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Please join the Alaska Salmon Program for our 2014 Science Symposium

Friday, December 5, 2014

2:00 ~ 5:30 pm

Fishery Sciences Building (FSH) – 1122 NE Boat St.

Room 102 (auditorium)

This annual symposium showcases the research of the UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences’ Alaska Salmon Program undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and visiting scientists.  Our program focuses on all aspects of the ecology of Pacific salmon in the North Pacific, Bering Sea, and watersheds of Southwest Alaska.  Participants will give brief talks sharing their research in both basic and applied ecology, as well as the biological and socioeconomic management of Alaskan fisheries. For a symposium schedule and general program information please go to: http://fish.washington.edu/research/alaska/. 

**For undergrads who may be interested in the FISH 491 course (Aquatic Ecological Research in Alaska), or grad students considering FISH 497 (Management of Pacific Salmon in Alaska), this is a great opportunity to familiarize yourself with our research program!

Please feel free to come for whatever part of the afternoon you are available.  We hope to see you there!

Shellfish center – named after UW’s Ken Chew – to tackle shellfish declines

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Ken Chew
Ken Chew

Washington state’s newest shellfish hatchery – and the federal government’s only such hatchery in the region – has been named after long-time University of Washington faculty member Ken Chew, a professor emeritus of aquatic and fishery sciences. The Kenneth K. Chew Center for Shellfish Research and Restoration is housed at the Manchester Research Station operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration near Port Orchard. Its opening coincides with a new 10-year plan to rebuild populations of native Olympia oysters in Puget Sound.

[job] Fisheries Bioaide

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Fisheries Bioaide

Location: Salmon, Idaho

Closes: 03/17/2014

Duties and Responsibilities: 4 positions are available on a summer field crew conducting fish (snorkeling) and habitat surveys to determine the abundance and distribution of salmonids in backcountry, high-gradient streams in the Salmon River drainage. The work schedule will vary, but will generally consist of 10 hour days, with 8 days on and 6 days off, or 4 days on and 3 days off. Applicants must be flexible on their schedule.  All food, equipment and camping gear (except for sleeping bag) are supplied by IDFG during work shift. Snorkeling crew is required to camp out in remote backcountry areas during their shift and snorkel in cold water up to 8 hours and work in adverse weather. Housing will not be provided during days off.

Other duties may include: juvenile screw trap operation, PIT tagging fish, seining, gillnetting, electrofishing, spawning ground surveys for Chinook salmon, data entry, and equipment maintenance.

Qualifications: Enrolled in a Bachelor’s program in fisheries or other biological major or having previous fisheries work experience preferred.  Individuals with experience in the above fisheries techniques will be given preference.  Incumbent must be in great physical shape and able to hike 5-12 miles over rough and rugged terrain and carry a backpack up to 50-60 pounds.  Proficient in Microsoft Applications and experience with using topographical maps/software and GPS is a plus.  Successful applicants must possess a valid driver’s license.

To Apply: 

Send IDFG Application for Temporary Employment (link at bottom of page), cover letter, resume, and three references to:


Jordan Messner

Regional Fisheries Biologist

Idaho Department of Fish and Game


jordan.messner@idfg.idaho.gov

Date(s) needed: June through August

Salary: 9.50/hr

Comments: EEO/Veterans Preference. If a qualified applicant(s) is found, this announcement may close before the listed closing date.

 

[internship]: UW Fish and Wildlife Service Internship DEADLINE: 3/12/14

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A few quick notes to this uncommon opportunity (thanks to Kristi Straus):

  • have to be currently enrolled in an undergrad or grad program
  • only 2 weeks to apply
  • can lead to being non competitively converted to permanent employee status with USFWS – really valuable!

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is currently accepting applications for over 40 Directorate Resource Assistant Fellows Program (DFP) positions throughout the nation, most of which are in biological science/ natural resource management or related fields.

College undergraduate-rising seniors and graduate college students who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited college or university may apply. 

