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Congratulations to this Year's FSBI Medal Winners
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; and for individual exceptional advances in early career within these disciplines.
Beverton Medal
Prof. Colin Adams
The Beverton Medal is awarded to an individual in recognition of ground-breaking research and lifelong contribution to the study of fish and fisheries science.
Colin Adams holds the chair in Freshwater Ecology at the University of Glasgow. His research interests include the early evolutionary processes leading to the emergence of new diversity in fish, the processes in migration and rare freshwater fishes. He is particularly interested in the interface between fundamental research and practical applications. Until recently he was the Director of the Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment, a field station on Loch Lomondside and he previously held a chair in freshwater ecology at the University of Tromsø. He has two daughters and (at the time of writing) one wonderful grandson.
Le CREN MEDAL
Mr Oliver Crimmen
The Le Cren medal is awarded to one or more individuals who have made a lifelong contribution, with a focus on conservation, training or public understanding.
This year it is awarded to Mr Oliver Crimmen for his lifelong dedication, passion for, and expertise in the maintenance of fish collections at the Natural History Museum in London. He retired in 2024, and his role brought him into contact and collaboration with people from all walks of ichthyological life as he provided help and advice from the home of one of the world's great repositories of scientific information. His selfless dedication to ichthyology and fish taxonomy means that his name is acknowledged in innumerable scientific publications and he has helped and inspired countless scientists. He is now in a position to look back, and forward, on the value of his role.
HUNTINGford MEDAL
Chan Wan Wen Rochelle
The Huntingford medal is awarded to a member of the society with the most impactful paper published in in the Journal of Fish Biology.
This year it is awarded to Chan Wan Wen Rochelle, from the National University of Singapore, Reef Ecology Laboratory. Her research interests include fish ecology and genomics. Throughout her career, she has worked specifically on fish barcoding and population genetics and on the trophic ecology of fishes in freshwater systems.
FSBI MEDAL
Dr. Juan-Jordá
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.
Dr. Juan-Jordá is a Senior Researcher at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC). As a marine ecologist and fisheries scientist, her research aims to identify and address the key drivers affecting fisheries sustainability, particularly for highly migratory species such as tunas, billfishes, and sharks, to ensure the long-term use and conservation of marine biodiversity. Through collaborative efforts, she develops ecosystem-based tools and products to support the implementation of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) in tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs). Her work directly supports scientific, advisory, and management organizations at European (DG MARE) and international levels (RFMOs, FAO, and IUCN), contributing to sustainable fisheries management.
How to nominate
Nominations for medals (Beverton, Le Cren and FSBI Medal) may be made by members of the Society at any time, but no later than 31st 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.
See Below the nomination forms for each medal.
The Beverton Medal
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.
Please download and fill in the word document below.
You will need to send in the filled in document and the CV of the Nominee (including publication list) to secretary@fsbi.org.uk.
Le Cren Medal
The Le Cren medal is for lifelong individual or team contributions to conservation, training, or public understanding of to fish biology and/or fisheries science.
Please download and fill in the word document below.
You will need to send in the filled in document and the CV of the Nominee (including publication list) to secretary@fsbi.org.uk.
FSBI Medal
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.
Nominees should typically have less than 15 years of research experience following completion of their doctorate (at close of nominations).
Allowance can be made for career breaks which can be detailed in the letter of nomination.
The medal will only be awarded each year if a candidate of sufficient quality is nominated.
Please download and fill in the word document below.
You will need to send in the filled in document and the CV of the Nominee (including publication list) to secretary@fsbi.org.uk.
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