'I am very honoured to be recognised in such company and pay tribute to the colleagues who have assisted with my work.'
Emeritus professor Doug Butterworth from the University of Cape Town follows in the footsteps of Hollywood star Clint Eastwood, who was awarded the same honour - the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon - seven years ago.
"I am very honoured to be recognised in such company and pay tribute to the colleagues who have assisted with my work," said Butterworth. "In the two decades that Prof Butterworth has served on Japan's delegation to the Scientific Committee of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna, he played a leading role in developing a management approach that saw the highly threatened resource under international litigation move to a situation where it is well on the route to recovery," said UCT.
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