OTN Global Project Coordination Committee
Chaired by a member of the international scientific community, this Committee advises and reports on the planning and coordination among all projects undertaken under the OTN umbrella. This group assists OTN in ensuring that the science undertaken in countries around the world is consistent with national funding priorities and that the research is funded by various countries.
The OTN Global Project Coordination Committee consists of the following individuals:
| Name |
Role |
| Keith Alverson |
Member of the global scientific community in a relevant discipline (Chair) |
| See below |
Member of the scientific community representing each of the recognized ocean regions of the world |
| Fred Whoriskey |
OTN Executive Director (ex officio, nonvoting) |
| Ron O'Dor |
OTN Global Scientific Director (ex officio, nonvoting) |
| Sara Iverson |
OTN Canada Scientific Director (ex officio, nonvoting) |
|
The following individuals are the OTN Global Project Coordination Committee regional representatives for OTN's 14 ocean regions:
| Ocean Region |
Individual |
Country |
Institution
| Site |
| Arctic |
Terry Dick |
Canada |
U Manitoba |
Arctic |
|
Aaron Fisk |
Canada |
U Windsor |
Arctic |
| NE Atlantic |
Karim Erzini |
Portugal |
U Algarve |
Portugal |
|
Ricardo Serrão Santos |
Portugal |
U Azores |
Azores Seamounts |
| NW Atlantic |
Peter Smith |
Canada |
DFO |
Halifax Line |
|
John Kocik |
USA |
NOAA |
GoMOOS |
| SE Atlantic |
Mike Roberts |
S Africa |
MCM |
Cape of Good Hope |
|
Paul Cowley |
S Africa |
SAIAB |
Sodwana Bay |
| SW Atlantic |
Gustavo Lovrich |
Argentina |
CADIC-CONICET |
Beagle Stait |
|
Jose Henrique Muelbert |
Brasil |
FURG |
Coastal Projects |
| E Indian |
Mark Meekan |
Australia |
AIMS |
Perth Line |
|
Alistair Hobday |
Australia |
CSIRO |
Australian Bight |
| W Indian |
Laurent Dagorn |
France |
IRD |
Reunion Is. FADs |
|
Warwick Sauer |
S Africa |
Rhodes U |
Sodwana Bay |
| Mediterranean |
Miquel Canals |
Spain |
U Barcelona |
Gibraltar Strait |
|
Salah Ben Cherifi |
Morocco |
INRH |
Gibraltar Strait |
| Mid-Pacific |
Kim Holland |
USA |
U Hawaii |
Deep Oahu |
|
Marc Taquet |
France |
IFREMER |
|
| NE Pacific |
Chris Barnes |
Canada |
NEPTUNE |
NEPTUNE |
|
Churchill Grimes |
USA |
PaCOOS, NOAA |
California Lines |
| NW Pacific |
Hiroshi Ueda |
Japan |
U Hokkaido |
Shiretoko Peninsula |
|
Yasunori Sakurai |
Japan |
U Hokkaido |
Tsugaru Strait |
| SE Pacific |
Roberto de Andrade |
Chile |
CONAMA-GEF |
Carlos III Island |
|
Thomas Colnot |
Chile |
CEQUA |
Magellan Strait |
| SW Pacific |
Rob Harcourt |
Australia |
AATAMS |
Bass Strait Lines |
|
Barry Bruce |
Australia |
CSIRO |
Bass Strait Lines |
| Southern |
Scott Gallager |
USA |
WHOI |
Palmer Station |
|
Dan Costa |
USA |
TOPP |
Prydz Bay |
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