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# SEAMAP Trawl Survey Scientist

- **Company:** Lynker Corporation
- **Location:** Pascagoula, MS, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Computer Literacy, Text Processing, Graphics Software, Data Logging
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/307081/seamap-trawl-survey-scientist-levels-iiiii-mississippi-ms-pascagoula

## About the Role

* Master of Science degree in Marine Science or a related field of study; or\n
 * Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science or a related field of study plus three years of relevant experience.\n, * Master of Science degree in Marine Science or a related field of study plus a minimum of five years of relevant experience; or\n
 * Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science or a related field of study plus a minimum of ten years of relevant experience.\n, * Knowledge of basic concepts, principles, and methodologies of marine fisheries research sufficient to independently perform scientific tasks using standard methods and techniques.\n
 * Proficiency identifying marine fish and invertebrates from the western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of America.\n
 * Proficiency using fish, invertebrate, and protected species identification books and dichotomous keys.\n
 * Computer literacy and experience with common word-processing, database, statistical, and graphics programs.\n
 * Ability to prepare college-level reports and make oral presentations.\n
 * Ability to meet NOAA sea-duty health requirements, including required NOAA Health Services and tuberculosis screening documentation and a current tetanus vaccination.\n

## Description

* Serve as Survey Field Party Chief, Survey Watch Leader, or Survey Watch Stander, as assigned.\n
 * Plan, coordinate, and provide logistical support for surveys.\n
 * Prepare pre-cruise instructions and post-cruise reports when serving as Field Party Chief.\n
 * Coordinate participant clearances, IT support, survey gear and equipment, vessel activities, personnel, vessel movements, and ports of call.\n
 * Serve as liaison between ship and science teams when assigned.\n
 * Conduct data and sample collection, logging, and processing under field conditions.\n
 * Process trawl catches by sorting specimens to species and counting, weighing, sexing, and measuring specimens for estimation of relative abundance by species.\n
 * Prepare, load, inventory, deploy, retrieve, unload, clean, and store survey equipment and gear.\n
 * Perform QA/QC of survey data.\n
 * Identify marine fishes and invertebrates in all life stages from trawl samples collected in the western central Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of America.\n
 * Verify marine fish and invertebrate identifications using morphometric characteristics.\n
 * Process finfish for life-history studies, including otolith removal, stomach removal and examination, and collection of tissue samples using clean techniques for subsequent analyses.\n
 * Perform survey data entry, editing, verification, and updates.\n
 * Maintain current knowledge of marine fish and invertebrate taxonomy and systematics.\n
 * Participate in relevant taxonomic and identification workshops.\n
 * Support data analyses and prepare data summaries.\n
 * Assist with reports, publications, and presentations in accordance with SEFSC publication procedures.\n
 * Support other Trawl and Plankton Branch, PEMD, and SEFSC surveys and research activities.\n
 * Participate in public outreach and education.\n
 * Prepare for and potentially present, facilitate, or participate in workshops, scientific meetings, symposiums, and public forums.\n


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