Nigel Robert Merrett (born 1940) is a British

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...

and

ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octobe ...

and former director of the fish section of the British

Natural History Museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. ...

. In 1998, Merrett participated in an expedition headed by Nikolas Vasilyevich Parin to collect deepwater specimens.

Book

In 1997, Merrett, along with R.L. Haedrich, wrote the book ''Deep-Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries''. In the book, they warn against fishing in deep water.

References

External links

Select publications by Nigel R. Merrett
British ichthyologists Living people 1940 births {{UK-zoologist-stub