Experience

Saltwater Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Electronic Monitoring Field Manager for Hawaii

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  I'm the local representative for Saltwater Inc. in Honolulu, and currently supporting the ongoing swordfish and tuna longline electronic monitoring project Saltwater is conducting here for NOAA. I'm the local representative for Saltwater Inc. in Honolulu, and currently supporting the ongoing swordfish and tuna longline electronic monitoring project Saltwater is conducting here for NOAA.



Fisheries and Oceans Canada

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Catch Monitoring Biologist, South Coast Stock Assessment

  • 2010 - Aug 2017

  ** Currently on leave ** Provided oversight to recreational fisheries catch estimation and fishery monitoring programs in Southern British Columbia tidal water fisheries. - Lead a review of catch estimation methods. - Participated in a joint Fisheries and Oceans and Sports Fishing Advisory Board working group on Pacific Region recreational fisheries - Developed a prioritization tool to assist with funding allocation during a period of budget reductions - Developed and… Show more ** Currently on leave ** Provided oversight to recreational fisheries catch estimation and fishery monitoring programs in Southern British Columbia tidal water fisheries. - Lead a review of catch estimation methods. - Participated in a joint Fisheries and Oceans and Sports Fishing Advisory Board working group on Pacific Region recreational fisheries - Developed a prioritization tool to assist with funding allocation during a period of budget reductions - Developed and implemented a monthly internet-based survey and analysis method to estimate effort and catch in a large (more than 350,000 license holders) recreational fishery.

• Program Head, Strait of Georgia Salmon Stock Assessment

  • May 2013 - 2015

  Lead a team of seven biologists and technicians assessing salmon populations around the Strait of Georgia. Communicating assessment results to fisheries managers in government, external stake holders such as First Nations, commercial & recreation fishers and the public. Key projects include: - Cowichan Chinook indicator stock monitoring - Recreational catch estimation and fishery monitoring - Endangered Sakinaw Sockeye assessment and recovery planning - Commercial… Show more Lead a team of seven biologists and technicians assessing salmon populations around the Strait of Georgia. Communicating assessment results to fisheries managers in government, external stake holders such as First Nations, commercial & recreation fishers and the public. Key projects include: - Cowichan Chinook indicator stock monitoring - Recreational catch estimation and fishery monitoring - Endangered Sakinaw Sockeye assessment and recovery planning - Commercial Chum assessment - Treaty support

• Salmon Biologist, South Coast Salmon Stock Assessment

  • 2006 - 2010

  Working with the West Coast of Vancouver Island and Strait of Georgia assessment groups, I: - Developed an optimization model to prioritize survey effort for catch estimation in south coast recreational fisheries. - Developed, participated in field activities, analysed data and reported on salmon monitoring programs (e.g. stream survey, mark-recapture and weir programs). - Assisted with installation, collection and analysis of acoustic enumeration… Show more Working with the West Coast of Vancouver Island and Strait of Georgia assessment groups, I: - Developed an optimization model to prioritize survey effort for catch estimation in south coast recreational fisheries. - Developed, participated in field activities, analysed data and reported on salmon monitoring programs (e.g. stream survey, mark-recapture and weir programs). - Assisted with installation, collection and analysis of acoustic enumeration data (DIDSON and ARIS). - Co-developed a Marine Stewardship Council Assessment report for Chum Salmon fisheries. - Led a technical working group to negotiate a balance between traditional First Nations fishing rights and recovery of weak stocks in the Barkley Sound Sockeye Salmon fishery.