Ocean Associates, Inc. (OAI) is seeking a Scientist to provide support to the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) Marine Mammal And Turtle Division (MMTD). OAI supplies personnel support services on contract to government and industry clients for marine fisheries and protected species. BACKGROUND NMFS has engaged in collaborative efforts to address whale entanglements along the U.S. West Coast. These efforts have included 1) active participation in a multi-stakeholder Dungeness Crab Whale Entanglement Working Group (WG) to identify approaches for reducing whale entanglements in partnership with CA State, the fishing community, and NGOs, and 2) a collaborative “Research Roadmap’ to conduct research in support of whale entangl