ALBERT L. TESTER (1908–1974)

This symposium is dedicated to Dr. Albert Lewis Tester, scholar and teacher, who died in Honolulu, Hawaii, on November 27, 1974, his 66th birthday. Al was a multi-talented man who developed an international reputation in not one but several aspects of marine biology, as well as an outstanding teacher of both university students and laymen. Al was a delightful friend, a meticulous worker, and a valued colleague. A native of Toronto, Canada, Al received his doctorate from the University of Toronto in 1936. In 1931 he joined the Pacific Biological Station of the Biological (now Fisheries Research) Board of Canada where he did highly significant work on herring. In 1948 Al joined the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii where he remained, except for a short time away, until his death. From 1955 to 1958 he was director of the Pacific Oceanic Fisheries Investigations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Honolulu. In 1957 he served as chief of the Service's Division of Biological Research in Washington, D.C., a job he found to be hectic and frustrating. Consequently, in 1958 Al returned to the University of Hawaii as Senior Professor of Zoology. At the University, Al studied the life history of the baitfish used to capture tuna and the response of tuna to various stimuli as part of an overall program designed to improve tuna fishing in the Pacific. Long 289 ALBERT L. TESTER (1908-1974) 290 DEDICATION TO ALBERT L. TESTER member him best as a dedicated teacher who greatly enjoyed his work with students and as an active and respected participant in the University community. Al served a term as chairman of the Department of Zoology and then continued to be a major influence in many areas of college life. Warm and congenial, he had a winning sense of humor that surfaced at informal gatherings. Whether demonstrating the hula (which he led the Zoology faculty in learning in the '50s), or singing, or playing the organ, he was an affable host, the complete man. We salute also his wife, Laura, who contributed quietly to his distinction. Al also leaves his daughter, Mrs. Loretta Fink, his son, Murray, and six grandchildren. Al Tester was a very special person whose loss is widely and keenly felt. ARTHUR N. POPPER Department of Zoology and Laboratory of Sensory Sciences, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 CLAIRE GILBERT PERRY W. GILBERT Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida 33581 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY DR. ALBERT L. TESTER Tester, A. L. 1933. Populations of herring in the coastal waters of British Columbia. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 63:286-289 Tester, A. L. 1935. The herring fishery of British Columbia—past and present. Bull. Biol. Bd. Can. 47:1-37. Tester, A. L., P. B. Van Well, and J. J. Naughton. 1955. Reaction of tuna to stimuli—1952-1953. Part I. Response of tuna to chemical stimuli. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Spec. Sci. Rept. Fisheries, No. 130:1-62. Tester, A. L. and S. C. Hsiao. 1955. Reaction of tuna to stimuli—1952-1953. Part II. Response of tuna to visual and visual-chemical stimuli. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Spec. Sci. Rept. Fisheries, No. 130:63-76. Tester, A. L. 1960. Fatal shark attack, Oahu, Hawaii, December 13, 1958. Pac. Sci. 14(2): 181-184. Tester, A. L. 1963. The role of olfaction in shark predation. Pac. Sci. 17(2): 145-170. Tester, A. L., G. J. Nelson, and C. I. Daniels. 1968. Test of NUWC shark attack deterrent device. University of Hawaii, for the Research and Engineering Department. after Al stopped active tuna research he continued his contributions in this area through his participation on the Governor's Task Force on Hawaii and the Sea and on the Marine Resources Committee of the Pacific Islands Development Commission. Of paramount interest to participants of this symposium is Al's work in elasmobranch biology which he began in 1960 and continued until his death. Al had, in fact, planned to do further work on sharks after his retirement. His interests in elasmobranch biology were broad and included studies on the ecology, behavior, and sensory biology of sharks as well as practical aspects of shark attack and control. From 1967 to 1969 Al directed the Cooperative Shark Research and Control Program of the State of Hawaii and in 1967 he was appointed to the Shark Research Panel of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Al's major research interest was the shark's sensory systems. He did significant morphological and behavioral studies of olfaction, vision, and the chemical senses. During the last 7 years of his life Al intensively studied the acoustico-lateralis system, especially the innervation and morphology of neuromasts and the cupula structure in the lateral line. In recent years he broadened his interest to include the inner ear, especially that of the carcharinid sharks. In an important and comprehensive study Al and his co-workers pointed out the apparent roles of the endolymphatic fossa and the macula neglecta in audition. In his last contribution he demonstrated, through physiological recordings, that the macula neglecta was sensitive to signals impinging upon the endolymphatic fossa, thereby providing significant physiological support to his earlier hypothesis on one possible auditory mechanism in sharks. Al Tester was the author of more than 100 publications. In 1974, in acknowledgement of the excellence of his work, the University *of Hawaii awarded him the University's Research Medal. While Al's scientific contributions are highly significant, many of us will re- DEDICATION TO ALBERT L. TESTER 291 Katsuki, Y., K. Yanagisawa, A. L. Tester, and J. I. Kendall. 1969. Shark pit organs: Response to chemicals. Science, 163:405-407. melanopterus) and grey sharks (C. mmisorrah). Pacific Tester, A. L. and J. 1. Kendall. 1969. Morphology of Science 20(4): 146-171. the lateralis canal system in the shark genus CarTester, A. L. and J. I. Kendall. 1967. Innervation of charhinus. Pac. Sci. 23 (1): 1-16. free and canal neuromasts in the sharks Carcharhinus menisorrah and Sphyrna lexvini. In P. Cahn Tester, A. L. 1969. Factors affecting the behavior of (ed.), Lateral line detectors, pp. 53-69. Indiana Uni- sharks. Office of Naval Research (Code 484), Conversity Press,, Bloomington, Ind. tract Nonr 2756(00); Project NR 104503. Tester, A. L. and G.J. Nelson. 1967. Free neuromasts Fishman, S. S. and A. L. Tester. 1970. Response of sharks to cavitating ultrasound at 20 KHz. Proc. (pit organs) in sharks. Contribution No. 258, Western Pharmacology Soc. 13:204-205. Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Tester, A. L., J. I. Kendall, and W. B. Milisen. 1972. Maryland. Morphology of the ear of the shark genus Carcharhinus, with particular reference to the macula Tester, A. L. 1968. Olfaction, gustation, and the neglecta. Pac. Sci. 26(3):264-274. common chemical sense in sharks. Contribution Fay, R. R., J. I. Kendall, A. N. Popper, and A. L. No. 188, HI (...truncated)