TerraMar’s Ocean Council: The 12 Members, Their Roles and the Evidence
The official TerraMar Project homepage saved on July 15, 2012 named twelve people to its Ocean Council. This was presented as a group providing scientific, legal, conservation, policy, and governance expertise. Its members must not be confused with the organization’s directors, officers, donors, or ordinary holders of symbolic ocean passports. Four council names also appear among the 85 publicly promoted founding citizens.
Snapshot
| Research field | Finding |
|---|---|
| Organization | The TerraMar Project, founded by Ghislaine Maxwell |
| Documented group | Ocean Council, as advertised on TerraMar’s own 2012 website |
| Named members | 12 in this archived capture |
| Overlap with 85 founding people | 4 council members |
| Members outside the 85 list | 8, not eligible to be added to the 2012 founding roster without a separate source |
| Evidence strength | Direct for TerraMar’s public claim of council membership; not proof of each individual’s active participation or appointment terms |
| Known criminal allegations established from council membership | None. Council inclusion does not establish involvement in Epstein’s crimes |
Key Findings
Unlike a virtual passport, a council position described a potential advisory or governance function. The distinction matters because the project itself described the council as participating in scientific and legal decisions. However, the published roster alone supplies no appointment instrument, minutes, attendance record, voting record, signed advisory agreement, or account authority for any particular council member. The name and role must remain attributed to TerraMar’s website until independently corroborated.
The Twelve People Named to the Ocean Council
| Name as archived | Publicly described expertise | Also a founding citizen? |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Alex Rogers | Marine scientist | Yes |
| Alistair Graham | High seas policy | No |
| Carl Gustaf Lundin | Marine conservation and coastal science | No |
| Conn Nugent | Philanthropy | No |
| Prof. Dan Laffoley | Marine scientist and conservation expert | Yes |
| David Freestone | International environmental law | No |
| Duncan Currie | International environmental law | No |
| Kristina Gjerde | International law and ocean governance | Yes |
| Jeff Ardron | Ocean science and policy | Yes |
| Matt Gianni | Marine conservation policy | No |
| Mirella von Lindenfels | Communications and media strategy | No |
| Susanna Fuller | Marine conservation | No |
Individual Council Member Evidence Notes
1. Prof. Alex Rogers
Historical evidence: TerraMar published Prof. Alex Rogers’s name in its Ocean Council list. Described area: Marine scientist. Marine science expertise appears in the archived council descriptions. Founding roster overlap: Yes. This same archived page separately lists the name among the 85 founding citizens. Unknown: The reviewed council page does not establish signed acceptance, participation frequency, compensation, donor status, a completed ocean passport, personal contact with Epstein, or misconduct. A dated appointment letter or contemporaneous statement is needed for stronger conclusions.
2. Alistair Graham
Historical evidence: TerraMar published Alistair Graham’s name in its Ocean Council list. Described area: High seas policy. Policy work as described in historical TerraMar materials. Founding roster overlap: No. This council listing does not place the name on the 85 founding roster. Unknown: The reviewed council page does not establish signed acceptance, participation frequency, compensation, donor status, a completed ocean passport, personal contact with Epstein, or misconduct. A dated appointment letter or contemporaneous statement is needed for stronger conclusions.
3. Carl Gustaf Lundin
Historical evidence: TerraMar published Carl Gustaf Lundin’s name in its Ocean Council list. Described area: Marine conservation and coastal science. The historical TerraMar materials describe science and coastal program expertise. Founding roster overlap: No. This council listing does not place the name on the 85 founding roster. Unknown: The reviewed council page does not establish signed acceptance, participation frequency, compensation, donor status, a completed ocean passport, personal contact with Epstein, or misconduct. A dated appointment letter or contemporaneous statement is needed for stronger conclusions.
4. Conn Nugent
Historical evidence: TerraMar published Conn Nugent’s name in its Ocean Council list. Described area: Philanthropy. The historical council descriptions refer to philanthropy expertise. Founding roster overlap: No. This council listing does not place the name on the 85 founding roster. Unknown: The reviewed council page does not establish signed acceptance, participation frequency, compensation, donor status, a completed ocean passport, personal contact with Epstein, or misconduct. A dated appointment letter or contemporaneous statement is needed for stronger conclusions.
5. Prof. Dan Laffoley
Historical evidence: TerraMar published Prof. Dan Laffoley’s name in its Ocean Council list. Described area: Marine scientist and conservation expert. Named separately on the founding-citizen roster. Founding roster overlap: Yes. This same archived page separately lists the name among the 85 founding citizens. Unknown: The reviewed council page does not establish signed acceptance, participation frequency, compensation, donor status, a completed ocean passport, personal contact with Epstein, or misconduct. A dated appointment letter or contemporaneous statement is needed for stronger conclusions.
6. David Freestone
Historical evidence: TerraMar published David Freestone’s name in its Ocean Council list. Described area: International environmental law. The historical TerraMar materials describe legal expertise. Founding roster overlap: No. This council listing does not place the name on the 85 founding roster. Unknown: The reviewed council page does not establish signed acceptance, participation frequency, compensation, donor status, a completed ocean passport, personal contact with Epstein, or misconduct. A dated appointment letter or contemporaneous statement is needed for stronger conclusions.
