The AquaFair 2008 Steering Committee sponsored the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award in order to recognize an individual for their significant and enduring contribution to the salmon aquaculture industry in New Brunswick. Dr. John Anderson was selected by industry as the recipient.

Dr. John M. Anderson was born and educated in Toronto. He received a Bachelor of Science in Forestry, and a Ph.D. in animal physiology, both from the University of Toronto. He joined the Biology Department of the University of New Brunswick in 1958, and spent the better part of his career in New Brunswick, mostly in Charlotte County. He was appointed Director of the DFO Biological Station in St. Andrews in 1967, where he founded the Huntsman Marine Science Centre. He moved back to Fredericton in 1973 as President and Vice-Chancellor of UNB. His research interests have focused on fish, mostly Atlantic salmon, so it was a natural move after his UNB presidency to return to St. Andrews to join the Atlantic Salmon Federation where he became Chief Scientist and Vice-President Operations.
He retired in 1997, but continues to remain active in the fields of research and salmon conservation. His current activities include the ASF, the Canadian Executive Services Organization, the HMSC, the Canadian Nature Conservancy, the Mackenzie King scholarships, the McCain Group scholarships, and the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation.He has six children and eight grandchildren, and lives in St. Andrews with his wife, Sylvia.

On behalf of the AquaFair Committee we congratulate Dr. John Anderson for his contributions to the salmon farming industry in New Brunswick.