Medals

 

Each year, the FSBI awards medals for lifelong individual contributions to fish biology and/or fisheries science, with a focus on ground-breaking research; for lifelong individual or team contributions to conservation, training or public understanding of the disciplines; for individual exceptional advances in early career within these disciplines; and for the best research paper published in the Journal of Fish Biology by an Early Career Researcher. All nominations are carefully considered by Council and awarded by a majority vote cast during the first Council Meeting after the deadline for nominations.

Know anyone you think should be nominated?

The nominee is not required to be a member of the Society. The nominator should fill in the form below and submit a summary of the nominee's contribution to fish biology and/or fisheries science (strictly limited to 500 words) with a copy of the nominee’s full CV including a list of publications. Any other information submitted will not be considered. Nomination for the Huntingford Medal has a separate nomination procedure, as nominees are chosen and assessed by the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board of the Journal of Fish Biology.

Look below for more information on the Medals and the criteria we apply when looking at nominees.

 

 

How to nominate

Nominations for medals (Beverton, Le Cren and FSBI) may be made by members of the Society at any time, but no later than 15 October of the year before that in which the medal is to be awarded. The nominee is not required to be a member of the Society. The nominator should submit a completed nomination form, a summary of the nominee's contribution to fish biology and/or fisheries science (strictly limited to 500 words) and a copy of the nominee’s full CV including a list of publications. Any other information submitted will not be considered. Nominations should be submitted by email to the Honorary Secretary, to whom any pre-nomination questions may be asked in confidence. Nomination for the Huntingford Medal has a separate nomination procedure, as nominees are chosen and assessed by the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board of the Journal of Fish Biology.

The Huntingford Medal

The Huntingford medal is awarded to an individual early career scientist who is the first author of the best research paper published in the Journal of Fish Biology. Nominations are made and assessed by the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board of the Journal of Fish Biology.

Nomination Form

The Beverton Medal

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The Beverton medal is awarded to a distinguished individual scientist for a lifelong contribution to any aspect or aspects of fish biology and/or fisheries science, with a focus on ground-breaking research.

The FSBI Medal

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The FSBI medal is awarded to an individual early career scientist who has made an exceptional contribution to any aspect or aspects of fish biology and/or fisheries science. Individuals are eligible for nomination if their PhD was awarded less than 15 years before the closing date of nominations, although an allowance will be made for any career breaks taken during this period.

The Le Cren Medal

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The Le Cren medal is awarded to an individual or team who have made a significant contribution to any aspects of the study of fish biology and/or fisheries science, with a focus on conservation, training or public understanding of the discipline.

Huntingford Medal

The Huntingford medal is awarded to an individual early career scientist who is the first author of the best research paper published in the Journal of Fish Biology

This Year's Awardees

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Prof Nick Polunin

Beverton Medal Awardee

We are delighted to announce that the Awardee of the 2021 Beverton Medal is Professor Nick Polunin. The Beverton Medal is awarded in recognition of ground-breaking research and lifelong contribution to the study of fish and fisheries science.

 

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Prof Nicholas Dulvy

Le Cren Medal Awardee

We are delighted to announce that the Awardee of the 2021 Le Cren Medal is Prof Nicholas Dulvy.  The Le Cren medal is awarded to one or more individuals who have made a lifelong contribution to all aspects of the study of fish biology and/or fisheries science, with a focus on conservation, training or public understanding of the discipline.

 

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Dr Rajeev Raghavan

FSBI Medal Awardee

We are delighted to announce that the Awardee of the 2021 FSBI medal is Dr Rajeev Raghavan. The FSBI medal is awarded to an early career scientist who is deemed to have made exceptional advances in the study of fish biology and/or fisheries science in recognition of their achievements.

 

Presentation of the Medals

The Beverton, FSBI and Le Cren medals are presented to the successful nominees at FSBI's annual International Symposium which is usually held in July of each year, or if this is not possible then at a place and time mutually agreed between the Society and the recipient. In addition, all three medallists are invited to give a short presentation on their research during the symposium.

Previous Winners

Year

Beverton
Medallists

Le Cren
Medallists

FSBI
Medallists

Huntingford
Medallists

1995 R.J.H. Beverton - -
1996 E.D. Le Cren - -
1997 E. Houde - -
1998 J.H.S. Blaxter - -
1999 J.M. Elliott - N Metcalfe
2000 R. Lowe-McConnell - J.D. Reynolds
2001 H. Bern - S. Jennings
2002 J.E. Thorpe - E. Baras
2003 T.J. Pitcher - J. Krause
2004 A. Ferguson - M. Kaiser
2005 J.P. Sumpter - J.S. Link
2006 Anne Magurran - Victoria Braithwaite
2007 Richard Mann MBE - David Sims
2008 Paul J.B. Hart - Steven Cooke
2009 Peter Maitland - John Pinnegar
2010 Tony Farrell Bob Wootton Iain Barber
2011 Imantes (Monty) Priede Bob McDowall Ashley Ward
2012 Charles Tyler David Cragg-Hine Robert Arlinghaus
2013 Felicity Huntingford Phil Pister Katherine Sloman
2014 Alexander (Sandy) Scott Colin Bannister Darren Croft
2015 Ian Cowx Gordon Reid Kathryn Elmer
2016 Lennart Persson Julian Metcalfe Stephen Simpson
2017 Sidney Holt FishBase Nick Graham
2018 Gary Carvalho Amanda Vincent Aaron McNeil
2019 Neil Metcalfe Isabelle Côté Shaun Killen
2020 Beth Fulton Herman Wanningen Julien Cucherousset
2021 Daniel Pauly   Ian Winfield  Christos Ioannou
2022 Katie Peichel Steven Cooke Amy Deacon Martha Patricia Rincón-Díaz
2023 Nick Polunin Nicholas Dulvy Rajeev Raghavan

How to nominate

Nominations for medals may be made by members of the Society at any time, but no later than 15 October of the year before that in which the medal is to be awarded. The nominee is not required to be a member of the Society. The nominator should submit a completed nomination form, a summary of the nominee's contribution to fish biology and/or fisheries science (strictly limited to 500 words) and a copy of the nominee’s full CV including a list of publications. Any other information submitted will not be considered. Nominations should be submitted by email to the Honorary Secretary, to whom any pre-nomination questions may be asked in confidence.

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