The CIE team is comprised of a Steering Committee and a Coordination Team.  The former is responsible for overseeing and guiding the independent review process, and the latter handles all other aspects of the CIE and interfaces between the CIE Steering Committee and the clients of the CIE. 

CIE STEERING COMMITTEE

The CIE Steering Committee consists of three members, who collectively possess extensive experience in fisheries science, especially in fisheries stock assessment and marine protected species.  The role of the CIE steering committee is to advise the independent peer review process, by selecting candidates for independent reviews, assessing the effectiveness and applicability of review reports, and guiding the CIE to make informed and independent decisions in the review process. 

The current CIE Steering Committee is composed of the following members:

1.  Dr. Donald Siniff, CIE Steering Committee Member

Dr. Siniff is a Professor of Biology at the Department of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior at the University of Minnesota.  His research interests focus on population dynamics, and life histories, with emphasis on large mammals, particularly Arctic and Antarctic marine mammals.  Dr. Siniff's experience, spanning over 30 years, includes studies on the population dynamics of large mammals. He has considered the population characteristics of three species of Antarctic seals, concentrating on a long-term program on Weddell seals with shorter term studies on the crabeater and leopard seals of the Antarctic. He has also studied sea otters in Alaska and California since 1975.  Dr. Siniff has been a CIE Steering Committee member since 2001. 

2.  Dr. Patrick Sullivan, CIE Steering Committee Member

Dr. Sullivan is an Associate Professor of Population and Community Dynamics in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University in New York.  His research is in population dynamics, spatial statistics, hydroacoustics, and marine and freshwater fisheries management. He receive his Ph.D. in Biostatistics and Biomathematics from the University of Washington in 1988, and served 10 years as a population dynamicist with the International Pacific Halibut Commission in Seattle, Washington.  Dr. Sullivan has been a CIE Steering Committee member since 2005.
 

CIE COORDINATION TEAM

The CIE Coordination Team consists of four members, and it serves a number of decision-making, logistical, and monitoring roles that are necessary for the completion of independent reviews.  The four members are a Primary Coordinator, an External Coordinator, a CIE Manager, and a CIE Intern.  The Primary Coordinator handles all independent review requests from when they are first sent to the CIE, as well as to oversee the identification and selection of independent participants, logistical arrangements, and review reports.  For independent peer reviews where there is a perceived conflict of interest with the Primary Coordinator, the External Coordinator assumes the coordination responsibilities.  The CIE manager assists the Coordinator in the selection, logistical, and review tasks, and the CIE manager is responsible for the daily operations of the CIE.  The CIE manager also serves as the contact person for all CIE inquiries.  Finally, the CIE intern assists in the coordination tasks, performs logistical functions, archival duties, and provides general support. 

The current Coordination Team members are:

1.  Dr. David Die, Primary Coordinator

Dr. Die is a Research Professor at the Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami.  He has over 15 years of experience in stock assessment and fishery management research and has been providing advice on fishery matters to governments around the world for over 12 years.  Dr. Die also serves as a chair of the billfish working group on the International Convention on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and the Scientific Advisory Group of the FAO Western Central Atlantic Fisheries Commission.  Dr. Die has been the CIE Primary Coordinator since 1999. 

2.  Dr. David Sampson, External Coordinator

Dr. Sampson is a Professor of Fisheries at the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University.  With over 15 years of research experience, he conducts research into the dynamics of fishery systems, particularly the response of fishermen to changing conditions within the fisheries. Also, he develops and evaluates methods for fish stock assessment.  Dr. Sampson advises and assists staff of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife with stock assessments of commercially exploited marine finfish and with management of finfish, salmon, and shellfish fisheries. Finally, he has teaching responsibilities for upper division courses in population dynamics, marine fisheries, and stock assessment methods.  Dr. Sampson has been the CIE External Coordinator since 2002. 

3.  Mr. Manoj Shivlani, Manager

Mr. Shivlani is a Senior Research Associate at the Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami.  He has almost a decade of experience working in socioeconomic issues concerning fisheries management and user conflicts.  Mr. Shivlani has worked extensively on fishery management, including alternative management strategies, regulatory impact analysis, and research and monitoring on fisheries in the southeastern US and the US Caribbean.  His recent research has examined the impact of marine protected areas on fishery social systems, the effects of marine reserves on non-fishery sectors, and the long-term, socioeconomic shifts in users following changes in fishery management schemes.  Mr. Shivlani has been the CIE Manager since 1999. 

4.  Mr. Aric Bickel, CIE Intern

Mr. Bickel is a current graduate student at the Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Science In Marine Affairs and Policy.  He received his bachelors degree from the University of Miami in Marine Affairs and Policy, with minors in political science and psychology.