Ocean Associates, Inc. (OAI) is seeking a candidate to support the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources (OPR) in Silver Spring, MD. OAI conducts research, offers policy advice, and provides personnel support services to government and industry clients for marine fisheries and protected species. This position, working with other staff at OPR) NMFS Regions and Science Centers, the NMFS Office of Aquaculture, and the National Ocean Service will conduct activities that promote the development of guidance, strategies, and initiatives to facilitate reviews of aquaculture activities as required under Endangered Species Act (ESA) section 7 and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. DUTIES Identify innovative practices and develop guidance to improve the i