ROLE OVERVIEW The B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network (BCCSN) is a program of Ocean Wise’s Coastal Ocean Research Institute, a citizen science initiative that collects sightings of cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) and sea turtles from mariners and coastal residents for conservation-based research. Based on Saturna Island and in collaboration with the Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society (SIMRES), the BCCSN Research and Community Outreach Assistant will, through a variety of outreach efforts, help promote the BCCSN and encourage local mariners, residents and visitors to report their sightings and follow the “Be Whale Wise” guidelines when out on the water.  This individual will be responsible for collaborating with SIMRES to plan appropriate outreach even