur Océanologue

Chef du Centre de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin

Coordonnateur National du CNDO/IODE/ODINAFRICA

Mme Amélie Gbaguidi

Responsable du Département Ressources Vivantes

Centre de Recherches halieutiques et Océanologiques

BRAZIL

Cap. Luiz Alberto Martins

Navy of Brazil

Mr Euclydes Dos Santos Filho

Ministry of Science and Technology

BULGARIA

Assoc. Prof. Dr Emanuil Kozuharov

"JESE" Ltd

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Karl Hiebaum

Head of Department of Functional Ecology and of Research Group of Water Ecosystems

in Central Laboratory of General Ecology -

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Central Laboratory of General Ecology

CAMEROON

Dr. Jean Folack

Maître de Recherche

Station de Recherches Halieutiques et

Oceanographiques (SRHO)

Dr. Theodore Djama

Chargé de Recherche

Station de Recherches Halieutiques et  

Oceanographiques (SRHO)

CANADA

Dr. Howard Freeland

Research Scientist

Institute of Ocean Sciences

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Mr. Roderick Forbes

A/Director, International

Fisheries Policy

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

CHINA

Prof. Su Jilan

Advisor to the Administrator

Second Institute of Oceanography

State Oceanic Administration

Dr. Xu Xun

Department of Marine Biology

Third Institute of Oceanography

State Oceanic Administration

CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Mr. Abraham Gadji

Juriste, Ministère d’Etat, Ministère de l’Environnement (Direction des politiques et stratégies de l’environnement)

Dr. Claude Mahan

Chercheur océanographie physique

Centre de Recherches Océanologiques

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Ing. Carlos Michelen

Ambassador and Director of the National

Oceanographic Commission

Secretaria de Estado de Relaciones Exteriores

 

ECUADOR

Capt. Mario Proaño Silva

Director, Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada

Andrés Pazmiño

Marine Geologist

Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada

EGYPT

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Said

Professor of Physical Oceanography

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Aly Shata

Head of the Laboratory of Geology and Geophysics of Marines

FRANCE

Mr. Elie JARMACHE

Secrétariat Général de la Mer

 

GABON

Dr. Pierre Maganga

Ambassador Director General of the law of the sea

DGDM / Ministry of Foreign Affairsm Cooperation, Francophony and Regional Integration

 

GERMANY

Prof. Dr Martin Visbeck

Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften an der Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel (IFM-GEOMAR)

Ms. Ingelore Hering

Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency

GUINEA

Mr. Samba T. Diallo

(Halieute / Fisheries Sciences, Aquaculture,

Environment for coastal zone)
Chef de Département Pêche Industrielle
Centre National des Sciences Halieutiques de Boussoura (CNSHB)

 

INDONESIA

Prof. Dr. Etty R. Agoes

Indonesian Center for the Law of the Sea Padjadjaran University

Prof. Dr. Indroyono Soesilo

Agency for Research and Development

Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries

JAPAN

Dr. Naoya Okuwaki

Professor

University of Tokyo

Graduate School of Laws and politics

Advisor to the Headquarter of the General Ocean Policy

Dr. Masao Fukasawa

Director-General

Institute of Observational Research for Global Change

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

KUWAIT

Prof. Dr. Abdulah Zamel-Al-Zamel

Associate Professor/Marine Sedimentology

Coastal Oceanography

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Faculty of Sciences

Kuwait University

Dr. Faiza Y. Al-Yamani

Associate Research Scientist/Oceanographic

Task Leader, Mariculture and Fisheries Dept.

