The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) has awarded its ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ to Odd Nakken.
A retired marine scientist and former director of the Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Mr Nakken is one of Norway’s leading experts on the ocean.
He was awarded at the ICES Annual Science Conference in Reykjavik, Iceland, for his work on fisheries and their survey methodologies and assessments.
“Like any great leader, Mr Nakken has been succeeded by an abundance of researchers who have worked with him or been influenced by his work. ICES has been privileged to have such a scientist.”
Mr Nakken has been involved with and contributed to ICES work since the 1960s, including serving as Norwegian Delegate to ICES from 1986-1992.
During his time as director of IMR, he restructured the institute and established a Centre for Aquaculture, enabling aquaculture to become one of IMR’s core scientific areas.
Over 600 participants are gathered at the Centre this week to exchange ideas and discuss emerging topics such as climate change, ocean acidification and its implication for marine ecosystems.
