Jeffrey Hutchings, advocate for independent fisheries science, dies at age 63

A Canadian ecologist and fisheries scientist who criticized political interference in scientific advice on declining fish populations, particularly the northern cod, has died at the age of 63. Colleagues at Dalhousie University’s department of biology said Jeffrey Hutchings, a longtime professor at the Halifax school, died at his home during the weekend. The cause of death was not released. >click to read< 19:22

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