Members of this list meet one or more of the following criteria: 1) Author of widely cited peer-reviewed articles on fisheries, 2) Author of major reference work in fisheries, 3) Founder of major fisheries journal, museum or other related organisation 4) Person most notable for other reasons who has also worked in fisheries science.
Contributor |
Nationality |
Born |
Died |
Contribution |
Baird, Spencer F |
American |
1823 |
1887 |
Founding scientist of the United States Fish Commission |
Baranov, Fedor I |
Russian |
1886 |
1965 |
Baranov has been called the grandfather of fisheries population dynamics. The Baranov catch equation of 1918 is perhaps the most used equation in fisheries modelling.[1] |
Beverton, Ray |
English |
1922 |
1985 |
Fisheries biologist known for the Beverton–Holt model (with Sidney Holt), credited with being one of the founders of fisheries science |
Christensen, Villy |
Danish |
|
- |
Fisheries scientist and ecosystem modeller, known for his work on the development of Ecopath |
Cobb, John N |
American |
1868 |
1930 |
Founder of the first college of fisheries in the United States, the University of Washington College of Fisheries, in 1919 |
Cooke, Steven J |
Canadian |
1974 |
|
Academic known for contributions to recreational fisheries science, inland fisheries and Conservation Physiology |
Cushing, David |
English |
1920 |
2008 |
Fisheries biologist, who is credited with the development of the match/mismatch hypothesis |
Everhart, W Harry |
American |
1918 |
1994 |
Fisheries scientist, educator, administrator and author of several widely used fisheries texts |
Froese, Rainer |
German |
1950 |
- |
Known for his work on the development and coordination of FishBase |
Green, Seth |
American |
1817 |
1888 |
Pioneer in fish farming who established the first fish hatchery in the United States |
Halver, John |
American |
1922 |
2012 |
His pioneering work on the nutritional needs of fish led to modern methods of fish farming and fish feed production. He has been called the father of fish nutrition.[2][3] |
Hempel, Gotthilf |
German |
1929 |
- |
Marine biologist and oceanographer, and co-founder of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research |
Herwig, Walther |
German |
1838 |
1912 |
Lawyer and promoter of high seas fishing and research |
Hilborn, Ray |
Canadian |
1947 |
- |
Fisheries biologist with strong contributions in fisheries management |
Hjort, Johan |
Norwegian |
1869 |
1948 |
Fisheries biologist, marine zoologist and oceanographer |
Hofer, Bruno |
German |
1861 |
1916 |
Fishery scientist credited with being the founder of fish pathology |
Holt, Sidney |
English |
1926 |
- |
Fisheries biologist known for the Beverton–Holt model (with Ray Beverton), credited with being one of the founders of fisheries science |
Kils, Uwe |
German |
|
- |
Marine biologist specializing in planktology. Inventor of the ecoSCOPE |
Lackey, Robert T |
Canadian |
1944 |
- |
Fisheries scientist and political scientist known for his work involving the role of science in policy making |
Margolis, Leo |
Canadian |
1927 |
1997 |
Parasitologist and head of the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, British Columbia |
McKay, R J |
Australian |
|
|
Biologist and a specialist in translocated freshwater fishes |
Myers, Ransom A |
Canadian |
1952 |
2007 |
Marine biologist and conservationist |
Pauly, Daniel |
French |
1946 |
|
Prominent fisheries scientist, known for his work studying human impacts on global fisheries |
Pitcher, Tony J |
|
|
- |
Known for work on the impacts of fishing, management appraisals and the shoaling behavior of fish |
Rice, Michael A |
American |
1955 |
- |
Known for work on molluscan fisheries |
Ricker, Bill |
Canadian |
1908 |
2001 |
Fisheries biologist, known for the Ricker model, credited with being one of the founders of fisheries science |
Ricketts, Ed |
American |
1897 |
1948 |
A colourful marine biologist and philosopher who introduced ecology to fisheries science.[4] |
Roberts, Callum |
|
|
- |
Marine conservation biologist, known for his work on the role marine reserves play in protecting marine ecosystems |
Rosenthal, Harald |
German |
1937 |
- |
Hydrobiologist known for his work in fish farming and ecology |
Safina, Carl |
American |
1955 |
- |
Author of several writings on marine ecology and the ocean |
Sars, Georg Ossian |
Norwegian |
1837 |
1927 |
Marine biologist credited with the discovery of a number of new species and known for his analysis of cod fisheries |
Schaefer, Milner Baily |
American |
1912 |
1970 |
Notable for work on the population dynamics of fisheries |
Schweder, Tore |
Norwegian |
1943 |
- |
Statistician whose work includes the assessment of marine resources |
Sumaila, Ussif Rashid |
Nigerian |
|
- |
Notable for his analysis of the economic aspects of fisheries |
Utter, Fred M |
American |
1931 |
- |
Notable as the founding father of the field of fishery genetics and his influence on marine conservation [5] |
von Bertalanffy, Ludwig |
Austrian |
1901 |
1972 |
Biologist and founder of general systems theory |
Walters, Carl |
American |
|
- |
Biologist known for his work involving fisheries stock assessments, the adaptive management concept, and ecosystem modeling |