Job description
BlueHarbor Fisheries Solutions, LLC is seeking a Senior Fisheries Engineer to lead data-driven stock assessments and sustainable management initiatives across Alaska's premier seafood regions. This role blends field collaboration, advanced analytics, and cross-agency partnership to safeguard marine resources while maximizing responsible harvest opportunities.
In this position you will design and execute analytical models, mentor junior scientists, and communicate insights to managers, policymakers, and stakeholders. A strong background in catch data analysis, stock assessment methods, and field operations is essential.
What you will do aligns with our mission to support thriving coastal ecosystems and resilient fisheries industries through innovation, rigorous science, and ethical stewardship.
Responsibility
- Lead and implement data-driven stock assessment models to evaluate biomass, recruitment, and fishing mortality.
- Plan, coordinate, and conduct field surveys and observer programs to collect high-quality catch and effort data.
- Analyze fishery catch, effort, and bycatch data; produce actionable metrics and dashboards for managers.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and tribal regulations; develop monitoring plans and reporting procedures.
- Collaborate with fisheries managers, researchers, and industry stakeholders to design sustainable management measures.
- Develop and present scientific findings to cross-functional teams and external partners.
- Provide mentorship, supervision, and professional development for junior staff and interns.
Qualification
- Master's degree (or PhD) in Marine Science, Fisheries Science, Biology, or a related field.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in fisheries science, stock assessment, or resource management.
- Proficiency with statistical software (R, Python) and stock assessment frameworks (ADMB, FLR, Stock Synthesis) is essential.
- Strong data management, visualization, and reporting skills with attention to data quality.
- Experience with field sampling, gear technology, and observer programs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; able to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Ability to work collaboratively in diverse teams and travel for field projects as needed.
- Strong project management, planning, and problem-solving abilities.