The Beverton Medal is a prestigious. international fish biology and/or fisheries science prize awarded annually. It is awarded to a distinguished scientist for a lifelong contribution to all aspects of the study of fish biology and/or fisheries science, with a focus on ground-breaking research. The medal was established as the highest award of the Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI) to recognize distinction in the field of fish biology and fisheries science, to raise the profile of the discipline and of the Society in the wider scientific community. Medals are awarded to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to fish biology and/or fisheries. The Beverton Medal is traditionally awarded in July at the Fisheries Society of the British Isles annual international conference.
The first medal was awarded to Ray Beverton. In his honour, the medal is now known as the Beverton Medal. In 2017, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI) the medal was awarded to Ray's collaborator Sidney Holt, having together written the book On the Dynamics of Exploited Fish Populations in 1957Beverton, R. J. H., and Holt, S. J. 1957. On the Dynamics of Exploited Fish Populations. Fishery Investigations Series II. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, London. 533 pp.
Medallists Source: FSBI 2021 - Daniel Pauly 2020 - Beth Fulton 2019 - Neil B. Metcalfe 2018 - Gary Carvahlo 2017 - Sidney Holt 2016 - Lennart Persson 2015 - Ian Cowx 2014 - Alexander (Sandy) Scot 2013 - Felicity Huntingford 2012 - Charles Tyler 2011 - Imantes (Monty) Priede 2010 - Tony Farrell 2009 - Peter Maitland 2008 - Paul J.B. Hart 2007 - Richard Mann (M.B.E.) 2006 - Anne Magurran 2005 - J.P. Sumpter 2004 - A. Ferguson 2003 - Tony J. Pitcher 2002 - J.E. Thorpe 2001 - H. Bern 2000 - Rosemary Lowe-McConnell 1999 - J.M. Elliott 1998 - J.H.S. Blaxter 1997 - E. Houde 1996 - E.D. Le Cren 1995 - Ray Beverton
See also
List of biology awards
References