Royal purple, shell pink, peacock green, tangerine. Wendy Jacobs changes people’s lives, one vividly described color at a time.

John T. Hughes, of Vineyard Haven, a long-time fixture on the waterfront, was honored last Friday by colleagues and friends for his years of work in marine resource conservation at the old Massachusetts State Lobster Hatchery. For his efforts, he received the much coveted Dr. David L. Belding Award, recognizing his spirit and enthusiasm in the work he did for lobster and aquaculture.