![]() This is a full–time position with benefits. Annually, monitors earn between $45K - $90K a year dependent on their availability to deploy offshore and their personal sea day accomplishments. Those opportunities include, but are not limited to, project management, field supervisors, and fieldwork in other programs.Ĭompensation: Monitors’ starting pay is $19.00/hour. Dependent on enrollment in our H&W benefit, biologists may also be eligible for an additional $4.41/hour for the first 40 hours worked on each calendar week for a total of $23.41 hour. ![]() A broad range of advancement opportunities are available to those who demonstrate appropriate capabilities. Observing provides an excellent career in marine biology, as observers and monitors are widely recognized as being excellent field biologists. This is a challenging job and candidates must be mentally prepared to be away from home for multiple days, and must be physically able to handle heavy lifting, working odd hours, and long days in rough seas. Gear types assessed include, trawl, gillnet, longline and handline.Īccommodations and meal reimbursement during in person session of training are provided. Training includes instructions on sampling protocols, gear, fisheries, fish identification, marine mammal/sea turtle identification, and safety. Monitors work on deck on vessels ranging from 20’ to 100’ on trips roughly ranging from 1 to 14 days collecting data on fish catch and discard and incidental takes such as marine mammals, seabirds, and marine turtles. After attending a 3-week paid training in-person training in Falmouth, MA monitors are deployed from ports throughout New England and Mid-Atlantic states. Collected data is used to document stock information which is then used to protect the environment and preserve future generations of fish/fishermen. Commit to the journey!Ĭlick to Learn More about Becoming a Fisheries ObserverĪt-Sea Monitors record detailed information on the gear and fishing activity of the vessels. In order to facilitate that cooperation, marine biologists collect data pertaining to fishing programs, economics, catch data, and fishing efficiency. Today commercial fishing continues to be possible due to cooperation between fishermen and fisheries management scientists like yourself. ![]() Each fishery observer or monitor operates on commercial fishing vessels operating in ports throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic. If you ever wanted to make a difference, this is how.Ĭommercial fishing dates back hundreds of years. The At-Sea Monitor program focuses specifically on the groundfish industry, a grouping of fish that includes many commonly consumed fish such as cod, haddock and various flounder species. The primary goals of Northeast federal fishery observation programs are to provide quantitative biological, vessel, and gear-selectivity information for various New England and Mid-Atlantic fisheries. AIS is looking for Marine Biologists (At-Sea Monitors) to work at sea collecting and recording data and biological samples for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFCS) aboard commercial fishing vessels. (AIS) is a national scientific services firm supporting maritime activities requiring certification of compliance with environmental regulations as well as collecting data for use by Federal, State, Municipal, and other government agencies along the US coastline. ![]() Interested in Fishery Sustainability, Management and Hands on Marine Biology Work? Become a Marine Biologist!!Ī.I.S., Inc. ![]()
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