Colin W. Clark

Not to be confused with Colin Clark (economist).

Colin Whitcomb Clark FRS (18 June 1931 – 12 April 2024) was a Canadian mathematician and behavorial ecologist who contributed to the economics of natural resources. Clark specialized in behavioral ecology and the economics of natural resources, specifically, in the management of commercial fisheries.[1] Clark was named a Fellow of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) in 2016 for his contributions to bioeconomics.[2] Clark's impact upon fisheries economics through his scholarly work is encapsulated in Mathematical Bioeconomics: The Mathematics of Conservation, which is considered to be a classic contribution in environmental economic theory.[3]

  1. ^ "Mathematical Biology at UBC". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade Names Colin Clarke IIFET 2016 Fellow" (PDF).
  3. ^ Munro, Gordon R.; Sumaila, U. Rashid (2015-04-25). "On the Contributions of Colin Clark to Fisheries Economics". Environmental and Resource Economics. 61 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1007/s10640-015-9910-4. ISSN 0924-6460.