Fisheries Video Reviewer - Electronic Monitoring Needed

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• Reviewing video footage and creating a notation of each fishing episode. The notation identifies marine species, and documents species type and length, discard disposition, and any anomalous events.
• Engaging in required actions required to ensure the quality control of collected video footage and annotated data.
• Working with and assisting EM service providers with EM program logistics and issues, including assisting with:
  
  • Pre-planning meetings
  • Outreach
  • The installation, testing, initialization, and removal of all EM system equipment on fishing vessels
  • Active data collection and analysis
  • Training FSB staff to audit video data
  • Inventory of video data
  • Evaluation of sensor data to assess quality and completeness of data sets
  • Estimation of total fishing effort and catch
  • Comparison of participating vessels to determine compatibility of the video equipment for study purposes
  • Comparison of Electronic Monitoring and observer data.
• Providing feedback to FSB staff regarding the application of Electronic Monitoring systems for documenting bycatch.
• Assisting in determining the adequacy of collected video data for use by NOAA Fisheries.
• Attending and assisting with Electronic Monitoring organizational meetings for industry participants, when needed.
• Documenting incidental take interactions on collected video footage.
• Keeping the EM Lead, Data Quality Team, and Branch Chief informed of important and controversial data, data quality and compliance issues, and of substandard data.
• Occasionally attending Take Reduction Team, Fisheries Management Council and other industry-related meetings on behalf of the FSB, when needed.  
• Occasionally assisting with outreach events to promote the FSB program activities and Electronic Monitoring.
• Assisting in maintaining open communication with industry participants in the field and offer support when needed (i.e. contact information, review of data collection techniques, picking up samples, etc.).  
• Performing observer duties at sea (minimum of 5 trips per year) to become familiar with protocols, data collection, observer responsibilities and issues observers encounter while working as a government representative in a field setting.
• Some travel is required, for attending meetings on behalf of the FSB, attending outreach events and deploying on or servicing commercial fishing vessels.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology, Fisheries, or a related field.  Biological research experience at the collegiate or professional level is desired.  
• Familiarity with database queries and research to assist with the analysis and dissemination of data.
• Excellent project communication skills, experience with databases, and familiarity with northeast fish identification, regional fisheries, and related fishing gear types and operations.  
• Proficiency in identifying common northeast fish species.  
• Experience in fisheries science, fisheries management, and a general knowledge of marine mammal identification and sampling procedures and analytical techniques.  
• Familiarity with FSB at-sea monitoring editing processes and protocols for all observed fisheries.
• Ability to pick up new software and processes as needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Previous experience as a fisheries observer is highly desirable.  
• Ability to work well with fishing community members and prior knowledge of commercial groundfish practices and operations is preferred.  
• Prior experience with FSB data collection and editing protocols, UNIX based computers, networked systems, ORACLE relational databases, SAS or other statistical software and ARCVIEW is preferred.  

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