“There’s
no real retirement for a marine biologist, we have so many things to do.” [1]
A
core statement from a retired marine biology expert, Dr. Bertrand Richer de
Forges. His words emphasized an aspect of a man’s character that is very strong
and unchangeable with regards to his profession.
Dr. Richer de Forges was born in France
and studied marine biology in Paris VI University. He finished his first thesis
in biological oceanography on the crab of Kerguelen Island, Halicarcinus planatus in 1976 and eventually,
his second PhD thesis in Marine Biology from the Museum in Paris in 1998. He is known as a taxonomist of deep-sea crabs
from tropical zones and author of extensive publications including several
books on the Coral reef fauna. His career has been ceaseless for the past 40
years, 5 years of which were spent at sea, sampling the deep sea benthos of the
Indo-Pacific.
In 2008, he retired from French Institute
of Research for Development (ex-ORSTOM), a public research institute sharing
its best in development, policy, practice and research [2]. He also became a
member of Census of Marine Life in several groups, mainly in CenSeam, and as
well as in the Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos (ex-MUSORSTOM). Certainly, even in
retirement he still links himself in global networks of researchers and experts
dedicated to assess fauna of the world’s oceans.
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[1]
Chua, G. Biodiversity expert on board S’pore marine expedition. The Strait
Times. 25 September, 2012.
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