A.I.S., Inc. (AIS) is a national scientific services firm supporting maritime activities requiring certification of compliance with environmental regulations as well as collecting data for use by Federal, State, Municipal, and other government agencies along the US coastline. AIS is recruiting Shark Research and Reef Fishery Observer to work at sea collecting and recording data and biological samples for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFCS) aboard commercial fishing vessels. The primary goals of the government’s observer program are to provide quantitative biological, vessel, and gear-selectivity information for the Shark Research Fishery, Shark Bottom longline, South Atlantic Vertical Line and gillnet gears. Observers deploy on ree