Douglas Tave received a Ph.D. in aquaculture from Auburn University and was a professor of aquaculture, professor of aquaculture genetics, aquaculture extension specialist, research scientist, and a fish hatchery manager. Now retired, he was a principal designer of and subsequently manager for 14 years of the world’s first purpose-built large-scale conservation aquaculture hatchery, where he and his colleagues turned the basic ideas about conservation aquaculture into reality. He is the author of several books about the genetic aspects of fish hatchery management: Genetics for Fish Hatchery Managers; Inbreeding and Brood Stock Management; Selective Breeding Programsfor Medium-sized Fish Farms. He is co-editor of Strategies and Tactics for Management of Fertilized Hatchery Ponds, founded the peer-reviewed Journal of Applied Aquaculture, and was genetics columnist for Aquaculture Magazine for 9 years.
