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Nature 447, 160 (10 May 2007) | doi:10.1038/447160a; Published online 9 May 2007

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Obituary: Ransom Aldrich Myers (1952–2007)

Daniel Pauly1

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Chronicler of declining fish populations.

Ransom Myers's life as a working scientist spanned the period during which classical fisheries science lost its way. Founded a century ago as an applied discipline, it was essentially devoted to assisting the fishing industry in locating and monitoring fish stocks and optimizing catches.

  1. Daniel Pauly is at the Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, Canada.
    Email: d.pauly@fisheries.ubc.ca

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