Tony J Pitcher | |
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| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Known for | Founding director: UBC Fisheries Centre Founder: Fish and Fisheries Founder: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries Fishing down the deep[2] |
| Awards | 2003: Beverton Medal 2005: Distinguished Service Award of the AFS[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Marine biology, fisheries science |
| Institutions | UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries University of British Columbia Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies |
Tony J Pitcher is a fisheries scientist, well known for his work on the impacts of fishing, the management appraisal of fisheries, and how shoaling behaviour impacts fisheries.
He is the founding director of the UBC Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia, which was dissolved in 2015 and incorporated into the UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, where he is currently a professor.