Scientist-ESA Support Ocean Associates, Inc. (OAI) is seeking a Scientist to provide support to the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) West Coast Region (WCR) Oregon Washington Coastal Office (OWCO). OAI supplies personnel support services on contract to government and industry clients for marine fisheries and protected species. The WCR OWCO responsibilities focus on protecting species and their habitats along Washington and Oregon coasts, including Puget Sound and the lower Columbia and Willamette rivers. OWCO works to protect species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), by evaluating the impacts of proposed federal actions, deve