Daniel Pauly, a zoologist with the UBC Fisheries Centre, has won the 2015 Peter Benchley Ocean Award for Excellence in Science.
Other winners recognized this year by the American marine conservation awards include United States Secretary of State John Kerry and Prince Albert II of Monaco.
Pauly, a world leader in identifying overfishing as a threat to marine ecosystems and global food security, is known for developing the concept of ‘shifting baselines’ and scientifically documenting and explaining fishing down the food web. He is the founder of the Sea Around Us project, which provides integrated analysis of the impacts of fisheries on marine ecosystems.
He is the winner of numerous prizes for his fisheries work and the author of several books, including Darwin's Fishes and Five Easy Pieces: How Fishing Impacts Marine Ecosystems.
The Peter Benchley Ocean Awards recognize excellence in marine conservation solutions across a wide range of expertise including science, policy, media, youth, exploration and citizen activism. They are named after the late author of ‘Jaws’ and lifelong marine conservationist, Peter Benchley.
The annual awards ceremony will take place on May 14 at the Carnegie Institution of Science in Washington, DC.
Chris Balma
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