Council

INTERNATIONAL SEAWEED ASSOCIATION COUNCIL FOR 2023-2025

ELECTED MEMBERS

 Maria Helena Trindade Abreu (President 2019-2028) 26th ISS

Portugal

Susan Løvstad Holdt (Secretary General 2016-2025) 25th ISS
National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU Food)
Henrik Dams alle, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby
DENMARK

www.food.dtu.dk

Norishige Yotsukura (2016-2025) 25th ISS
Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University
Kita9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0809
JAPAN 

Leila Hayashi (Vice President 2023-2031) 27th ISS

Acadian Seaplants

Canada

https://www.acadianseaplants.com/ 

Catriona Catriona Hurd (2023-2031) 27th ISS
Professor of seaweed
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
College of Sciences and Engineering
University of Tasmania
Tasmania

www.imas.utas.edu.au

Jeong Ha Kim (2019-2028) 26th ISS
Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University
Suwon, 16419
SOUTH KOREA

https://www.skku.edu/eng/

Jaime Zamorano (2019-2028) 26th ISS

Gelymar SA
Camino a Pargua Km 25
P.O. Box 997
Puerto Montt
CHILE

www.gelymar.com

Arif Mazrui (2023-2031) 27th ISS

Managing Director at Zanque Aqua Farms Ltd

Zanzibar City

https://zanque.co.tz/about-us/ 

Appointed members

Michael A. Borowitzka (Editor in Chief 2016-2025)
Algae R&D Center
School of Biological Sciences & Biotechnology
Murdoch University
AUSTRALIA

Loretta Roberson (Co-Treasurer 2022-)
Associate Scientist at Marine Biological Laboratory
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
United States
https://www.mbl.edu/tropical-seaweed/ 

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS

Mark A. Ragan
The Institute for Molecular Science
The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland, 4072
AUSTRALIA

Eurico C. Oliviera
Universidad de São Paulo
Instituto de Biociências
C. Postal 11461
São Paulo, SP 05422-970
BRAZIL

Harris J. (‘Pete’) Bixler
Ingredients Solutions, Inc.
631 Moosehead Trail
Waldo, ME 04915
USA

Michael D. Guiry
AlgaeBase
Ryan Institute
National University of Ireland, Galway
University Road
GALWAY H91 TK33
Ireland

Hans Porse (pasted away)

Former CEO of Copenhagen Pectin

Denmark