The K. Radway Allen Award is the highest honour awarded by the Australian Society for Fish Biology. It recognises individuals who have made an "outstanding contribution in fish or fisheries science."[1] The award, inaugurated in 1995, is named for New Zealand fisheries biologist Kenneth Radway Allen.

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.[1] Recipients need not be a member of the Australian Society for Fish Biology, although most of their research must have been undertaken in Australia.[1]

K. Radway Allen

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Kenneth Radway Allen (1911 – 2008) was a New Zealand fisheries biologist. After a MSc from Cambridge University, Allen arrived in New Zealand and worked for many years at what was to become the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. In 1972, he moved to Cronulla, south of Sydney, New South Wales, to become head of the CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, where he worked until he retired.[2]

Recipients

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The K. Radway Allen Award was first awarded in 1995, to researcher Peter C. Young.[1] As of July 2020, 14 researchers have received the honour.[1]

 
2015 awardee David Bellwood presents at the 2016 conference in Hobart, Tasmania.
 
2016 awardee Bronwyn Gillanders speaks at the 2016 ASFB conference
Year Recipient Ref.
1995 Peter C. Young [1]
1997 John Paxton [3]
1999 Andre Punt [1]
2003 Gerry Allen [1]
2005 Norm Hall [4]
2008 Jeff Leis [1]
2009 Peter Last [1]
2011 Rod Lenanton [1][5]
2013 John Stevens [1]
2015 David Bellwood [6]
2016 Bronwyn Gillanders [7][8]
2017 Michael Kingsford [9]
2018 Alistair Hobday [10]
2019 Beth Fulton [11]
2021 Gretta Pecl [12]
2022 Anthony D. M. (Tony) Smith [13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "K. Radway Allen Award" Accessed July 21, 2019.
  2. ^ McDowall, Robert. "Kenneth (Radway) Allen". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. ^ Jeff Leis (2013) "John Richard Paxton" Australian Society for Fish Biology official website. Accessed July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Norman Hall" Australian Society for Fish Biology official website. July 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Bevan Eakins (2011) "WA fishery researcher honoured" The West Australian. Published August 2, 2011. Accessed July 21, 2019.
  6. ^ Christopher J. Fulton (2015) "Prof. David Bellwood FAA" Australian Society for Fish Biology official website. Accessed July 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "2016 conference dinner and awards" Australian Society for Fish Biology official blog. Published September 8, 2016. Accessed July 21, 2019.
  8. ^ Noby Leong (2016) "Bronwyn Gillanders honoured with K Radway Allen Award" Environment Institute blog, The University of Adelaide. Published September 15, 2016. Accessed July 21, 2019.
  9. ^ Bronwyn Gillanders, Chris Fulton & Heather Patterson (2017) "Professor Michael John Kingsford" Archived 26 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine Australian Society for Fish Biology official website. Accessed July 21, 2019.
  10. ^ Harry Balcombe, Gretta Pecl and Eva Plaganyi (2018) "Dr Alistair Hobday" Archived 21 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Society for Fish Biology official website. Accessed July 21, 2019.
  11. ^ Balcombe, Harry (December 2019). "Ichthyology Hall of Fame: K. Radway Allen Award Recipient 2019 Dr. Beth Fulton" (PDF). Lateral Lines. 49 (2): 32–25. ISSN 2208-7028. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Prof Gretta Pecl was awarded the 2021 K. Radway Allen Award". Centre for Marine Socioecology. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Celebrating the career of Tony Smith". Australian Society for Fish Biology. Retrieved 24 November 2023.