Food Resources Division

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

LEBANON

Dr. Mary Abbou Abi Saab

Marine Research Centre

c/o Prof. Dr. Hafez Kobeissi

Secretary General

CNRS

Dr. Najad Kabara

National Center for Marine Sciences/ National Council for Scientific Research

Researcher, Unit of Physical Oceanography

National Center for Marine Sciences

Physical Oceanography Unit

MOROCCO

Prof. Mohamed Sahabi

Laboratoire de Géosciences Marines

Faculté des Sciences d´El Jadida

Abdelmalek Faraj

Institut National de Recherche Halieutique

MAURITANIA

Mr. Mohamed Ould Mahfoudh

Chercheur à l'IMROP

Mr. Bambaye Ould Hamady
Chercheur à l'IMROP

NETHERLANDS

Professor A.H.A. Soons

Institute of Public International Law,

Utrecht University

 

OMAN

Dr Younis Khalfan Aziz Al Akhzami

Director of Fisheries

Ministry of agriculture and Fisheries

Dr Ahmed Mohammed H. Al-Mazrooei

Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries Resources/ Marine Science & Fisheries Center

PAKISTAN

Dr. M. M. Rabbani

Director General

National Institute of Oceanography

Dr. Ali Rashid Tabrez

Head of Geology & Geophysics

National Institute of Oceanography

PERU

Atilio Aste Evans

Teniente Primero

Oficial del Departamento de Medio Ambiente

Jaime Valdez Huamán

Capitán de Corbeta

Asesor Tecnico al Departamento de Hidrografía

PHILIPPINES

Dr. Gil S. Jacinto

Director

Marine Science Institute

University of the Philippines

 

POLAND

Mr Thomasz Linkowski

Assistant Director

Director of Sea Fisheries Institute in Gdynia

Mr Marek Szulc

Maritime University in Szczecin

ROMANIA

Dr. Alesandru S. Bologa

Scientific Deputy Director

Romainian Marine Research Institute

Dr Dumitru Dinu

University Ovidius of Constanza

SENEGAL

Dr Birane Samb

Fisheries Biologist

Centre de recherches océanographiques de

Dakar Thiaroye

Mme Marième Diagne Talla

Juriste du droit de la mer

Chef du bureau Législation

Direction des Pêches Maritimes

SPAIN

Gregorio Parrilla

Investigador

Instituto Español de Oceanografía

 

SRI LANKA

Dr. T.K.D. Tennakoon 
Senior Research Officer
National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency

Dr. Palitha Kithsiri  
Senior Research Officer
National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency

TANZANIA

Dr Alfonse M Dubi
Director
Institute of Marine Sciences
University of Dar es Salaam

Mr Winfried Haule

Assistant Director of Fisheries Research Training and Stadistics

Fisheries Division

THAILAND

Professor Dr. Kriangsak Kittichaisaree

Visiting Professor, University of New South Wales School of Law

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Islamic Republic of Iran

 

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE

Dr. Montserrat Gorina-Ysern
International Law & Ocean Policy Analyst

Founder and Research Director, Healthy Children-Healthy Oceans Foundation 

Adviser to the Government of Timor-Leste on Marine Scientific Research

 

TOGO

Professeur Adoté Blim Blivi

Chef du Centre de Gestion Intégrée du Littoral et de l'Environnement

Coordonnateur du Centre National de Données Océanographiques

Chercheur en Géomorphologie et Océanographie côtières, Université de Lomé

 

TUNISIA

Prof. Chérif Sammari

Head of the Laboratory of the Marine Environment

Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer (INSTM)

 

UNITED KINGDOM

Sir Michael Wood, K.C.M.G.,
Senior Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law

Dr Lindsay Parson

UNCLOS Group
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
European Way

URUGUAY

Almirante Manuel Burgos

 

VENEZUELA

Dr Marialsira González Rivas

Asesora Técnico Científica de la Dirección de Geografía y Navegación del  Observatorio Cagigal

Cap. Luis Alejandro Ojeda Pérez

Director del Observatorio Cagigal

Parroquia 23 de enero, Observatorio Naval Cagigal

VIETNAM

Dr. Bui Hong Long

Vice Director

Institute of Oceanohraphy

Dr. Bui Xuan Thong

Vice Director

Marine Hydro-Meteorological Center of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

