Amanda Vincent is the Chair of the SSC Marine Conservation Committee. She is firmly convinced that we know enough to tackle conservation problems now, even if more information might be valuable.
IUCN COMMISSION GROUP
IUCN SSC Marine Conservation Committee
Overview and description
Description:
The Marine Conservation Committee (MCC) aims to ensure that decisions taken by policy - makers and resource managers on the management of marine resources are based on sound and scientific knowledge.
Group leadership
Prof Amanda VINCENT
Commission Member
Amanda Vincent is the Chair of the SSC Marine Conservation Committee. She is firmly convinced that we know enough to tackle conservation problems now, even if more information might be valuable.
More about the MCC
The Marine Conservation Committee supports, enhances and mobilises expertise in marine species conservation for a better future. Its mandate is to ensure that decisions taken on the future of marine species are directed at long-term population health and based on sound technical knowledge. Specifically, it helps and links volunteer experts from the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s (SSC) network who have special knowledge of particular taxa or of cross-cutting concerns. It also advocates the use of SSC marine knowledge and skills in the broad global community, particularly by policy makers and resource managers.
Marine Conservation Committee work
The MCC supports, connects and promotes expertise in marine species conservation. Its mandate is to ensure that decisions taken on the future of marine species are directed at long-term population health and based on sound technical knowledge.
Policy
Promote and mobilise SSC marine expertise to advance ocean conservation globally.
MCC on the IUCN Red List
To inform conservation efforts, MCC assesses species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Annual Report
Learn about MCC’s work and results in 2023.
Previous reports:
MCC Annual Report 2022
MCC Annual Report 2021
MCC Annual Report 2020
MCC Annual Report 2019
MCC Annual Report 2018
Mei Lin holds a container holding a Tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris), a type of sea snail, that will be taken back to the marine laboratory for study as part of a breeding programme. Photo by Jay Sim
Photo: Jay Sim
A Red Reef Lobster (Enoplometopus occidentalis) on a rocky reef off northwestern Oahu, Hawai'i. Photo by shallowreef/iNaturalist
Photo: shallowreef/iNaturalist
A Candy-striped Shrimp (Lebbeus grandimanus) uses an anemone for shelter from predators off of Anacortes Island, Washington, USA. Photo by canaryrockfish/iNaturalist.
Photo: canaryrockfish/iNaturalist
