Peter C. Young

Peter Colin Young (born 9 February 1940) is a British-born ichthyologist and parasitologist who spent most of his career in Australia. From 1995 to 1997, he served as president of the Australian Society for Fish Biology.

Early life

Young was born in Sutton, Surrey, England on 9 February 1940. give the period 1990–1997. From 1992 to 1996, he served as Director of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority. He was also an Honorary Research Professor at the University of Tasmania from 1993 until his retirement, in 1996.

From 1995 to 1997, Young served as the 16th President of the Australian Society for Fish Biology. He became a CSIRO Special Research Fellow in 1997. During his career, Young authored or co-authored at least 50 research papers and wrote or edited nine significant books. In 1992, Young donated his 536-specimen collection of monogeneid trematodes, most of which had been collected in Queensland waters, to the Queensland Museum. He retired to a 12-acre property on the outskirts of Brisbane, Queensland, where his hobbies include playing the violin and replanting rainforest on his property.

Awards and honours In 1995, the Australian Society for Fish Biology awarded Young the inaugural K. Radway Allen Award, the society's highest honour, to recognise his achievements in fish and fisheries research.