Jess Cramp is an American marine biologist and shark researcher. She is the founder of Sharks Pacific, a non-profit organization focused on compiling and providing data collected during expeditions on sharks and rays in the Cook Islands.
Jess Cramp | |
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| Alma mater | James Cook University |
| Known for | shark research |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | marine biology |
| Institutions | Sharks Pacific |
Career
editCramp worked as a biologist in a drug discovery laboratory in San Diego for 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 the Cook 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. at James Cook University in 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 of Darwin and Wolf to study sharks.[2] In 2017, Cramp was awarded a National Geographic grant 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 on sharks and rays in the Cook 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 to marine habitats over space and time.[6][7]
In 2019, Cramp was named an AAAS If/Then Ambassador, a program created by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to 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
editSelected 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- ^ a b Revkin, Andrew C. (2013-02-11). "A Closer Look at the Creation of a Vast Pacific Shark Sanctuary". Dot Earth Blog. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ a b c d e "Essential Travel Tips from National Geographic Explorer Jessica Cramp". Travel. National Geographic. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Huge shark sanctuary created". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ a b c d e "Jess Cramp - National Geographic Society". www.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ "Shark Week: Meet Marine Conservationist Jess Cramp". sharks4kidsnew. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Research". Sharks Pacific. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Doucette, Kitt. "Adventure Dream Jobs: Shark Researcher". Red Bull. Redbull.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "AAAS IF/THEN® Ambassadors".
- ^ Young, Michelle (2020-08-18). "All-Female Statue Exhibit #IfThenSheCan Pops Up in Central Park Zoo". Untapped New York. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ a b "#IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit". ifthenexhibit.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ 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. ISSN 1476-4687.
- ^ 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. ISSN 0376-8929.
- ^ 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. ISSN 0960-894X.
- ^ 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. ISSN 0036-8075.