The K. Radway Allen Award is the highest honour awarded by the

Australian Society for Fish Biology The Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) is a professional organisation of fish and fisheries researchers. Founded in 1971, the society describes itself as a "professional, independent, non-profit, non-commercial and non-aligned organisati ...

. It recognises individuals who have made an "outstanding contribution in fish or fisheries science.""K. Radway Allen Award"
Accessed July 21, 2019. The award, inaugurated in 1995, is named for New Zealand fisheries biologist

Kenneth Radway Allen Kenneth Radway Allen (12 February 1911 – 16 February 2008) was a New Zealand fisheries biologist. Academic career After a MSc from Cambridge University Allen arrived in New Zealand and worked for what was to become the DSIR for many years ...

. Although the process of the award is annual, it is not necessarily awarded every year. Between 1995 and 2013, the K. Radway Allen Award was given every two to four years; since 2013, it has been awarded annually. Recipients need not be a member of the Australian Society for Fish Biology, although most of their research must have been undertaken in Australia.

K. Radway Allen

Kenneth Radway Allen (1911 – 2008) was a New Zealand fisheries biologist. After a MSc from

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, Allen arrived in New Zealand and worked for many years at what was to become the

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, abbreviated DSIR was the name of several British Empire organisations founded after the 1923 Imperial Conference to foster intra-Empire trade and development. * Department of Scientific and Industria ...

. In 1972, he moved to

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, south of

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, to become head of the

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Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, where he worked until he retired.

Recipients

The K. Radway Allen Award was first awarded in 1995, to researcher Peter C. Young. As of July 2020, 14 researchers have received the honour. Fish biologist David Bellwood presents at the 2016 ASFB-OCS joint conference

Fish biologist David Bellwood presents at the 2016 ASFB-OCS joint conference

Bronwyn Gillanders presenting gender equity forum at 2016 ASFB-OCS conference

References

{{reflist, 2 Australian science and technology awards Biology awards Awards established in 1995 1995 establishments in Australia

K. Radway Allen

Recipients

See also

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