Bell M. Shimada
Dr. Bell Masayuki Shimada | |
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| Born | January 17, 1922 |
| Died | June 2, 1958 (aged 36) near Guadalajara, Mexico |
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| Known for | Study of Pacific Ocean tuna fishery |
| Spouse | Rae Shimada née Shimojima |
| Children | Allen Shimada (b. 1954), Julie Shimada (b. 1957) |
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| Fields | Fisheries science |
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Bell Masayuki Shimada (January 17, 1922 - June 2, 1958) was an American fisheries scientist. He is noted for his study during the 1950s of tuna stocks in the tropical Pacific Ocean and its important effect on the development of the post-World War II tuna fishery on the United States West Coast.