The Department of Conservation's Mountains to Sea team, as a part of fulfilling its commitments under the New Zealand sea lion Threat Management Plan, is seeking enthusiastic, fit and skilled team members to undertake fieldwork at the subantarctic islands this summer. We are looking for two to three teams (approximately 11 people in total) to carry out the annual program of sea lion fieldwork (predominantly sea lion tagging and surveying) at the Auckland Islands and Campbell Island. Travel to the Auckland Islands is by boat and is approximately a 36-hour passage often by expedition yacht Evohe (Campbell Island is an additional 12-30 hours passage). The attached documents detail the required skill sets, competencies and training requirements for the positions. In general, we are looki