Senior fisheries consultant Ray Beamesderfer joined Cramer Fish Sciences in
2000, has analyzed applied problems of fish biology and management for over 20
years, and has extensive experience with salmon, steelhead, trout, sturgeon,
warmwater game- and nongame species throughout Oregon, Washington, Alaska,
Idaho, and British Columbia.
Responsibilities: Ray has special expertise in using quantitative analysis,
statistics, and computer modeling to solve difficult fish questions, and in
synthesizing and translating scientific analyses for a variety of audiences and
needs. He has completed a wide variety of fishery management, biological
assessment, and conservation or recovery planning projects for varied agencies,
firms, tribes and organizations.
Projects: Beamesderfer is the author of numerous reports, biological
assessments, management plans, and scientific articles on fish population
dynamics, fish conservation, fishery and hatchery management, sampling, and
species interactions. Notably, he served as the chief scientist and editor for
Washington's lower Columbia River Salmon Recovery and Fish and Wildlife Subbasin
Plan.
Background: Ray holds a bachelor's degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology from
the University of California, Davis, and a Master's in Fishery Resources from
the University of Idaho.
Before joining the Cramer team, he worked for the Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife in Columbia River fish and fishery management and research.
Personal: Like many of his cohorts at Cramer Fish Sciences, Ray has a passion
for the outdoors. |
