Frank Donald Robson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frank Donald Robson

Logging contractor, fisherman, marine conservationist

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1912

Date of Death: 30-May-1993

Profession: fisher, lumberjack, conservationist

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Frank Donald Robson

  • Frank Donald Robson (29 September 1912 – 30 May 1993) was a New Zealand logging contractor, fisherman and marine conservationist.
  • He was born in Greenmeadows, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand in 1912. Robson was the first New Zealander to study whale strandings and the first systematic investigation of pollutant levels in marine mammals in New Zealand.
  • His volunteer group, Project Jonah has saved thousands of marine mammals, continuing even after the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 made the Department of Conservation technically responsible for this.In the 1989 New Year Honours Robson was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service.

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