Jonathan Watson Email & Phone Number

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

I currently work for NOAA Fisheries GARFO. My current job duties include:- Independently review and evaluate potential impacts of coastal and marine development activities on essential fish habitat (EFH) and provide conservation recommendations to avoid, minimize, and/or mitigate impacts of those actions under the authority of the Magnuson Stevenson Act.

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Marine Habitat Resource Specialist contracted to NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Field Office (GARFO) Habitat and Ecosystem Services Division (HESD). Responsible for Magnuson Stevens Act and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act consultations in Maryland and the District of Columbia, among other duties.

Annapolis

I conducted aquatic surveys for all species of non-game fish and migratory fish in the non-tidal waters of Maryland as part of the Maryland Biological Stream Survey (MBSS). The goal of this program is to assess the biodiversity and condition of the ecological resources in Maryland's rivers and streams. My specific duties also included the collection.

I studied the immediate effects of the Penobscot River Restoration Project, a large-scale effort to enhance riverine connectivity, on the fish assemblages of the Penobscot River, Maine by comparing data from pre and post-dam removal electrofishing surveys. I also studied the effect that rebounding Penobscot river herring populations may have on adult.

Charleston, SC

I contributed to a variety of monitoring projects for the diadromous fishes found in state waters. I was primarily charged with sturgeon monitoring via acoustic telemetry and gill netting. I taught myself to use program MARK to produce a population estimate of Atlantic sturgeon using a 30 year gill-netting capture-recapture dataset. I also interacted with.

Dutch Harbor, AK

I was charged with collecting unbiased samples of commercial fishing catch which included fish identification, counting, weighing, sex determination, otolith collection, stomach collection, etc. During my time in the observer program, I was assigned to six different vessels, all with different gear types and target species. This allowed me to interact with.

Master'S Of Science, Wildife Ecology

Activities and Societies: Student Sub-unit of the American Fisheries Society

Bs, Marine Biology, 3.39