Fisheries Technician

AIS Inc is hiring a Fisheries Technician in Golden Meadow, LA, to support the For-Hire At-Sea Sampling Program. The role involves collecting discard mortality and tagging data aboard vessels, engaging with vessel captains, and conducting outreach. Responsibilities include scheduling trips, maintaining records, and conducting at-sea sampling for reef fish species. The position requires travel to ports and is focused on sustainable fisheries management.
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"span style="font-weight: bold"A.I.S., Inc. (AIS)/span 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./span/p
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"AIS is looking for a Fisheries Technician to support the For-Hire At-Sea Sampling Program in the western Gulf of America as part of the Return ’Em Right initiative. This Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) project builds on a proven program that improves reef fish survival by combining angler engagement, best-release practices, and rigorous at-sea data collection./span/p
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"span style="font-weight: bold"Primary Function:/span Fisheries Technicians will be trained to collect high-quality discard mortality and tagging data aboard for-hire vessels operating out of Port Fourchon/Cocodrie and Venice, Louisiana, supporting sustainable management of key reef fish species and long-term health of recreational fisheries. Time will be spent at the fishing ports speaking with vessel captains, scheduling trips, and at-sea collecting data. /span/p
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"Duties/Responsibilities:/span/p
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lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Participate in required training, safety briefings, and monthly program meetings as needed./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Travel by personal vehicle to assigned ports to engage with vessel captains and deploy on vessels./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Assist with industry outreach by encouraging voluntary vessel participation and maintaining positive relationships with captains/span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Initiate contact in person and via phone with vessel captains and crew to schedule sampling trips./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Maintaining accurate and detailed records of communication with industry. /span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Maintain clear communication with vessel captains and crew to support safe, efficient sampling operations./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Conduct offshore, at-sea sampling aboard for-hire vessels./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Collect, measure, and record discard data for targeted reef fish species, including red snapper, grouper species, gray triggerfish, and greater amberjack./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Apply external tags to discarded reef fish, targeting tagging of at least 50% of eligible individuals per trip./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Accurately document biological and trip data and upload completed datasets within 48 hours of trip completion to the GSMFC data warehouse/span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Support quality assurance efforts by coordinating with GSMFC staff and responding to data review requests/span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Support administrative tasks related to sampling activities, including trip documentation and reporting./spanbr/li
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"span style="font-weight: bold"Compensation:/span Candidates will be paid an hourly rate to be negotiated, and total compensation will vary depending on candidates’ depth of experience. This is a full-time seasonal (temporary) position up to 40 hours per week. span style="font-weight: bold"AIS benefits package includes health and dental insurance, vacation, sick and holiday benefits./span/span/p
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"Minimum Requirements:/span/p
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lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the natural sciences, including a minimum of 30 semester hours (or equivalent) in biological sciences or 1 year of professional biological experience in a field or laboratory program./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"At least one undergraduate course in math or statistics./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Must have the physical ability to fulfill at-sea data collection duties, as verified by a licensed physician’s certification./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Must have familiarity with reef fish species of the Gulf of America and basic fish handling techniques./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Strong attention to detail and ability to collect accurate data under variable field conditions./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Comfort working independently aboard vessels and interacting professionally with industry partners./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Ability to follow protocols, safety procedures, and data quality standards./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Basic computer skills, including data entry and use of electronic data systems./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Willingness and ability to travel and work flexible schedules, including offshore and early-morning departures./span/li
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"Preferred Qualifications:/span/p
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lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Experience working at sea or in field-based data collection environments./span/li
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"Travel:/span/p
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lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Regular travel to Port Fourchon/Cocodrie and Venice, Louisiana/span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Mileage for use of accrued on a personal vehicle at the specified Government rate outside of hire location/span/li
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"Homeport:/span/p
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lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Applicants must currently live within 50 miles of Port Fourchon/Cocodrie or Venice, LA or be willing to relocate/span/li
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"Contact:/span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"If you would like to apply for this exciting new opening, please visit our a href="https://aisobservers.bamboohr.com/careers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"Careers Page/a to submit the required information:/span/p
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lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Resume/span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for the position/span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"3 professional references (name, email address and phone number)/span/li
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"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 a href="mailto:talentacquisitionteam@aisobservers.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"Talent Team/a or call 774-770-5833/span/p