7. Duncan Currie
Historical evidence: TerraMar published Duncan Currie’s name in its Ocean Council list. Described area: International environmental law. The historical TerraMar materials describe legal expertise. Founding roster overlap: No. This council listing does not place the name on the 85 founding roster. Unknown: The reviewed council page does not establish signed acceptance, participation frequency, compensation, donor status, a completed ocean passport, personal contact with Epstein, or misconduct. A dated appointment letter or contemporaneous statement is needed for stronger conclusions.
8. Kristina Gjerde
Historical evidence: TerraMar published Kristina Gjerde’s name in its Ocean Council list. Described area: International law and ocean governance. Named separately on the founding-citizen roster. Founding roster overlap: Yes. This same archived page separately lists the name among the 85 founding citizens. Unknown: The reviewed council page does not establish signed acceptance, participation frequency, compensation, donor status, a completed ocean passport, personal contact with Epstein, or misconduct. A dated appointment letter or contemporaneous statement is needed for stronger conclusions.
9. Jeff Ardron
Historical evidence: TerraMar published Jeff Ardron’s name in its Ocean Council list. Described area: Ocean science and policy. Named separately on the founding-citizen roster. Founding roster overlap: Yes. This same archived page separately lists the name among the 85 founding citizens. Unknown: The reviewed council page does not establish signed acceptance, participation frequency, compensation, donor status, a completed ocean passport, personal contact with Epstein, or misconduct. A dated appointment letter or contemporaneous statement is needed for stronger conclusions.
10. Matt Gianni
Historical evidence: TerraMar published Matt Gianni’s name in its Ocean Council list. Described area: Marine conservation policy. Historical council descriptions refer to political strategy and policy. Founding roster overlap: No. This council listing does not place the name on the 85 founding roster. Unknown: The reviewed council page does not establish signed acceptance, participation frequency, compensation, donor status, a completed ocean passport, personal contact with Epstein, or misconduct. A dated appointment letter or contemporaneous statement is needed for stronger conclusions.
11. Mirella von Lindenfels
Historical evidence: TerraMar published Mirella von Lindenfels’s name in its Ocean Council list. Described area: Communications and media strategy. Historical council descriptions refer to communications and media. Founding roster overlap: No. This council listing does not place the name on the 85 founding roster. Unknown: The reviewed council page does not establish signed acceptance, participation frequency, compensation, donor status, a completed ocean passport, personal contact with Epstein, or misconduct. A dated appointment letter or contemporaneous statement is needed for stronger conclusions.
12. Susanna Fuller
Historical evidence: TerraMar published Susanna Fuller’s name in its Ocean Council list. Described area: Marine conservation. Listed by name in the archive; confirm institutional affiliation and title from contemporary independent records. Founding roster overlap: No. This council listing does not place the name on the 85 founding roster. Unknown: The reviewed council page does not establish signed acceptance, participation frequency, compensation, donor status, a completed ocean passport, personal contact with Epstein, or misconduct. A dated appointment letter or contemporaneous statement is needed for stronger conclusions.
What Council Membership Did and Did Not Mean
TerraMar’s original business and mission presentation preserved as EFTA01111030 proposed a global virtual protectorate and an advisory or government style structure. This demonstrates the concept being promoted. A presentation is not a constitution recognized by international law, and a proposed decision making body should not be confused with directors of a U.S. nonprofit or trustees of a U.K. charity. Likewise, an ocean council member does not become legally responsible for every action of Maxwell merely by appearing in the project materials.
Formal U.S. officeholders are disclosed in TerraMar Project Inc. IRS returns. Formal U.K. directors are identified in Companies House filings for company 08661523. Those are separate legal records. An archived promotional council list carries different legal weight.
How the Council Fits the Founding Citizen Investigation
The council and founding citizen populations intersect but are not the same. Alex Rogers, Dan Laffoley, Kristina Gjerde and Jeff Ardron appear in both dated lists. The remaining eight appear in the council list without being among the 85 named founding citizens in this snapshot. The 85-person register marks the four overlaps but does not recast the eight others as founding passport recipients.
Nor is the council identical to Maxwell’s U.S. directors or the U.K. company’s three directors. There are three different research questions: which people were marketed as founders or symbolic citizens, which people were described as advisers, and which people were legally responsible for organizational governance. Each needs its own evidence trail.
Documentation Needed for a Stronger Dossier
The next searches should seek person-specific invitation correspondence, a member’s own public statement, records of council meetings or votes, an engagement agreement or resignation, a dated presentation identifying responsibilities, and any original EFTA appearance that supports more than the name’s appearance on the archived site. Silence in available material is a research gap, not proof of nonparticipation.
Watch Our Sleuths Investigate
No specific, independently verified contributor video focused on the 2012 Ocean Council membership has been linked in this draft. Rather than embed an unrelated video, this section records the gap for a future evidence-backed update.
Sources
- July 15, 2012 TerraMar Project archived official website, council and founding citizen list.
- EFTA01111030, TerraMar strategy presentation and proposed governance.
- IRS nonprofit return index, formal U.S. officers and finances.
- Companies House officer register, formal U.K. directors.
- International Programme on the State of the Ocean expert listing, independent contextual affiliations for some named marine policy professionals.
- EpsteinWiki TerraMar organization article, separate institutional history.
Closing Finding
The public record identifies twelve people in TerraMar’s Ocean Council, but the names alone do not prove attendance, compensation, bank authority, a personal bond with Maxwell or Epstein, or an unlawful act. This dossier is exhaustive for the twelve names published in the selected 2012 official capture and deliberately cautious about anything the documents do not establish.