Harald Kristian Dannevig

Harald Kristian Dannevig was a Norwegian-born Australian fisheries expert who disappeared at sea.

Career

In 1902 he was appointed by the government of New South Wales, Australia as superintendent of fisheries investigations and fish hatcheries.
In 1908 he became Commonwealth Director of Fisheries and identified large trawlable fishing grounds around south-eastern Australia.

Disappearance and aftermath

Dannevig was lost at sea on the fisheries investigation ship F.I.S. Endeavour, which left Macquarie Island on 3 December 1914 and was never seen again. The ship was presumed by a marine court of inquiry to have foundered on 5 December 1914.

Legacy

Dannevig Island off Wilsons Promontory is named after him.