Jess Cramp
Jess Cramp | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | James Cook University |
| Known for | shark research |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | marine biology |
| Institutions | Sharks Pacific |
Jess Crampis an Americanmarine biologistandsharkresearcher. She is the founder of Sharks Pacific, a non-profit organization focused on compiling and providing data collected during expeditions on sharks andraysin theCook Islands.
Career
[edit]Cramp worked as a biologist in a drug discovery laboratory inSan Diegofor almost ten years.[1]She volunteered for marine-related initiatives in Central America before moving to the Pacific in 2011.[2]While living in the Cook Islands, Cramp managed the Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative (PICI).[2][1]She was instrumental in the community campaign that resulted in theCook Islands Shark Sanctuary.[3][4]This is the largest shark sanctuary in the world, measuring 772,204-square-miles.[2][3]
Cramp completed a Ph.D. atJames Cook Universityin Australia, where she studied the effectiveness of large-scale marine reserves on wide-ranging sharks.[2]In 2015, Cramp was named a National Geographic Emerging Explorer.[4]This included a three week long trip, where Cramp visited the northern islands ofDarwinandWolfto study sharks.[2]In 2017, Cramp was awarded aNational Geographicgrant on "Evaluating the effectiveness of large-scale marine reserves on highly migratory sharks."[4]
Cramp now specializes in conservation policy and engaging communities in ocean management. Cramp founded Sharks Pacific, a non-profit research, policy, and outreach organization that is focused on compiling and providing data collected during expeditions onsharksandraysin theCook Islands.The data her team collects are used to establish baselines around species distribution and population size.[5]This information is crucial for researchers who are trying to measure changes and impacts tomarine habitatsover space and time.[6][7]
In 2019, Cramp was named an AAAS If/Then Ambassador, a program created by theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Scienceto bring together 125 women from different STEM careers to serve as role models for middle school girls.[4][8]In 2020, Cramp was featured as part of the IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit, an exhibit of over 120 3-D printed statues featuring the AAAS If/Then Ambassadors.[9]
Awards and honors
[edit]Selected publications
[edit]- Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks.Nature.2020.[11]
- Are we ready for elasmobranch conservation success? John K Carlson, Michelle R Heupel, Chelsey N Young,Jessica E Cramp,and Colin A Simpfendorfer. Environmental Conservation. 2019.[12]
- Benzothiophene containing Rho kinase inhibitors: Efficacy in an animal model of glaucoma. Robert L Davis, Mehmet Kahraman, Thomas J Prins, Yan Beaver, Travis G Cook,Jessica Cramp,Charmagne S Cayanan, Elisabeth MM Gardiner, Marsha A McLaughlin, Abbot F Clark, Mark R Hellberg, Andrew K Shiau, Stewart A Noble, Allen J Borchardt.Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters.2010.[13]
- Beware silent waning of shark protection.Jessica E Cramp,Colin A Simpfendorfer, Robert L Pressey.Science.2018.[14]
- Cyclic Tetranuclear and Hexanuclear Palladium (II) Complexes and Their Host−guest Chemistry. Judith A Walmsley, Shourong Zhu, Antonio Matilla, Tiffanee G Donowick,Jessica E Cramp,Jose Manuel Tercero, and Tatyana Dalrymple.Inorganic Chemistry.2007.
References
[edit]- ^abRevkin, Andrew C. (2013-02-11)."A Closer Look at the Creation of a Vast Pacific Shark Sanctuary".Dot Earth Blog.Retrieved2024-02-04.
- ^abcde"Essential Travel Tips from National Geographic Explorer Jessica Cramp".Travel.National Geographic. 20 August 2015. Archived fromthe originalon March 24, 2022.Retrieved31 March2022.
- ^ab"Huge shark sanctuary created".NZ Herald.Retrieved2022-04-01.
- ^abcde"Jess Cramp - National Geographic Society".nationalgeographic.org.Retrieved2022-04-01.
- ^"Shark Week: Meet Marine Conservationist Jess Cramp".sharks4kidsnew.28 July 2018.Retrieved31 March2022.
- ^"Research".Sharks Pacific.Retrieved31 March2022.
- ^Doucette, Kitt."Adventure Dream Jobs: Shark Researcher".Red Bull.Redbull.Retrieved31 March2022.
- ^"AAAS IF/THEN® Ambassadors".
- ^Young, Michelle (2020-08-18)."All-Female Statue Exhibit #IfThenSheCan Pops Up in Central Park Zoo".Untapped New York.Retrieved2024-02-04.
- ^ab"#IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit".ifthenexhibit.org.Retrieved2022-04-01.
- ^MacNeil, M. Aaron; Chapman, Demian D.; Heupel, Michelle; Simpfendorfer, Colin A.; Heithaus, Michael; Meekan, Mark; Harvey, Euan; Goetze, Jordan; Kiszka, Jeremy; Bond, Mark E.; Currey-Randall, Leanne M.; Speed, Conrad W.; Sherman, C. Samantha; Rees, Matthew J.; Udyawer, Vinay (July 2020)."Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks".Nature.583(7818): 801–806.doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2519-y.hdl:10754/664495.ISSN1476-4687.
- ^Carlson, John K.; Heupel, Michelle R.; Young, Chelsey N.; Cramp, Jessica E.; Simpfendorfer, Colin A. (December 2019)."Are we ready for elasmobranch conservation success?".Environmental Conservation.46(4): 264–266.doi:10.1017/S0376892919000225.ISSN0376-8929.
- ^Davis, Robert L.; Kahraman, Mehmet; Prins, Thomas J.; Beaver, Yan; Cook, Travis G.; Cramp, Jessica; Cayanan, Charmagne S.; Gardiner, Elisabeth M. M.; McLaughlin, Marsha A.; Clark, Abbot F.; Hellberg, Mark R.; Shiau, Andrew K.; Noble, Stewart A.; Borchardt, Allen J. (2010-06-01)."Benzothiophene containing Rho kinase inhibitors: Efficacy in an animal model of glaucoma".Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters.20(11): 3361–3366.doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.04.020.ISSN0960-894X.
- ^Cramp, Jessica E.; Simpfendorfer, Colin A.; Pressey, Robert L. (2018-05-18). Sills, Jennifer (ed.)."Beware silent waning of shark protection".Science.360(6390): 723–723.doi:10.1126/science.aat3089.ISSN0036-8075.