Tony Pitcher received his doctorate from Oxford University and has taught at universities in London, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Germany. Since 1993 he has been Professor of Fisheries and the first Director of the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia. He founded the journal Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, the leading journal in its field, and founded another journal, Fish and Fisheries. His fisheries research, training, work, and consultancy have involved him in projects throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Latin America and have lead to over 200 scientific publications, including 13 books, more than 20 Ph.D. students, and methods and concepts that are used throughout the world.