Ted Ames

Ted Ames (born 1939) is a Maine fisherman, and former hatchery director of Penobscot East Resource Center.

Life He graduated from the University of Maine with a master's degree in biochemistry. He mapped the fish spawning grounds over time showing a loss of productive grounds. He was a Scholar-in-Residence at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine 2010–2011.

Awards 2005 MacArthur Fellows Program 2007 University of Maine Geddes W. Simpson Distinguished Lecture http://webwpmu.ume.maine.edu/news/blog/2007/04/02/ted-ames-recipient-of-a-2005-macarthur-genius-grant-to-give-umaine-lecture-in-april-2/

See also List of American fishers

References

External links Alec Wilkinson, Profiles, “The Lobsterman,” The New Yorker, July 31, 2006, p. 56 "Ted Ames", Maine Public Broadcasting Network, February 28, 2008 "The Future of Fish" , On Point, November 7, 2006