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"emAn Equal Opportunity Employer/em/span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"emIt 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./em/span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"em /em/span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"emMust be able to work in the U.S. • VEVRAA Federal Contractor • Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals • Equal Opportunity Employer/em/span/ppspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"span style="font-weight: bold"A.I.S., Inc. (AIS)/span 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./span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt" /span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"AIS is looking for a Fisheries Technician to support the For-Hire At-Sea Sampling Program in the western Gulf of America as part of the Return ’Em Right initiative. This Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) project builds on a proven program that improves reef fish survival by combining angler engagement, best-release practices, and rigorous at-sea data collection./span/p
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"span style="font-weight: bold"Primary Function:/span Fisheries Technicians will be trained to collect high-quality discard mortality and tagging data aboard for-hire vessels operating out of Port Fourchon/Cocodrie and Venice, Louisiana, supporting sustainable management of key reef fish species and long-term health of recreational fisheries. Time will be spent at the fishing ports speaking with vessel captains, scheduling trips, and at-sea collecting data. /span/p
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"Duties/Responsibilities:/span/p
ul
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Participate in required training, safety briefings, and monthly program meetings as needed./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Travel by personal vehicle to assigned ports to engage with vessel captains and deploy on vessels./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Assist with industry outreach by encouraging voluntary vessel participation and maintaining positive relationships with captains/span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Initiate contact in person and via phone with vessel captains and crew to schedule sampling trips./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Maintaining accurate and detailed records of communication with industry. /span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Maintain clear communication with vessel captains and crew to support safe, efficient sampling operations./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Conduct offshore, at-sea sampling aboard for-hire vessels./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Collect, measure, and record discard data for targeted reef fish species, including red snapper, grouper species, gray triggerfish, and greater amberjack./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Apply external tags to discarded reef fish, targeting tagging of at least 50% of eligible individuals per trip./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Accurately document biological and trip data and upload completed datasets within 48 hours of trip completion to the GSMFC data warehouse/span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Support quality assurance efforts by coordinating with GSMFC staff and responding to data review requests/span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Support administrative tasks related to sampling activities, including trip documentation and reporting./spanbr/li
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"span style="font-weight: bold"Compensation:/span Candidates will be paid an hourly rate to be negotiated, and total compensation will vary depending on candidates’ depth of experience. This is a full-time seasonal (temporary) position up to 40 hours per week. span style="font-weight: bold"AIS benefits package includes health and dental insurance, vacation, sick and holiday benefits./span/span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"br/span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"Minimum Requirements:/span/p
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lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the natural sciences, including a minimum of 30 semester hours (or equivalent) in biological sciences or 1 year of professional biological experience in a field or laboratory program./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"At least one undergraduate course in math or statistics./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Must have the physical ability to fulfill at-sea data collection duties, as verified by a licensed physician’s certification./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Must have familiarity with reef fish species of the Gulf of America and basic fish handling techniques./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Strong attention to detail and ability to collect accurate data under variable field conditions./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Comfort working independently aboard vessels and interacting professionally with industry partners./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Ability to follow protocols, safety procedures, and data quality standards./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Basic computer skills, including data entry and use of electronic data systems./span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Willingness and ability to travel and work flexible schedules, including offshore and early-morning departures./span/li
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"Preferred Qualifications:/span/p
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lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Experience working at sea or in field-based data collection environments./span/li
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt" /span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"Travel:/span/p
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lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Regular travel to Port Fourchon/Cocodrie and Venice, Louisiana/span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Mileage for use of accrued on a personal vehicle at the specified Government rate outside of hire location/span/li
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"Homeport:/span/p
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lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Applicants must currently live within 50 miles of Port Fourchon/Cocodrie or Venice, LA or be willing to relocate/span/li
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pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt" /span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"Contact:/span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"If you would like to apply for this exciting new opening, please visit our a href="https://aisobservers.bamboohr.com/careers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"Careers Page/a to submit the required information:/span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt" /span/p
ul
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Resume/span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"Cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for the position/span/li
lispan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"3 professional references (name, email address and phone number)/span/li
/ul
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt" /span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"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 a href="mailto:talentacquisitionteam@aisobservers.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"Talent Team/a or call 774-770-5833/span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt" /span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"emAn Equal Opportunity Employer/em/span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"emIt 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./em/span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"em /em/span/p
pspan style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt"emMust be able to work in the U.S. • VEVRAA Federal Contractor • Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals • Equal Opportunity Employer/em/span/p