Economist

Saltwater Inc • Silver Spring, MD

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

At Saltwater Inc. we believe that high-quality data is vital to the health of our fisheries and oceans: our mission is to provide that data. We are a Women-Owned Small Business and are constantly seeking new team members who share our passion for innovation and environmental wellness. We are currently recruiting for an Economist to perform Data and Scientific Analysis to assist the Office of Sustainable Fisheries (OSF) in their role to support consideration and resolution of national domestic policy issues, provide support to the regional fishery management councils (councils), manages fisheries for Atlantic highly migratory species, and works with federal partners to ensure the safety of seafood sold in the U.S. This position will support the fishery management actions necessary to enable rapid fulfillment of the requirements of the Seafood Executive Order.

Requirements

• Economics background - Masters or PhD required
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience performing economic analysis, preferably in relation to fisheries and/or seafood.
• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, especially scientific writing
• Ability to work independently

Responsibilities

• Support the economic analysis for fisheries management actions resulting from the Seafood EO, and respond to the requests of NOAA and NMFS leadership including but not limited to conducting Regulatory Impact Review analyses, developing fishery descriptions, conducting Regulatory Flexibility Analysis reviews (to include Section 610 reviews), and Small Business entity analyses.
• Assessments including, but not limited to, cost-benefits of proposed management options, including addressing fisheries bycatch and discard issues, capacity, protected species issues, habitat protection restrictions, and social impact assessments in support of the management actions necessary to implement the Seafood EO and respond to the requests of NOAA and NMFS leadership.
• Provide fisheries management input to the Office of Science and Technology in support of the Seafood EO.
• Evaluate the effects of allocation options between commercial – recreational sectors; within sectors.
• Evaluate surveys and research of socioeconomic impacts of management actions and disasters on fishing communities, including general public, fishing businesses, crew, aquaculture operations, marine-related businesses and seafood-business employees.
• Evaluate comparative analyses of fishing labor trends.
• Technical editing of economic input to fishery management actions in support of the Seafood EO and in response to NOAA and NMFS leadership requests.
• Evaluation of decision support tools, bio economic models, integrated ecosystem models, angler behavioral models, seafood markets and trade, aquaculture, and fisheries economic impact models.
• Provide support for socio-economic analyses for fisheries management actions for which NOAA is responsible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior