(L-R): Martin Gomon, Dianne Bray and presenter Mark McGrouther at the Whitley Awards.
Source: Museum Victoria
A comprehensive book edited by MV staff about the fishes of southern Australia has received the 2009 Whitley Commendation Certificate for Best Reference Book.
Co-editors and MV ichthyologists Martin Gomon and Dianne Bray attended the ceremony on 18 September at the Australian Museum to receive their awards. Martin and Dianne co-edited the book Fishes of Australia’s Southern Coast with MV research associate Rudie Kuiter. This completely updated and expanded version of a 1994 book compiles extensive taxonomic information and research on 860 fish species.
Also commended was Mark Norman for his children’s book The Great Barrier Reef Book: Solar powered. This is the second Whitley in a row for Mark; he also received a commendation in 2008 for The Shark Book: Fish with Attitude, alongside the Young Naturalist category commendation for Bugs Alive, A Guide to Keeping Australian Invertebrates by MV's Alan Henderson, Deanna Henderson and Jessie Sinclair.
The Whitley Awards are presented annually by the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales to recognise outstanding publications about the fauna of Australasia.