Daniel Pauly | |
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 Daniel Pauly | |
| Born | May 2, 1946 |
| Nationality | French / Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Kiel |
| Known for | Sea Around Us Project Shifting baselines Fishing down marine food webs FishBase Ecopath with Ecosim |
| Awards | International Cosmos Prize (2005) Volvo Environment Prize (2006) Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology (2008) Albert Ier Grand Medal in Science (2016) Ocean Award (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Marine biologist, fisheries scientist |
| Institutions | International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management UBC Fisheries Centre University of British Columbia |
| Doctoral advisor | Gotthilf Hempel |
Daniel Pauly is a French-born marine biologist, well known for his work in studying human impacts on global fisheries and in 2020 was the most cited fisheries scientist in the world.[1] He is a professor and the project leader of the Sea Around Us initiative at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia. He also served as Director of the UBC Fisheries Centre from November 2003 to October 2008.
In February 2023 Pauly was the co-recipient of the 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, with Ussif Rashid Sumaila.[2] The award has been described as the ‘Nobel Prize for the Environment.’[3]
- ^ "Daniel Pauly takes the top spot as the most cited fisheries scientist in PLoS Biology study – Sea Around Us". 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ tylerprize. "Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement". Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "UBC's Daniel Pauly and Rashid Sumaila win Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 2023-02-23.