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Jackson Hoeke, M.S.

Biological Technician

B.S. Marine Biology; M.S. Marine Science

 

Portland, Oregon

 

Jackson Hoeke is a biological technician with years of experience as a marine and freshwater biologist, with a specific focus on population dynamics of wild and hatchery salmonids in Oregon’s Willamette watershed. His research portfolio encompasses deepwater ecology, biodiversity assessments, and invasive species impact studies. Jackson excels in complex data analysis, utilizing R Studio for advanced statistical methods including ANOVA, Spearman cross-correlation, and nMDS, while leveraging ArcGIS for spatial mapping and visualization. His published research includes studies on introduced aquatic species and contributions to marine protected area management evaluations.

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Rahul Rai, M.S.

Biological Technician

M.S. Biological Sciences, B.S. Zoology

Phone: (888) 224-1221

 

Portland, Oregon

 

Rahul Rai is a biological technician who is skilled in biological and fisheries management activities including standard field sampling, data collection, analysis and scientific report writing. His work focuses on understanding anthropogenic impacts on aquatic ecosystems and providing sustainable solutions. Rahul has extensive field and project management experience using different net settings, electrofishing, eDNA, otolith aging, boat operations, public interviews and analytical tools such as Excel, R and GIS. Prior to joining Cramer Fish Sciences, he worked on comprehensive state annual lake surveys and aquatic invasive species data collection with South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks. His graduate research studied how artificial dams and reservoirs impact freshwater fish populations.

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Shannon Forsberg, B.S.

Biological Technician

B.S. Environmental Science

 

Portland, Oregon

 

Shannon Forsberg is a biological technician specializing in fisheries management and plant ecology across Oregon’s Willamette and Umpqua Valleys. At Cramer Fish Sciences, she has expanded her expertise in fish monitoring techniques, refining methods such as seining, gill netting, and nearshore sampling while advancing her skills in PIT tagging and fin clipping operations. She holds a B.S. in Environmental Science with a minor in Biology from the University of Oregon. Prior to joining Cramer Fish Sciences, Shannon conducted comprehensive spawning grounds surveys on the McKenzie and Umpqua Rivers and implemented critical creel surveys on the Umpqua and Siuslaw River systems with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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