Bethany Riggle Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

1. Assists the Groundfish Assessment Program (GAP) Project Manager and Survey Leader with the annual planning of the Alaska Biennial Bottom Trawl Survey.- As Field Party Chief, Deck Boss, or biologist, plans for daily and cruise operations.- Works effectively with all staff to plan and prepare for the bottom trawl survey.- Plans for supplies and equipment.

Greater Seattle Area

• Assured that all observer data meets the Division’s quality expectations prior to finalizing data, making it available to end users.
• Verified the accuracy of recorded data; identified errors and prepared lists of corrections for observers. Used data quality control tools provided (e.g. database queries, error reports, VMS queries, etc.) to recognize.
• Consulted with Division data quality control managers on unusual or non-standard data correction methods or potential loss of data. Documented significant edits which were made during debriefing.
• Loaded observer data in timely manner to the NORPAC “domestic” database tables according to Division protocols.
• Distributed data and biological samples in a timely manner according to Division protocols.
• Identified potential problem data sets and initiated the Division’s data auditing procedures.

Alaska

• Trawl and Longline lead certified and deployed for contracts lasting up to 90 days
• Recorded fishing efforts and catch information (location, depth and catch estimates)
• Sampled hauls for species composition
• Collected biological and specimen data from targeted species and other species of concern including otoliths, fin clips, scale collection and whole organisms to be analyzed in the lab
• Maintained a detailed logbook of daily sampling activities and recorded any infractions
• Monitored vessels for compliance with regulations regarding fishing effort, prohibited species, and marine mammal & sea bird interactions

Administrative Assistant at a newspaper circulation software company that serves more than 25% of the nations newspapers. I answered phone calls using a multi-line system, and assisted customers in getting transferred to the best department to fit their needs. Every day, I used various Microsoft programs such as: Lync, Office, Excel, Word, Publisher, etc.

For three years, I was the Assistant Coach for a girls competitive gymnastics team. I was responsible for creating competition schedules, setting up budgets, communicating with more than 30 families, and developing fun and unique ways to teach skills for gymnastics and life. I also taught Preschool for 7 months within the same gymnastics center. I was.

Pasco, WA

For 3 weeks of my summer internship, I was out in the Idaho wilderness pit tagging juvenile salmon to assist in tracking migration patterns of wild Chinook and Steelhead salmon. When I was not in the wilderness, I worked with inputting and configuring data from previous years, and I spent three weeks working at the Lower Granite Dam with the adult salmon.