Researcher

Jan Mees

Research Expertise:Jan Mees (°1964) is the general director of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) in Ostend since its establishment in 1999. He is trained as a marine biologist (MSc Zoology, MSc Environmental Sanitation, PhD Biology) at Ghent University, where he is part-time professor. An experienced marine ecologist and taxonomist – serving a.o. as taxonomic editor of the World List of Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida and Mysida in WoRMS, that is hosted at his institute. He is the author of more than 100 scientific publications in international journals with peer review. Jan Mees represents his institute and the Flemish government in several European and global oceanography and marine biodiversity networks, e.g. IOC/UNESCO, POGO and WAMS. He was Chair of the European Marine Board from 2014 to 2019 and is currently Co-chair of the Editorial Board of the Global Ocean Science Report. Jan has served on the WoRMS Steering Committee since 2013 and was Vice-chair in 2013-2016.

Keywords:Leptostraca, Lophogastrida, Mysida, Pygocephalomorpha, Stygiomysida, Belgium, Unknown