 

 

4.        List of experts in the field of navigation, including pollution from vessels and by dumping, maintained by the International Maritime Organization (as at 19 April 2005)
(communicated on 19 May 2005)

State Party

Nominations

Argentina

Capitan de Corbeta Auditor Guillermo Bartoletti

Australia

Mr. Bill Hirst, Manager, Australian Survey and Land Information, Group's Boundaries Programme
Mr. Patrick Quirk, General Manager of Maritime Safety and Environment Strategy, Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Bahrain

Mr. Abdulmonem Mohamed Janahi
Mr. Sanad Rashid Sanad

Belgium

M. CARLY Ronald, Conseiller-adjoint, Juriste spécialisé dans le droit maritime
M. DE BAERE Jean-Claude, Commissaire maritime spécialisé dans les matières relevant de la Convention MARPOL, Ministry of Communications and Infrastructure

Bolivia

T.N. Hugo Méndez Queirolo
Dr. Guey Andrade Morales
, Asesor Jurídico de la Subsecretaría de Intereses Marítimos del Ministerio de Defensa Nacional

Cameroon

Mr. Ekoumoj Dimi Dieudonne
Mr. Nsaikai Athanasisus
Responsables de la sécurité maritime à la direction de la marine marchande

Chile

CF LT Sr. Emilio León Hoffman, Jefe Centro Nacional de Combate a la Contaminación, Armada de Chile
CC LT Sr. Oscar Tapia Zuñiga, Jefe División de Navegación y Maniobras del Servicio Inspección de Naves, Armada de Chile

China

Mr. Zhong Boyuan, Former Director-General of Tianjin Harbour Superintendency, Senior engineer and leading captain
Mr. Shi Zhuanghuai, Former Captain of Shanghai Marine Transport (Group) Company

Cook Islands

Captain Donald W. Silk, Harbourmaster
Mr. Joseph Caffery, Director of Maritime Transport

Czech Republic

Dr. Vladimír Kopal, Professor of Law

Egypt

Mr. Mehnad Mahmoud Kamel, Counsellor, Ministry of Maritime Transportation
Mr. Mahmoud Imam Abd-Rabou, Counsellor for Treaties Affairs, Ministry of Maritime Transportation

Fiji

Captain Felix Ranchor Maharaj, Chief Hydrographer
Mr. Ponipate Bukarau, Acting Principal Marine Officer, Regulatory Section, Senior Surveyor and Engineer Examiner

Finland

Professor Kari Hakapää, University of Lapland
Professor Peter Wetterstein, Abo Akademi University

Greece

Captain (H.C.G) I. Tzavaras
Captain (H.G.G) P. Havatzopoulos

Guinea

Chérif Mohamed Lamine Camara, Docteur Es-Sciences Techniques des Pêches en service à la Direction Nationale de la pêche et de l'Aquaculture

Hungary Captain Tamás Marton, Ministry of Economy and Transport, Deputy Head, Shipping Department
Captain Dr. János Schláth, Senior Chief Counsellor, Central Inspectorate of Transport, Section for Inland Navigation, Maritime Affairs and Ports

Ireland

Captain James Kelly, Chief Marine Surveyor
Captain Chris Davies, Marine Surveyor

Italy

Professor Umberto Leanza, Université de Rome, Chef du service du contentieux du Ministère des affaires étrangères italien
Professor Luigi Sico (since July 1999)

Latvia

Mr. Artūrs Brokovskis, Deputy Director, Latvian Maritime Agency, State Stock Company

Mr. Stanislavs Čakša, Senior Inspector of Casualties Investigation, Latvian Maritime Agency State Stock Company

Luxembourg

M. Marc Glodt, Commissaire du Gouvernement aux affaires maritimes
M. Joël Mathieu, Conseiller technique auprès du Commissariat aux affaires maritimes

