Education
Born in Leicester, England, on 15 April 1937, Ballantine was awarded an Master of Arts from Downing College, Cambridge and a Doctor of Philosophy from Queen Mary College, University of London.
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Bill Ballantine
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Career
He has been called the "father of marine conservation in New Zealand". His thesis was entitled The population dynamics of Patella vulgata and other limpets. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1964 when he was appointed the inaugural director of the University of Auckland"s Leigh Marine Laboratory.
The Marine Reserves Acting 1971 was the brainchild of Ballantine, and he initiated a "no take" marine reserve at Leigh.
Both of these initiatives were one of the first to be initiated in the world. Minister of Conservation Nick Smith described him as the "father of marine conservation in New Zealand.
He will be cremated in Leigh.
Achievements
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In 1990 Ballantine was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Meda In the 1994 New Year Honours he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to marine biology and conservation. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1996, for his work on marine conservation and with New Zealand"s Marine Reserve Acting. In the 2006 Queen"s Birthday Honours, Ballantine was made a Companion of the Queen"s Service Order, for public services.
Membership
In the 1994 New Year Honours he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to marine biology and conservation.
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Nationality
New Zealand
Awards
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Member of the Order of the British Empire; Goldman Environmental Prize Queen's Service Order; Goldman Environmental Prize; Commemoration Medal
The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America.The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America.