H Geoffrey Moser’s contributions to fisheries biology and ichthyology

H  Geoffrey  Moser  (1938–2021,  Fig.  1),  known  to  his  

colleagues as Geoff, was an influential fishery biologist 

and ichthyologist who worked for the National Marine 

Fisheries  Service  (NMFS)  and  its  predecessor,  the  U.S.  

Fish and Wildlife Service Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 

(BCF) during his entire 40-year career. In this article for 

NOAA Professional Paper NMFS 24, a special volume 

compiled  in  his  honor,  we  summarize  his  professional  

contributions and legacy. A fuller account of his life and 

career can be found in Mundy and Hilton (2022). Much 

of the following comes from that review.