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Portland, Or, Us

Coupeville, Washington, United States

Leveraging ecological and spatial data to manage and analyze Pacific Seafood's aquaculture inventory. Developing a data-driven inventory strategy for the aquaculture division, ensuring accurate stock levels and facilitating future expansion through growth opportunity identification.Key Skills:Ecological Inventory Management: Manage and analyze aquatic inventory data, including broodstock, juveniles, and adult stock.Spatial Data Analysis: Utilize GIS to map property, identify trends, and document large areas for ecological assessments.Inventory & Population Analysis: Analyze past and existing data to determine appropriate levels of available product and potential for future growth.Sampling & Data Collection: Design sampling protocols to investigate survival rates, predator presence, and habitat suitability for expansion.Data Visualization & Reporting: Generate reports on geographical and ecological data using data visualization tools.

Quilcene, Washington, United States

Performing algal inoculations, broodstock care, larval and setting procedures, and technical work within a laboratory setting. Synthesizing a database linking broodstock farmers with hatchery workers to create comprehensive records. Executing a light/dark experiment to test the impact of light regimes on algal density over time.

Corvallis

Field and lab work conducting research on wetland community dynamics in association with the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and Oregon State University.

Corvallis

Analyzing and identifying bird species to aid in a project specializing in species activity in large woody debris crossing in streams throughout the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest.

Barcelona

My time at Oceanogami focused on collaborating on promotional projects focused in blue economy, helping to build capacity responsibly, and raising awareness for marine conservation through citizen science. This internship required formatting and editing documents using Canva, participating in beach cleanups and other activities, scheduling and writing LinkedIn posts using Mailchimp, actively contributing during team meetings, collaborating on promotional projects, writing blog posts on prevalent environmental issues, and doing English/Spanish translations and proofreading.

Environmental Science, Conservation, Resources, And Sustainability

Activities and Societies: ·Wildlife data research and entry ·Integrative Biology Club ·Ocean11 Club ·Environmental Science Club

High School Diploma