CONTACT

IOC – FAO Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Algal Blooms (IPHAB)

Chair: (FRANCE)  t.b.c.

Vice-Chair: (SPAIN) Begoña Ben-Gigirey, Centro Oceanografico de Vigo, IEO (CSIC), E-mail: begona.ben@ieo.csic.es 

IPHAB Coordinator at FAO: Esther Garrido Gamarro, Fishery Officer, Food Safety and Quality – Aquatic Products, Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, E-mail: Esther.GarridoGamarro@fao.org  

IPHAB TASK TEAMS:

Chair of IPHAB Task Team on Algal Taxonomy: Nina Lundholm, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, E-mail: nlundholm@snm.ku.dk

Co-Chair of IPHAB Task Team on Biotoxin Monitoring, Management and Regulations: Chris Miles, Norwegian Vetenary Institute, E-mail: Christopher.Miles@vetinst.no

Chair of IPHAB Task Team on the Early Detection, Warning and Forecasting of Harmful Algal Events: Bengt Karlson, SMHI, Sweden, E-mail: Bengt.Karlson@smhi.se 

Chair of the Joint IPHAB/IODE Task Team on the Harmful Algal Information System (HAIS) and the Global HAB Status Report (GHSR): Maarten De Rijcke, Flanders Institute of Marine Science, Belgium, E-mail:  maarten.de.rijcke@vliz.be 

Chair (Co-) of IPHAB Task Team on a Benthic Harmful Algae and  their Toxins: Marie-Yasmine Dechraoui Bottein, Université Côte d’Azur, France, E-mail: Marie-yasmine.bottein@univ-cotedazur.fr 

Chair of the IPHAB Task Team on Harmful Algae and Desalination of Seawater: Donald M. Anderson, Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA, E-mail: danderson@whoi.edu

Chair (Co-) of the IPHAB Task Team on Fish Killing Microalgae and Ecosystem Effects: Allan Cembella, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine, Germany, E-mail: Allan.Cembella@awi.de; and Kazumi WAKITA, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, Japan, Email: kazumiw@tokai-u.jp

SCIENTIFIC GROUPS:

Chair IOC-SCOR GlobalHAB Scientific Steering Committee: Clarissa Anderson, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA 92093-0206,  USA, Email: clrander@UCSD.edu

Chair (Co-) ICES-IOC Working Group on the Dynamics of Harmful Algal Bloom Dynamics: Dave Clarke, Section Manager of Shellfish Safety, Marine Environment & Food Safety Services, Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore Co. Galway, Ireland, H91 R673, Email: dave.clarke@marine.ie; and Lars-Johan Naustvoll, Institute of Marine Research, Flødevigen, Norway, Email: larsjn@hi.no

Chair of the ICES/IMO/IOC Study Group on Ballast and Other Ship Vectors: Okko Outinen, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE/Marine Research Centre, Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790 Helsinki, Email: okko.outinen@syke.fi

REGIONAL GROUPS:

Chair of FANSA (IOC regional working group for South America): Ana Martínez Goicoechea, researcher at Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos, Email: anamart@gmail.com

Chair of ANCA (IOC regional working group for the Caribbean):  Gustavo Arencibia Carballo, Centro de Investigaciones Pesqueras (CIP), 5ta. AVE. Y 248, Jaimanitas. C., La Habana, CUBA, Email: garen04@gmail.com

Chair WESTPAC/HAB: Mitsunori Iwataki, Professor, Tokai University, The Asian Natural Environmental Science Center (ANESC), The University of Tokyo, Email: iwataki@anesc.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Chair IOC HAB Network North Africa – HANA: Amany ISMAEL, Professor of Marine Biology, Faculty of Science Alexandria University, Email: amany_3@yahoo.com