Colin W. Clark

Colin Whitcomb Clark (18 June 1931 – 12 April 2024) was a Canadian mathematician and behaviorial ecologist who contributed to the economics of natural resources. Clark specialized in behavioral ecology and the economics of natural resources, specifically, in the management of commercial fisheries. Clark was named a Fellow of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) in 2016 for his contributions to bioeconomics. 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. Provided by Wikipedia