The Directorate Resource Assistants Fellows Program (DFP) is a new fellowship program in the U.S. Fish and Wildilfe Service (Service). The DFP is designed to provide fellowship opportunities for undergraduate – rising seniors and current or newly enrolled graduate students. Fellows will have an opportunity to apply classroom theories, principles and concepts to real-world situations by working 11 consecutive weeks full-time (beginning on or about May 27th) on a project that is rigorous in nature. Fellows may be eligible for a permanent position that is related to their college field of study in the Service. Fellows will have an opportunity to network and develop relationships with Service program officials and staff.  Over 40 positions are available.  

 

The Alaska Region (Region 7) recruitment flyer is attached below and contains all information needed to apply.  This information includes internship locations, desired education level/major,  internship/project descriptions, instructions on how to apply, eligibility requirements, benefits, and a point of contact for questions.  

 Click here to be directed to the DFP webpage listing projects nationwide and more details on how to apply. Please take note to the desired education level and experience associated with each project of interest.

Interested and eligible applicants must apply to each DFP project separately by Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Application packages are to be sent to the unique point of contact listed for respective Region where the DFP project is being hosted. Attached is an application package checklist to ensure required information and documentation is provided to the appropriate contact.

Faculty and Staff: Thank you for your assistance in recruiting students from your college or university for these great internship opportunities! 
 Please distribute this within your networks.
Thank you,

– 

Terry D. Whittaker
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Regional Workforce Recruiter, Alaska Region
(Satellite Location)
9014 E. 21st 
Tulsa, OK 74129
907.786.3518 Office

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Interested in volunteering at the ORCA bowl? See below:

Orca Bowl Orientation!

Wednesday, November 28, 2012   5:30 to 6:30pm

Marine Science Building Rm. 123, University of Washington, 1501 NE Boat Street

We need volunteers to help us host the 16th annual Orca Bowl Competition!  If you are new or just want to find out what Orca Bowl is all about, please come to our orientation!  

What is the Orca Bowl, you ask?

Orca Bowl is one of 25 regional components of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB). Its Washington’s regional marine sciences bowl competition for high school students. 

When and where is the Orca Bowl in 2013?

Saturday, February 23, 2012 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

University of Washington campus, Seattle

Why volunteer?

Orca Bowl is fun – and it can’t happen without its volunteers – that means YOU!

Your contribution enables high school students from the across the state to demonstrate their knowledge, meet ocean scientists and professionals   (you!) and enjoy the activities surrounding the regional competition at   the UW.

What do volunteers do?

You may sign up as a competition official or as a general volunteer. General volunteers assist with logistics up to and   on the day of the competition. For information on the roles of competition officials, go to:   http://www.nosb.org/volunteers/

ALL VOLUNTEERS must attend at least TWO training dates (see dates below) and be available on the day of the competition   February 23, 2013. New volunteers should attend one Orientation Session and at least one Training Session. 

How do I learn more about Orca Bowl?

Check out our website at http://www.wsg.washington.edu/education/events/orca/get_involved.html

or contact Maile Sullivan at orcabowl@uw.edu. 

Check out the NOSB video of a competition in action:

http://youtu.be/Y-2e_kKyhOs

How Do I Sign Up?

Just reply to    orcabowl@uw.edu

Scheduled training dates are listed below. 

We hope you will join us as a volunteer this year! 

Sincerely,

Maile Sullivan and the Orca Bowl Team

Go Orca Bowl!

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Coming up:

Volunteer orientations and training sessions include introductions to your volunteer colleagues, general information about NOSB and the Orca Bowl; how the competition works and a practice sessions with competition equipment. You can try out different volunteer roles and answer tough ocean science questions in our mock competition set up. 

All following Training Sessions will be held in the Fishery Sciences Building, Rm. 108 at 1122 NE Boat Street, Seattle

Training Session, Wed. January 9 from 5:30-7:30 

Training Session, Tues. January 22 from 5:30-7:30 

Training Session, Thurs. January 31 from 5:30-7:30 

Training Session, Tues. February 12 from 5:30-7:30 

Question Review Sessions, required for moderators and science judges: TBD in January/February 2013.

Orca Bowl Competition: Saturday, February 23, 2013. 8am – 5pm 

Thank you!

