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Barnegat Township, Nj, Us

United States

Toms River, Nj

Oversee operational logistics of deploying observers on fishing vessels throughout the Mid Atlantic region for the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP) to accomplished sea days tasked by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and support fisheries management efforts.

Recording gear characteristics, bycatch,and protected species interactions onboard commercial fishing vessels in New England, Mid Atlantic and Alaska. Certified by the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP) and the North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut Observer Program. Trained in offshore and cold water survival tactics.

Marion, Ma

Management and logistical support of field staff. Maintenance and servicing inventory of sampling and safety equipment. Work in field on various projects as fisheries observer, port sampler, and protected species observer.

New Bedford, Ma

Working with fishing industry personnel throughout New Jersey and Long Island, NY to schedule the deployment of fisheries observers on commercial vessels. Management and logistical support of fisheries observers.

 Worked within a group of undergraduate and graduate students Maintained large database of dioxin levels in tissue samples Manipulated data into charts, graphs, searchable formats Small watercraft operation In field sample collection and processing

M.S., Marine Biology

Capstone Title: The Life History and Population Dynamics of a Protogynous Hermaphroditic Grouper (Epinephelus guttatus): Case Studies.

B.S., Marine Biology