Maldives Mr. Hussein Shareef, Deputy Director, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Mr. Mahdhy Imad, Assistant Managing Director, Maldives Ports Authority 

Mexico

Captain Manuel P. Flitsche, Head of the Third Section of the Naval Staff
Captain Gabriel Rivera Miranda, Director of Navigation, Merchant Marine Affairs Division, Ministry of Communications and Transport

Nigeria

Mr. Green Ekeledo, Chief Nautical Officer
Captain I.N. Ntiaidem, Deputy Government Inspector of Shipping

Norway

Mr. Jens Henning Kofoed, Adviser, The Maritime Directorate of Norway
Mr. Atle Fretheim, Assistant Director General, The Royal Ministry of Environment

Pakistan

Captain I.M. Khan Samdani, Chief Nautical Surveyor, Ports & Shipping Wing
Captain Hasan Khurshid, Deputy Conservator, Karachi Port Trust

Palau

Mr. Donal Dengokl, Environmental Specialist, Environmental Quality Protection Board (under the Ministry of Resources and Development)
Mr. Arvin Raymond, Chief, Division of Transportation, Bureau of Commercial Development
Ministry of Commerce and Trade
Alternate:
Mr. Benito Thomas, Chief, Division of Immigration, Bureau of Legal Service, Ministry of Justice

Panama

Capitán A.E. Fiore, Jefe de Seguridad Maritima, SEGUMAR, Nueva York
Ing. Ivan Ibérico, Inspector del Departmento Técnico de la Dirección General, Consular y de Naves

Romania

Eng. Constantin Sava, Directorate for Control, Ministry of Transport
Eng. Constantin Buzatu, Inspector, Romanian Registry of Shipping

Samoa

Mr. Vaclua Nofo Vaclua, Secretary for Transport, Ministry of Transport
Mr. Pule Sammy Stewart, Assistant Secretary, Marine and Shipping Division, Ministry of Transport

Sierra Leone

Captain Patrick E.M. Kemokai
Captain Salu Kuyateh

Singapore

Captain Francis Wee, Assistant Director (Nautical), Marine Department
Captain Wilson Chua, Head, Hydrographic Department, Port of Singapore Authority

Slovakia

Mr. Emil Mitka, Chief Director of the Water Transport Section, Ministry of Transport
Mr. Pavol Luká
š, Director of the Maritime Transport Department, Ministry of Transport

Slovenia

Captain Valter Kobeja, Director, The Slovenian Maritime Directorate, Ministry of Transport and Communications
Mrs. Seli Mohorič Per
šolja, Counsellor to the Government, The Slovenian Maritime Directorate
Ministry of Transport and Communications

Spain

Capitan D. Manuel Nogueira Romero, Subdirector General de Trafico, Seguridad y Contaminación de la Dirección General de la Marina Mercante
Capitan D. Francisco Suarez-Llanos Gomez, Jefe de Area de Trafico y Seguridad de la Navegacion de la Direccion General de la Marina Mercante

Suriname

Mr. E. Fitz-Jim, Navigation Expert
Mr. W. Palman, Navigation Expert

Togo

Mme Souleymane Sikao, Docteur en Droit de la Mer, Chef de Division à la Direction des Affaires Maritimes au Ministère du Commerce, des Prix et des Transports
M. Kotè Djahlin, Officier de la Marine Marchande, Chargé de la Division Technique et Opérationnelle
à la Direction des Affaires Maritimes au Ministère du Commerce, des Prix et des Transports

Uganda

S.A.K. Magezi, Meteorology Department, Ministry of Natural Resources, Kampala
J.T. Wambede, Meteorology Department, Ministry of Natural Resources, Kampala

United Kingdom

Mr. Gordon Pollock, QC

Uruguay

Captain Ernesto Serron Pedotti


Notes re: List of experts in the field of protection and preservation of the marine environment maintained by the United Nations Environment Programme


[1]/      Marine scientific research experts:

Prof. Dr. Joerg Ott, University of Vienna.

