FMA Field Operations
The Field Operations
Program has three field offices in Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch
Harbor, Alaska. The Program manager and cadre staff are based in
Anchorage while permanent field office leads are located in
Kodiak and Dutch Harbor. All field staff have served as observers
in Alaska fisheries and they bring a diverse set of experiences
and knowledge to the Division. Parallel duties of field staff include
communicating with industry members to improve compliance with
regulations associated with observer safety, working conditions,
and sampling; providing support to observers to enhance data quality;
and participating in fishery research cruises in support of the
Division or other Science Center research activities.
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The Program manager and each of
the field office leads run the day-to-day operations of the field
stations, providing invaluable service to observers, industry,
and the public. Along with supervising temporarily assigned staff,
they collaborate with biologists from the AFSC and Alaska Region
on many projects. The offices
at all three locations provide year-round service.
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FMA ha s a flexible group of biologists that provide
direct assistance and one-on-one interaction with observers in the
office and at vessels and plants.
They carry out rotational assignments at the field offices and remote
ports throughout Alaska, where they coordinate with industry to improve
upon observer sampling, working, and living conditions. Staff have experience
with all of Alaska's fishing gear and vessel types, as well as shoreside
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