David Henry Cushing | |
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| Born | 14 March 1920 Alnwick, England |
| Died | 14 March 2008 (aged 88) England |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford University |
| Known for | Match/Mismatch Hypothesis North Sea Herring Fisheries |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society (1977) Rosenstiel Medal (1980) Medal of Albert 1er of Monaco (1984) American Fisheries Science Excellence Award (1987) ECI Prize Winner (1992) German Ecology Prize (1993) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Fisheries Biology |
| Institutions | Journal of Plankton Research (Founding Editor) CEFAS ICES |
David Henry Cushing FRS[1][2] (1920-2008) was an English born fisheries biologist, who is credited with the development the match/mismatch hypothesis as an explanation for reduced fish stocks as associated with climatic variability. David Cushing was the first to demonstrate what we now know as "recruitment overfishing" through his work on the collapse of the North Sea herring.