Kenneth Radway Allen [SEP] date of birth
Kenneth Radway Allen
Kenneth Radway Allen (12 February 1911 – 16 February 2008) was a New Zealand fisheries biologist.
Academic career.
After a MSc from Cambridge University Allen arrived in New Zealand and worked for what was to become the DSIR for many years on fisheries matters. In 1972 he moved to Cronulla, south of Sydney, New South Wales to become head of the CSIRO Division of Fisheries and Oceanography, where he worked until he retired. Allen was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
K. Radway Allen Award
The K. Radway Allen Award is the highest honour awarded by the Australian Society for Fish Biology. It recognises individuals who have made an "outstanding contribution in fish or fisheries science." The award, inaugurated in 1995, is named for New Zealand fisheries biologist Kenneth Radway Allen.
Although the process of the award is annual, it is not necessarily awarded every year. Between 1995 and 2013, the K. Radway Allen Award was given every two to four years; since 2013, it has been