The Fisheries Monitoring and Operations (FMO) Branch manages the Industry Funded Scallop (IFS) Program. FMO monitors the IFS observer provider companies, provides training and certification, and performs data quality assessments. IFS observers have played a vital role in the management of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic scallop fishery since the program was permanently re-activated in 2007. The IFS observer program utilizes an automated Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system to record information on a vessel?s intent to fish for scallops. Fishermen are required to call in for a fishing trip 72 hours prior to a planned sail date. The system is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Tasks include:

• Provide support for phone and email trip notifications and enter trips as needed.
• Assign observer coverage to vessels that call in through the IVR system and enter them into the monthly spreadsheets.
• Answer phone calls from industry members and handle any issues they may be having (extending sail dates due to various reasons, issuing waivers, any complaints, etc).
• Check received scallop trip paper logs against OBPRELIM upload (verify that appropriate photos were uploaded, entered data fields match between paper and upload, and that no species data is missing).
• Give scallop trip pre-briefs to those observers who call in and enter into the Pre-trip call in table.
• Carry the after-hours phone during the week and every other weekend for after-hours observer pre-briefs and industry assistance.
• Assist debriefers and auditors with any scallop related questions they may have.
• Create new monthly call-in spreadsheets.
• Archive provider spreadsheets, call-in sheets and monthly waiver sheets.
• Create new pre-brief sheets prior to the start of the new fishing year.
• Keep other scallop related materials up to date.
• Perform vessel compliance checks for various reasons.
• Support training staff during scallop trainings by sitting in various lectures and with prep materials.
• Give certain scallop related presentations during scallop trainings.
• Stay updated on scallop rules and regulations to answer any industry or in-house questions.
• Attend Scallop Plan Development Team (SPDT) meetings to stay updated on future rule and regulatory changes.
• Participate in outreach events.
• Complete various data queries using SQL for a variety of reasons.
• Send paperwork and other FMO issued gear out to observers when requested.
• Help out with scallop editing and auditing when needed.
• Respond to phone calls from commercial scallop fishing vessels that are required to call in prior to deploying on a fishing trip; responses will include a notification that the vessel is required to carry an observer for that fishing trip or they are receiving a waiver from the requirement to carry an observer.
• Transcribe all scallop vessel call-in messages to the call-in log spreadsheets.
• Track and report to FMO staff those scallop fishing vessels that have carried observers and which have received waivers.
• Compare the list of scallop vessels that called in for an observer with those that were reported to have fished in the Days At Sea database; report any compliance issues, sampling biases or deployment challenges to FMO staff.
• Assist with audits, editing, training, etc. as well as observing trips as an observer themselves.
• Conduct periodic regional outreach events.
• Participate on research cruises aboard NOAA research vessels.
• Some on-call after-hours work is required.
• Deploy as needed on shadow trips, trip trainer trips and probation/priority (Data Quality) trips.
• Inspect, maintain (i.e. repair, calibrate, build), and distribute observer gear.
• Assist with data analysis, explanation of results, and developing methods to improve data quality.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $50,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• East Falmouth, MA 02536: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in East Falmouth, MA 02536

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