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               The name of an expert shall remain on the list until withdrawn by the State Party which made the nomination, provided that such expert shall continue to serve on any special arbitral tribunal to which that expert has been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