focal pointS
Canada
(Co-chair 2025)
NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
David Morin
Department for Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
NATIONAL COORDINATOR
Andrew Stewart
Department for Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
European Union
NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
Nicolas Segebarth
(DG-RTD)
NATIONAL COORDINATOR
Maria Hood
(Mercator Ocean International)
France
(Co-chair 2025)
NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
Alain Lagrange
Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
NATIONAL COORDINATOR
Pierre-Yves Le Traon
IFREMER / Mercator Ocean International
Germany
NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
Jella Kandziora
German Marine Research Consortium, KDM
NATIONAL COORDINATOR
Jella Kandziora
German Marine Research Consortium, KDM
Italy
NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
Giorgio Carpino
Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR)
NATIONAL COORDINATOR
Rosalia Santoleri
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute of Marine Science
Japan
NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
Rikiya Konishi
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
NATIONAL COORDINATOR
Mizue Iijima (JAMSTEC)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
Caroline Culshaw
Dept. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
NATIONAL COORDINATORS
Ryan Driscoll and Alan Evans
National Oceanographic Centre
United States
NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
Allison Reed
US State Department
NATIONAL COORDINATOR
Helena McMonagle
US National Science Foundation