William Graeber Email & Phone Number

Mr. Graeber has over 40 years of experience in aquatic ecology and fisheries biology, specializing in evaluating the responses of salmon and marine species populations to changes in ecological processes and conditions and is a recognized expert in salmon and nearshore ecology in the Northwest. He is well versed in both fish stock assessment and habitat assessment fields and in synthesizing aquatic ecology, conservation biology, and salmon population dynamics into scientific guidance to Endangered Species Act (ESA) planning, implementation, and permitting at multiple temporal and geographic scales. He is similarly versed in the permitting processes and requirements of the Endangered Species Act, Essential Fish Habitat Provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, , and the National Environmental Policy Act. He has served on numerous science teams developing scientific guidance to help inform natural resource management planning and implementation efforts from regional programmatic to the local project proponent. In particular, Mr. Graeber has extensive experience as a senior technical advisor to local practitioners in planning for habitat protection and restoration strategies and action plans, as well as in the design and implementation of specific regulatory protection and restoration applications for activities affecting riverine and nearshore marine environments and numerous aquatic plants and animals.

Listed skills include Environmental Impact Assessment, > Conservation And Esa Assessments And Scientific Guidance, > Salmonid Population Dynamics And Viability Assessments, > Habitat Actions For Both Riverine And Nearshore Environments, and 2 others.