Scientific Aide
CurrentAs a Scientific Aide, I monitor commercial fisheries at Terminal Island and San Pedro for coastal pelagic species (CPS) and highly migratory species (HMS). The CPS includes Market squid, Pacific mackerel, Pacific sardine, Northern anchovy, and Jack mackerel. Where HMS includes Bluefin tuna, Yellowfin tuna, swordfish, sharks, and more. When seiners arrive to unload their holds, I collect information from the captains and obtain a small sample. Samples are then taken back to the lab to be processed for more data. This includes weight, length, sex, maturity, condition, and extracting the otoliths/statoliths for aging.I have personally:• Collected and transported more than 150 samples using standardized techniques• Processed and dissected over 1,000 individual fish and extracted otoliths/statoliths for aging• Consolidated sample data and entered into state databases• Identified dozens of species of bycatch ranging from algae to sharks• Compiled information collected from the fishery for over 200 dock reports • Processed hundreds of Market squid logs acquired from captains• Used large datasets in tools, like Power BI, to visualize relationships within data