Job Description

Part-Time Seasonal work.  $25/hour on 2 - 4 hour long assignments. June 1st through October 31st, 2022. Weekend availability required. Fisheries Interviewers are needed to survey boat owners and captains when they return from offshore trips fishing with rod and reel for tuna, sharks, swordfish, and other large pelagic species. Afternoon availability is required, most vessels return between 3 - 7 pm and that is when our staff needs to be on the assigned site(s).  Some assignments have variable times and other occur at static intervals. Candidates must be able to identify fish to species level and approach strangers to initiate a survey. Please apply online at our website: https://www.quantech.com/jobs The Fisheries Research Group coordinates QuanTech's Large Pelagics Survey (LPS) for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The primary purpose of the LPS is to collect data needed for generating estimates of both the recreational fishing effort directed at large pelagic species and the recreational catch of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna. The estimates developed from this data are used for monitoring of the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna fishery. A secondary goal of this survey is to collect catch data for other highly migratory species such as billfishes, sharks, and tunas other than Bluefin Tuna.

Company Description

QuanTech is a statistical analysis and survey research firm headquartered in Rockville, MD. The company provides a complete range of survey research, data collection and statistical analysis capabilities through our professional staff, in-house Survey Research Center, and extensive field interviewing network. The company specializes in the collection and analysis of data for the Department of Commerce (NOAA Fisheries) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). We provide clients with a wide range of data collection and analysis methodologies, and maintain a high level of client satisfaction.