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Marine Ecologist – Krill Fishery
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2 years ago
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British Antarctic Survey
Marine Ecologist – Krill Fishery
- Jobs | Early Career
Members Only
- South Georgia
- Posted
2 years ago
-
British Antarctic Survey
Contract Type: Full Time
Duration: Fixed Term Appointment - 30 months
Salary: £31,931 to £34,883 per annum
Team: Ecosystems
Background:
Finfish bycatch is a global problem requiring accurate information to develop conservation and management strategies to preserve ecosystems. Bycatch can occur at different life history stages and spatial and temporal scales, meaning the risk of bycatch is not uniform across a species life or distributional range. The Antarctic krill fishery catches larval and juvenile fish as well as fish eggs as by-catch. This by-catch is often hard to identify to species level, which may influence the accuracy of taxonomic reporting by fisheries observers. Understanding which fi
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