Fred M. Utter

{{Short description|American fisheries scientist (1931–2023)}}

Fred Utter (November 25, 1931 – March 5, 2023) was an American affiliate professor in the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington.[http://www.iode.org/oceanexpert/viewMemberRecord.php?&memberID=2150 Details of Dr. Fred M Utter] Ocean Expert. Updated: 28 May 2010.

Utter was recognized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 2006 as one of their 26 history makers over the preceding 200 years, and characterised as the founding father of fishery genetics.[http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/historymakers/side_hon_mentions.html History Makers: Honorable Mentions] NOAA. Updated: 19 July 2012.

In 1959 Utter began work in the ancestor laboratory of the NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center fishery genetics laboratory, of which he became the head in 1969. He led the genetics group until he retired from NOAA in 1988. During retirement, he served as editor of the North American Journal of Fisheries Management and Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, as well as being a member of the Interior Columbia River Technical Recovery Team.[http://www.islandecosystems.org/people/fred-m-utter Fred M Utter] Global Insular Conservation Society. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

Utter authored or coauthored over 100 scientific publications,[https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=author%3A%22FM+Utter%22&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5 Articles authored by FM Utter] Google Scholar. and co-edited the book Population Genetics and Fishery Management.Ryman N and Utter F (Eds) (2009) [https://books.google.com/books?id=Qj_JQQAACAAJ&q=%22Fred+M.+Utter%22%7C%22Fred+Utter%22 Population Genetics and Fishery Management] Blackburn Pres. {{ISBN|9781932846225}}.

Utter died on March 5, 2023, at the age of 91.{{cite news |title=Fred Utter |url=https://obituaries.seattletimes.com/obituary/fred-utter-1087328128 |access-date=8 December 2023 |publisher=The Seattle Times |date=26 March 2023}}