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MIN <br /> Sharon Kramer, PhD <br /> 60 <br /> Fish Ecology <br /> 707.82 r harve ecolo com H.T. HARVEY& ASSOCIATES <br /> y Ecological Consultants <br /> 707.82 2.4848 50 years of field notes, <br /> exploration,and excellence <br /> HIGHLIGHTS PROFESSIONAL PROFILE <br /> • 30+years of experience Dr. Sharon Kramer is a principal who heads H. T. Harvey & <br /> • Fish and aquatic ecology Associates' North Coast, California office and provides management <br /> • Coastal estuarine,and riverine ecosystems guidance to the company's Hawaii team. She has more than 30 years <br /> • Endangered Species Act compliance of experience in aquatic ecology and fisheries biology in Hawaii, <br /> California, Pacific Northwest, and Australia. Sharon is well-versed in <br /> • Ecological impacts of marine renewable energy the federal Endangered Species Act (federal ESA) and the National <br /> projects Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and has been planning, <br /> • Habitat conservation plans coordinating, implementing, and evaluating all aspects of habitat <br /> EDUCATION conservation plans since the early 1990s. She has considerable <br /> PhD Marine Biology,University of California, San experience with Hawaiian species and habitats. She has an MS in <br /> Zoology from the University of Hawaii,Manoa and a PhD in Marine <br /> Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography <br /> Biology from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the <br /> MS, Zoology, University of Hawaii,Mama University of California,San Diego. <br /> BA,Aquatic Biology,University of California,Santa <br /> Barbara PROJECT EXAMPLES <br /> Served as principal-in-charge on a project for the NMFS Pacific Islands <br /> PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Fisheries Science Center that involved identifying Hawaiian <br /> Principal,H.T.Harvey&Associates,2007—present fisheries that require federal conservation and management,and <br /> Senior aquatic ecologist andprincipal, Stillwater Sciences, analyzing fishery, ecological, economic, and survey data for the <br /> 2000-07 pertinent bottomfish, crustacean, precious coral, and coral reef <br /> ecosystem management unit species. Provided analyses and <br /> Regional science coordinator,National Marine Fisheries recommendations regarding which stocks require conservation and <br /> Service, 1997-2000 management and which should be considered for conservation and <br /> Resource specialist,Metropolitan Water District of management, treated as ecosystem component species, or removed <br /> Southern California, 1996 from protection under the Hawaii Fishery Ecosystem Plan. <br /> Fish/wildlife biologist,U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Served as principal-in-charge and contributed to the aquatic and <br /> Oahu,Pacific HCP, 1994-95 marine biosecurity aspects of Hawaii Department of <br /> Science associate, California Sea Grant College Agriculture's (HDOA) comprehensive, statewide biosecurity <br /> Research Program 1993-94 plan, a 5-10-year roadmap for implementing the infrastructure and <br /> capacity needed to support biosecurity programs at multiple agencies, <br /> Postdoctoral researcher,Australian Institute of Marine including HDOA. <br /> Science, 1991-93 <br /> Served as principal-in-charge of the ESA Section 7 and essential fish <br /> PUBLICATIONS habitat consultation for proposed boating facility improvements, <br /> Kramer,S. H.,et al.2015. Evaluating the Potential including construction of a new 45-foot-wide boat launch ramp and <br /> for Marine and Hydrokinetic Devices to Act as pile-supported loading docks, at the Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor on <br /> Artificial Reefs or Fish Aggregating Devices, the island of Hawaii. <br /> Based on Analysis of Surrogates in Tropical, Contributed fish ecology expertise to the development of the <br /> Subtropical,and Temperate U.S.West Coast and comprehensive characterization of current information on the <br /> Hawaiian Coastal Waters. OCS Study BOEM freshwater and marine ecosystems in the He`eia National <br /> 2015-021.U.S. Department of Energy,Energy Estuarine Research Reserve. <br /> Efficiency and Renewable Energy,Golden, <br /> Colorado. Served as principal investigator for a Department of Energy market <br /> acceleration project to develop an environmental assessment <br /> Complete list of publications available upon request. framework for wave and tidal renewable energy projects that <br /> included a case study for an offshore wave energy project in Hawaii. <br />