Fred M. Utter

Fred Utter, Ph. D., is an affiliate professor in the School of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences at the University of Washington. Utter began his work in 1959 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 has remained active in the field, acting as an editor of the Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, as well as being a member of the Interior Columbia River Technical Recovery Team. He has authored many scientific publications, and co-edited the book Population Genetics and Fishery Management.