Colin W. Clark

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Colin Whitcomb Clark (born 1931) is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at The University of British Columbia. Clark specializes in behavioral ecology and the economics of natural resources, specifically, in the management of commercial fisheries. [1] Clark was named a Fellow of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) in 2016 for his contributions to bioeconomics. [2] Clark's impact upon fisheries economics through his scholarly work is encapsulated in Mathematical Bioeconomics: The Mathematics of Conservation, which is considered to be a classic contribution in environmental economic theory. [3]

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  1. "Mathematical Biology at UBC" . Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. "International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade Names Colin Clarke IIFET 2016 Fellow" (PDF).
  3. Munro, Gordon R.; Sumaila, U. Rashid (2015-04-25). "On the Contributions of Colin Clark to Fisheries Economics". Environmental and Resource Economics. 61 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1007/s10640-015-9910-4. ISSN   0924-6460.
  4. "Colin Clark - Biography". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 February 2017.