Marine Biologist (ASM)- Scituate, Ma.
Company: AIS, LLC
Location: Scituate
Posted on: November 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Interested in Fishery Sustainability, Management and Hands on
Marine Biology Work? Become a Marine Biologist!!
A.I.S., Inc. (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. 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.
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. 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. 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.
Commercial fishing dates back hundreds of years. Today commercial
fishing continues to be possible due to cooperation between
fishermen and fisheries management scientists like yourself. In
order to facilitate that cooperation, marine biologists collect
data pertaining to fishing programs, economics, catch data, and
fishing efficiency. 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!
Click to Learn More about Becoming a Fisheries Observer
At-Sea Monitors record detailed information on the gear and fishing
activity of the vessels. 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. Gear types assessed include, trawl, gillnet, longline and
handline.
Accommodations 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.
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. Observing provides an excellent career in marine biology, as
observers and monitors are widely recognized as being excellent
field biologists. A broad range of advancement opportunities are
available to those who demonstrate appropriate capabilities. Those
opportunities include, but are not limited to, project management,
field supervisors, and fieldwork in other programs.
Compensation: 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. 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. Monitors will be paid a minimum
of 12 hours for each calendar day offshore and are also eligible
for additional compensable activities while on land.
AIS benefits package includes health and dental insurance,
vacation, sick and holiday benefits. Potential additional
compensation consists of Data quality bonuses, Service awards,
Fitness center reimbursement, Candidate Referral bonus.
Travel is reimbursed at an hourly rate along with compensation for
miles accrued on a personal vehicle as well as per diem at the
specified Government rate.
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
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If you would like to apply for one of these exciting new openings,
please click the following link http://aisobservers.com/careers/ to
submit the following information.
All documents must be submitted for your application to be
considered. If you have any questions pertaining to this opening,
please feel free to reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at
talentacquisition@aisobservers.com or 508-990-9055.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of A.I.S. to recruit, hire, train, promote,
transfer and compensate our employees and provide all other
conditions of employment including Company sponsored events without
regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex,
gender identity, genetic information, marital status, lawful alien
status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability,
citizenship status, veteran status or any other status protected by
applicable law.
Must be able to work in the U.S. * VEVRAA Federal Contractor *
Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals * Equal Opportunity
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