
Chris Dewees has had a passion for fish since childhood. His earliest memories include fishing off docks in San Francisco Bay. Chris’s career revolved around research and outreach related to marine fishes and the human dimensions of fisheries management. His graduate training was in fisheries biology and human ecology. Chris has worked on fisheries issues in California, British Columbia, Alaska, Chile and New Zealand while working as a Marine Fisheries Specialist for the University of California Sea Grant Extension Program for 35 years in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation at UC Davis. He is currently Marine Fisheries Specialist, Emeritus at UC Davis. When he isn’t out fishing, Chris uses art as a creative way to share his passion and knowledge of fish with others. Since 1968, he has honed his skills in Japanese fish printing (
gyotaku). His works have been featured in many individual and group exhibitions around the world.