Munro, Ian Stafford Ross (1919 - 1994)

Summary

Ichythologist Ian Munro lead the Gulf of Carpentaria Prawn Survey which begun in 1963, in the light of the outlawing of whaling. The quality and breadth of his surveying and data-gathering in adverse conditions paved the way for the establishment of a productive and profitable prawn industry in the region. His research was published in a three part atlas of operational, environmental and biological data and a report. He also established the Australian National Fish Collection at the CSIRO and is the author of The Fishes of New Guinea and the Handbook of Australian Fishes.

Details

Quote from 'CSIRO at Sea' page 86:

'The "Fairwind" worked in New Guinea water in 1948, 1949 and 1950, while "Warren" and "Stanley Fowler" were working North Australian waters. She was a general purpose vessel (G.P.V.) acquired from the Navy after the war. One of the 'Fairwind" cruise leaders was Ian Munro, who used the opportunity to build up the CSIRO fish collection.'

Published resources

Edited Books

• Mawson, Vivienne, Tranter, David J.; and Pearce, Alan F. eds, CSIRO at Sea: 50 Years of Marine Science (Hobart: CSIRO Marine Laboratories, 1988), 216 pp. Author of chapter: 'The "Fairwind" Survey in Papua New Guinea 1948-50' pages 81-86. Details

Journal Articles

• Munro, I. S. R., 'Obituary: Edward James Ferguson Wood (1904-1972)', Search, 3 (9) (1972), 311. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1655610. Details
• VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/33467178. Details
• 'Munro, Ian S R (1919-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-508672. Details

Resource Sections

• Ward, C., 'Ian Stafford Ross Munro', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Munro-Ian-Stafford-Ross. Details