Nigel Robert Merrett (born 1940) is a British
zoologist
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and
ichthyologist
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and former director of the fish section of the British
Natural History Museum
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.
In 1998, Merrett participated in an expedition headed by Nikolas Vasilyevich Parin to collect deepwater specimens.
Book
In 1997, Merrett, along with
R.L. Haedrich
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In arts and entertainment
* Radio Liberty, US broadcaster
* ''Rocket League'', a video game
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* Réseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Court ...
, wrote the book ''Deep-Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries''.
In the book, they warn against fishing in deep water.
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References
External links
Select publications by Nigel R. Merrett
British ichthyologists
Living people
1940 births
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