Carl Walters
Carl Walters (born 1944) is an American-born Canadian biologist known for his work involving fisheries stock assessments, the adaptive management concept, and ecosystem modeling. Walters has been a professor of Zoology and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia since 1969. He is one of the main developers of the ecological modelling software Ecopath. His most recent work focuses on how to adjust human behaviors in environments that are full of uncertainty. He is a recent recipient of the Volvo Environment Prize (2006). In 2019, Dr. Walters became a Member of the Order of British Columbia.
Carl Walters | |
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| Born | Carl John Walters Albuquerque, New Mexico, US |
| Alma mater | Colorado State University |
| Known for | Fisheries stock assessments, adaptive management, ecosystem modeling |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1998), Mote Eminent Scholar at FSU (2000-2001), Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation (2001), Murray A. Newman Award for Marine Conservation (2005), Volvo Environment Prize (2006), American Fisheries Society Award of Excellence (2006), Timothy R. Parsons Medal (2007), Order of British Columbia (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology, fisheries science, population ecology |
| Institutions | UBC Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert E. Vincent |
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