Fisheries Liaison Officer

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🕒 June 25

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AIS, Inc.

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2002

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

🔒 Cybersecurity

Consulting • Healthcare • Cybersecurity

AIS, Inc. is a Chicagoland-based full-service technology solutions firm that provides managed IT services, networking, cloud migration and management, VoIP, security (SIEM, XDR, managed firewall), helpdesk, and IT consulting for small businesses, non-profits, schools and enterprises. The company offers NOC/monitoring, endpoint management, backup and disaster recovery, vendor management and project-based support, emphasizing transparency, affordability through open-source tools, and local, client-focused service.

📋 Description

• Monitor, document and report commercial fishing activity during offshore surveys and construction. • Serve as the primary point of contact between commercial fishing vessel representatives operating in the survey area and the survey team. • Mitigate and document any interaction between the survey operations and commercial fishing operations. • Document date, time and location of any fishing vessel activity, fixed gear or interactions with survey gear, visibility, sea state, and other environmental conditions. • Respond and communicate effectively with any fishing vessels in the vicinity of construction or survey operations via VHF radio or single side ban radio. • Maintain a vigilant lookout for fishing activity or fishing gear in the vicinity of the operational vessel. • Communicate to the vessel captain, crew, and survey team of any fishing activity or gear sighted and advise them on any information that is relayed from communication with fishing vessels. • Conduct protected species observation and serve as back up to the PSO monitoring team.

🎯 Requirements

• Must have current STCW Basic Safety Training (BST), or GWO or BOSIET training completed within last 2 years. • Must have current CPR/First Aid certification. • Must have current Passport. • Must be able to distinguish between the various commercial fishing gear utilized in the US Atlantic. • Strong preference will be given to those with experience working on commercial fishing vessels. • Familiarity with the use of handheld GPS, ships plotter, ship communications (single side band and VHF) and binoculars with reticules is required. • Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word. • Must be certified by a physician as fit for sea duty including: Not be susceptible to chronic motion sickness. • Ability to live in confined quarters. • Ability to tolerate stress. • Ability to lift objects up to 30 pounds. • Ability to vigilantly monitor waters surrounding observation platform/vessel for up to 4 hours at a time and not more than 12 hours in a 24-hour period. • Must not be affiliated with any group that may impair the objectivity or the appearance of objectivity. • Must have offshore experience in the field. • Must have proof of eligibility to work within the US. • Protected species observing (PSO) certification is preferred but not required.

🏖️ Benefits

• Equipment will be provided. • Meals and lodging provided on vessel.