Fisheries conservationist of year named

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. - University of Southern Mississippi fisheries biologist Read Hendon received the 2009 Mississippi Wildlife Federation Fisheries Conservationist of the Year award for his stewardship of the state's marine fisheries resources at a Feb. 27 awards banquet in Jackson, Miss. Hendon, assistant director of the Center for Fisheries Research and Development at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, was recognized as a key member of the "emerging generation" of Mississippi fisheries researchers, educators and managers. GCRL focuses on research on coastal and marine resources, development of new marine technologies and the education of future scientists and citizens. (Source: University of Southern Mississippi, 03/03/10)