A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in Marine SciencePast Recipient, Dr. Reuben Lasker(1983) |
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Dr.
Reuben Lasker, the sixth recipient of the
A.G. HUNTSMAN Award, is being recognized
for his work on the problem of
determining year-class strengths and the
mechanism of annual fluctuations in fish
stocks. Dr. Lasker elucidated the
mechanism for determining year-class
strength in the California anchovy.
Starting from laboratory studies on the
bio-energetics of clupeid larvae,
associated with analysis of the larval
feeding behaviour studies by his
co-worker John Hunter, Dr. Lasker
proceeded to develop an essential tool
for further progress - an ability to
spawn anchovies, on demand, in the
laboratory. From this point progress went
rapidly through studies of predation of
fish larvae to the critical experiments
at sea. 