Norman Hall

Norman George Hall is an Australian fisheries scientist, known for his work on fisheries modelling and fisheries stock assessment. He received the K. Radway Allen Award in 2005 for his contributions to fisheries science. Early years and education Hall was born in Geraldton, Western Australia. In 1964, he obtained a B.Sc.(in Mathematics) from the University of Western Australia, followed by a Dip.Ed. in 1965. Hall spent two years teaching mathematics and science at the Eastern Goldfields Senior High School in Kalgoorlie, before taking up a lecturing position at Leederville Technical College in Perth. From 1967–1969, he studied part-time, again at the University of Western Australia, to complete a postgraduate Dip. Comp. After decades of working in fisheries science, Hall submitted his PhD thesis at Murdoch University in 2000, and formally graduated the following year. Career In August 1969, Hall began working as a researcher at the Western Australian Department of Fisheries and Fauna. In this role, he helped develop models of the prawn fisheries in Shark Bay and Exmouth Gulf. He remained in the department until October 1995, at which stage he was a Principal Research Scientist.