Brian Morton (1989 Laureate) receives Duke of Edinburgh
Conservation Gold Medal.

Professor Brian Morton: Global 500 Laureate 1989.

Last year it was announced that Professor Brian Morton OBE, a life member of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom and Honorary Life Fellow of the Pacific Science Association and the Malacological Society of London, was to be the (sole) recipient of the Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Gold Medal for 2004. Professor Morton was presented with the medal by HRH Prince Philip at a ceremony held at St James’s Palace, London, followed by a luncheon with family and conservation colleagues, also at St James’s. The medal was presented in recognition of Professor Morton’s vision and commitment to protect and promote the world’s rich marine biological diversity, especially in Hong Kong and China.

Professor Morton retired from his chair in Marine Ecology at the University of Hong Kong in 2003 after 34 years of service. The medal follows his earlier appointments, in 1997, as a Knight (Ridder) in the Order of the Golden Ark by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands for services to Environmental Education, and as an Officer in the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1999 by HRH Queen Elizabeth for services to Marine Ecology.

Professor Morton is continuing with his researches in and writing about marine ecology, environmental education and marine conservation, dividing his time between his seaside home in West Sussex, U.K. and beaches elsewhere and almost anywhere.