Robert Arlinghaus has dedicated the last 20 years of his life on research on the economic and social importance of recreational fishing. He has dealt, often as a pioneer, with many topics like new fisheries management tools, research on fish population, the effect of catch regulation, catchability, learning behaviour and fish movement patterns. He is currently professor for integrative fisheries management at the Humboldt University of Berlin, in joint appointment with the Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries.
Targeting politicians for science-based decisions
The jury also acknowledged his ability to link recreational fishing with very contemporary topics like sustainability and environmental protection. Mr Arlinghaus also has managed to establish connections with decision-makers in order “to support the development of guidelines for sustainable fisheries at national and international level in a science-based manner”, the jury underscored.
The “Communicator Award” is endowed with 50,000 euros and discerned by a jury of communication experts and science journalists. It is awarded to scientists from all academic disciplines who succeed in making their scientific work accessible to a broad public in a particularly innovative, diverse and effective manner.
