Taylor Allderdice "Tap" Pryor (born June 26, 1931) is an American marine biologist, researcher, businessman, and former politician in the state of Hawaii.
He is the founder of Sea Life Park and Oceanic Foundation in Hawaii and was involved in various marine research ventures, including oceanography, aquanautics and aquaculture.
[5] Discharged from the Marine Corps at the rank of captain in 1957, he then decided to attend graduate school at the University of Hawaii to study biology where he worked as a research assistant under zoology professor Albert L.
[10] Pryor also was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to serve on the Stratton Commission on Marine Science, Engineering and Resources in 1967, which established the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
[11] In the 1970s, he entered the field of aquaculture by establishing the Kahuku Seafood Plantation at Oahu, where he devised farming methods to produce large quantities of oysters and prawns.