[2]/    Fisheries experts:

Dr. Patrick McConney, Chief Fisheries Officer;

Dr. Robin Mahon, Fisheries and Environment Consultant.

        Marine Scientific Research experts:

Dr. Leonard Nurse, Director, Coastal Zone Management Unit;

Professor Wayne Hunte, Executive Director, Bellairs Research Institute.

        Navigation, including Pollution from vessels and by Dumping:

Ms. Valerie Browne, Director, Maritime Affairs;

Mr. Richard Alleyne, Harbour Master.

[3]/     Fisheries experts:

Engineer Philip Charles Conolly, Ministry of Environment;

Dr. Fabio Hissa Vieira Hazin, Ministry of Science and Technology.

        Maritime Scientific Research experts:

Vice-Admiral Luiz Phillipe da Costa Fernande, Ministry of the Navy;

Dr. Luiz Roberto Silva Martins, Ministry of Science and Technology.

        Navigation experts:

Commander Luiz Augusto de Mello, Ministry of the Environment;

Dr. Luiz Augusto de Mello Awazu, Ministry of the Environment.

[4]/     Fisheries experts:

Mr. André Forest, IFREMER;

Mr. Jean-Luc Prat, Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences, Brest.

        Marine scientific research experts:

Mr. Jean Mascle, Oceanographical Observatory, CRNS University;

Mr. Elie Jarmache, IFREMER.

        Navigation experts:

Mr. Loic Courcoux, Chief teacher of first class marine teaching;

Mr. Michel Meynet, Assistant Director of sea transport of harbors and coast.

[5]/     Fisheries Experts:

Mr. Ousman Drammeh, Director, Department of Fisheries;

Mr. Amadou Saine, Fisheries Officer, Department of Fisheries.

        Navigation including Pollution from Vessels:

Mr. Nicolas Blell, Director, Technical Services, Gambia Ports Authority.

[6]/     Fisheries experts:

Mr. Giorgi Bitadze, Biologist (Ichthologist) and Agronomist;

Mr. Akaki Komakhidze, Biologist.

        Marine scientific research experts:

Mr. Nikoloz Mazmanidi, Ph.D in Biology;

Mr. Irakli Khomeriki, Local Head of the World Oceanographical Society, Ph.D.

        Navigation experts:

Ilia Stepanishvilli, Head of the Black Sea Protection Conventional Service,

Captain of Long Voyage;

Regenald Dekanozov, Marine Lawyer.

[7]/     Fisheries Experts:

Dr. Y.S. Yadava, Fisheries Development Commissionner, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation,
Ministry of Agriculture;

Dr. P.K. Surendran, Principal Scientist and Head, Microbiology Fermentation and Biotechnology Section;

Dr. V.K. Pillai, Senior Scientist, Cochin, Central marine Fisheries Research Institute;

Dr. P.G. Viswanathan Nair, Principal Scientist, D.I.F.T., Cochin.

[8]/     Navigation including Pollution from Vessels and by Dumping:

Capt. Momood Ali Yusuf - Pakistan Marine Academy

Capt. Nasim Tariq - Pakistan National Shipping Corp.

        Fisheries:

Mr. Mohammed Moazzam Khan - Marine Fisheries Department

Mr. Jameel Ahmed - Ministry of Food and Agriculture

      Marine Scientific Research:

Dr. Rukksana Anjum - Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Dr. Naurren Aziz Qureshi - Centre of Marine Biology

[9]/     Fisheries experts:

Mr. Ueta Faasili, Assistant Director (Fisheries), Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and
Meteorology;

Mr. Savali Time, Senior Fisheries Officer, Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Meteorology.

        Marine Scientific Research experts:

Mr. Antonio Mulipola, Senior Research Officer,

Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Meteorology.

        Navigation experts:

Mr. Vaaelua Nofo Vaaelua, Secretary for Transport, Ministry of Transport.

 

 

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