Governance

The Ocean Tracking Network is guided by four groups, the principal researchers, a management board, a scientific steering committee and an international advisory board.

Principal Researchers
Dr. Ron O’DorDr. Michael Stokesbury

CFI Dalhousie Management Board
Dr. Keith ThompsonDr. Ransom MyersDr. Jeff HutchingsDr. David Vanderzwaag

Scientific Steering Committee
Steve Ferguson, ArcticKarim Erzini, NE AtlanticJohn Cullen, NW AtlanticMike Roberts, SE AtlanticGustavo Lovrich, SW AtlanticRuss Babcock, E IndianLaurent Dagorn, W IndianKim Holland, Mid PacificHeather Holden, NE PacificHiroshi Ueda, NW PacificRoberto de Andrade, SE PacificScott Gallager, Southern OceanKeith Alverson, Global

International Advisory Board
John Field, Chair GOOS, IOC, University of Capetown, South AfricaVictor Gallardo, University of Concepcion, ChileJohn Gunn, Deputy Chief, CSIRO Marine, AustraliaMarlon Lewis, Dalhousie University, CanadaScott McKinley, University of  British Columbia, Director Aquanet, CanadaPhil Mundy, Director NOAA, Auke Bay, Alaska, USAJohn Nightingale, Director, Vancouver Aquarium, CanadaAndy Rosenberg, US Oceans Commission, University of New Hampshire, USAYvan Simard, U.Q.R., ArcticNet, CanadaFred Whoriskey, Scientific Director, Atlantic Salmon Federation and Director, Huntsman Marine Science Centre, Canada