Emmeline Moore

Emmeline Moore was born in Batavia, New York, in 1872 and grew up on a farm there.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d6bzCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA22 |title=Women in ichthyology: an anthology in honour of ET, Ro and Genie |page=22 |author-first1=E. K. |author-last1=Balon |author-last2=Bruton |author-first2=Michael N. |author3=Noakes, David L G |year=2012 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-9401101998}} In 1895, she graduated from Geneseo Normal School (now SUNY Geneseo), and, like many women born in the 1870s she taught at the normal schools.{{cite news |title=Only A Teacher |url=https://www.pbs.org/onlyateacher/timeline.html |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=PBS}}

She then enrolled at Cornell University, earning a BA in 1905, followed by an MA at Wellesley College in 1906. After acquiring her masters she taught biology in normal schools for four years and then accepted a position of substitute professor of botany at Huguenot College in South Africa for a year in 1911.{{cite news |title=Biologist to retire |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23433750/the-ithaca-journal/ |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=The Ithaca Journal |date=22 Mar 1944|page=4}}

Moore then returned to the United States. This was followed by further study at Cornell, where she received her PhD in 1916 in biology.{{cite journal|last1=Hennigan|first1=Robert D.|title=Emmeline Moore: Pioneer Biologist and Fisheries Scientist |journal= Clear Waters Magazine|date=2004|volume=34|number=3 |url=http://69.42.50.97/clearwaters/04-3-fall/EmmelineMoore.cfm |accessdate=5 May 2016}} From 1914 to 1919, Moore taught biology at Vassar College, eventually rising to the level of assistant professor. She also worked at the Bureau of Fisheries during summers which piqued her interest in research work.{{cite book|author=Ed Van Put|title=Trout Fishing in the Catskills|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iDlgBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA309|date=4 November 2014|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated|isbn=978-1-63220-157-7|pages=309–}}

Moore was the first woman to work as a research biologist in the New York State Conservation Department, as of 1920. She became chief aquatic biologist and director of the New York State Biological Survey in 1932, where she produced some of the best early state surveys of aquatic resources. She studied rivers, lake pollution, and fish diseases while working with New York Conservation Department for the next 24 years.{{cite journal |last1=Stocking Brown |first1=Patricia Stocking |title=Early women ichthyologists |journal=Environmental Biology of Fishes |date=November 1994 |volume=41 |issue=1–4 |pages=9–32 |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02197830 |doi=10.1007/BF02197830 |bibcode=1994EnvBF..41....9S |s2cid=1279454 |access-date=12 March 2021|url-access=subscription }} She and her staff assessed watersheds as systems, conducting synoptic surveys of biota and assessing the chemistry, hydrology, and presence of pollutants in waterways. Through the surveys voucher specimens were collected, and a generation of biologists were trained in fisheries science and management.{{cite journal |last1=Daniels |first1=Robert A. |title=Legacy of New York State's Watershed Surveys, 1926–1939 |journal=Fisheries |date=20 April 2011 |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=179–189 |doi=10.1080/03632415.2011.564504 |bibcode=2011Fish...36..179D |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2011.564504?scroll=top&needAccess=true&journalCode=ufsh20 |access-date=12 March 2021|url-access=subscription }}

Moore's research was extensive and accorded her with significant attention. She was the first woman to be elected as President of the American Fisheries Society, serving 1927-1928. She also published technical papers on fish culture and fish diseases. After her retirement she continued research at Laboratory of Oceanography at Yale University for a few years.{{cite book|author-first1=Marilyn|author-last1= Bailey Ogilvie|author-first2=Joy Dorothy |author-last2=Harvey |author-link1=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie|author-link2=Joy Harvey|title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LTSYePZvSXYC&pg=PA1470|year=2000|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-92040-7|pages=1470–}}

Emmeline Moore has been honored twice with the Walker Prize from the Boston Society of Natural History. She was also awarded an honorary degree from Hobart College in 1939. In her late eighties, she christened a New York oceanographic research ship named in her honor.

The American Fisheries Society established the Emmeline Moore Prize as a prestigious career achievement in order to recognize AFS members who display a strong commitment to promoting diversity in fisheries and to those who encourage greater involvement of underrepresented groups in fisheries science, education, research, or management.{{cite web|title=Gwen White Receives Emmeline Moore Prize|url=http://www.fws.gov/midwest/news/GwenWhiteEmmelineMoore.html|accessdate=4 May 2016|website=www.fws.gov|publisher=U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service}}{{Cite web|title=Emmeline Moore Prize {{!}} American Fisheries Society|url=https://fisheries.org/about/awards-recognition/call-for-award-nominations/emmeline-moore-prize/|access-date=2021-02-21|website=fisheries.org}} Previous recipients include:

• Gwen White
• Mamie Parker, 2016{{Cite web|title=Dr. Mamie Parker Receives American Fisheries Society's Emmeline Moore Prize {{!}} American Fisheries Society|url=https://fisheries.org/2016/08/dr-mamie-parker-receives-american-fisheries-societys-emmeline-moore-prize/|access-date=2021-02-21|website=fisheries.org}}
• Hannibal Bolton, 2017{{Cite web|title=HANNIBAL BOLTON RECEIVES EMMELINE MOORE PRIZE FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY {{!}} American Fisheries Society|url=https://fisheries.org/2017/08/hannibal-bolton-receives-emmeline-moore-prize-from-the-american-fisheries-society/|access-date=2021-02-21|website=fisheries.org}}
• Julie Claussen, 2018{{Cite web|title=JULIE CLAUSSEN FROM CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS RECEIVES EMMELINE MOORE PRIZE FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY {{!}} American Fisheries Society|url=https://fisheries.org/2018/08/julie-claussen-from-champaign-illinois-receives-emmeline-moore-prize-from-the-american-fisheries-society/|access-date=2021-02-21|website=fisheries.org}}
• Kenneth Beal, 2019{{Cite web|title=Kenneth Beal Receives Emmeline Moore Prize {{!}} American Fisheries Society|url=https://fisheries.org/2019/10/kenneth-beal-receives-emmeline-moore-prize/|access-date=2021-02-21|website=fisheries.org}}

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