Maile Sullivan, Orca Bowl Regional Coordinator, 206.543.2822

Raechel Waters, Washington Sea Grant Associate Director, 206.685.8209

Email us at:    orcabowl@uw.edu

“Like” us on Facebook! 

https://www.facebook.com/OrcaBowl?ref=hl

***If you DO NOT want to be included in future Orca Bowl email notifications, please reply to orcabowl@uw.edu and indicated that you would like to be removed from the volunteer list.

Orca Bowl, Regional Coordinator, Washington Sea Grant http://www.wsg.washington.edu/education/events/orca.html

National Ocean Sciences Bowl http://www.nosb.org/

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[paid internship]: Northwest Fisheries Science Center

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The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) is offering 2 new Paid Internship Opportunities for undergraduates to research with NOAA scientists at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) starting autumn quarter. Please pass along these internship opportunities to undergraduates in the sciences who might be interested in Fisheries and Marine Biology-related lab and field work research.
 
Interested applicants can find out more about these 2 different internship opportunities and the requirements to apply for each on our website at:http://webapps.ued.washington.edu/opportunities/Opportunities.aspx. APPLICATION DEADLINE is FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5th.

[research] – Undergraduate Research Opportunity in Fisheries

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Fish 499 Undergraduate Research Opportunity  (1-3 credits, Spring  Qtr. 2012 [unpaid] with potential to continue during the summer or next academic year). CREATE YOUR OWN BIOSPHERES!

Study Closed Ecological Systems involving nutrients, algae, and Daphnia (grazers) to study a relationship of your interest.  Other students have explored the effects of temperature, light intensity, light duration, nutrient composition such as C, N, P relationships, vitamins, trace metals, cellulose, and pesticide stresses on these simple aquatic communities.  Our laboratory’s current research is on the pressure and O2 production, using gas laws, etc. The ratio of liquid to air volume is a variable that needs study because nutrient rich media allow excessive amounts of pressure to develop that can result in leakage.  If you want to see some of the previous student projects, you can examine the posters outside of our laboratory, 224 Fisheries Teaching and Research Building (224 FTR,  1140 NE Boat Street). There is the potential of making a presentation at the 2013 Undergraduate Research Symposium.

If interested, please send me (Dr. Frieda B. Taub, Professor Emeritus taub@u.washington.edu ) an e-mail with a paragraph or two of your interest and your informal transcript as an attachment.  We should meet for a discussion and if we agree on a project, you should be prepared to submit a Fish 499 application, due 2 weeks before the quarter begins http://depts.washington.edu/safs/pdfs/499_form.pdf

Frieda B. Taub, Professor Emeritus
taub@u.washington.edu

3 paid internships with NOAA NW Fisheries Ctr

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The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) is offering 3 new Paid Internship Opportunities for undergraduates to research with NOAA scientists at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center starting autumn quarter. Please pass along these internship opportunities to undergraduates in the sciences who might be interested in Fisheries and Marine Biology-related lab and field work research. Interested applicants can find out more about these 3 different internship opportunities and the requirements to apply for each on our website at: http://webapps.ued.washington.edu/opportunities/Opportunities.aspx. APPLICATION DEADLINE is FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7th. Thank you,URP Staff

[job]: Fisheries Management Biologist

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[job]: Fisheries Management Biologist

JOB SCOPE:

The Fisheries Management Biologist will be responsible, under the direction of the Harvest Manager or his designee, for providing the best available science for the determination of the harvestable surplus of treaty reserved right fisheries resources within the adjudicated fishing areas of the Lummi Nation. Existing programs will be developed and implemented in coordination with co-manager management biologists to establish population dynamics, harvest rates and stock exploitation rates. The incumbent will focus upon both finfish and shellfish resources within Lummi’s Usual and Accustomed fishing grounds and stations. The job will consist of a balance between field and office work in determining the population dynamics of manila clams on and off reservation, the stock composition of salmon stocks in the terminal fishing area, the distribution and abundance of shrimp, sea cucumber, sea urchin and geoduck populations and the determination, according to the best available science, of the allowable harvest of each species.

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