Danielle Bennett
Anchorage,AK
Summary
Organized and detail-oriented with over 12 years of various work with confidential data. Highly effective at communicating between departments or parties with a friendly and respectful attitude. I am a quick learner who takes pride in my work.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Fish Biologist
NOAA Fisheries
04.2024 - 02.2025
- Work with field scientists on a daily basis. I was responsible for receiving and verifying data collection methods on large data sets through a detailed quality control protocol.
- Conducted interviews with the scientist who collected the data while deployed in the field.
- Responsible for providing in-season support to the field scientists to answer questions of collection methods, regulatory components, and run queries in the database to ensure data was continually collected in unbiased manner so that is available for fisheries stock assessment.
- Routinely worked with confidential data and compliance issues that are time sensitive. I was responsible for understanding applicable regulations for fisheries management and that compliance issues were documented and reported by the appropriate parties according to protocol.
- An integral part of the office to maintain safety equipment and gear. I scheduled meetings and worked with higher level staff to work through sampling protocol decisions.
Vessel Purser
Fishermen's Finest
03.2021 - 10.2023
- Create and submit daily reports of fishing, production and discards to National Marine Fisheries Services
- Generate fish tickets for our vessel at the end of a trip or any deliveries we received from a catcher vessel
- Fill in a spreadsheet for the Environmental Protection Agency
- Maintain bypath retention in allowable limits for the fishery
- know and understand federal regulations and mandates that applied to our fishery
- Ensure my compliance duties met the United States Coast Guard standards
North Pacific Groundfish Observer
Saltwater Inc.
07.2011 - 11.2020
- Collect data on 90 day contracts in the Bering Sea and/or Gulf of Alaska on commercial fishing vessels
- Collect data on species composition within a catch, size distribution and sex frequency among other biological data
- Design randomized sampling schematics as outlined by National Marine Fisheries Service, that also needed to account for boat specific variables that could potentially introduce bias
- Collect biological data, such as otoliths, sex frequency, and size ratios on targeted species, as well as vertebra samples on skates, and genetic samples for salmon species
- Enter all the data into a database on a regular basis to submit to NMFS for in-season monitoring
- Discuss data in a debriefing appointment to thoroughly check for errors
Setline Survey Specialist (Field)
International Pacific Halibut Commission
05.2018 - 09.2020
- Make a trip plan with the captain to sample survey sites laid out on a 10 nautical mile grid pattern
- Coordinate with the office and fish processing plant to set up an offload
- ensure that gear is set to specific parameters to avoid data basis (i.e. test weight of randomly selected bait pieces, count hooks on deployment, verify depth)
- assess all Pacific Halibut brought onboard for length, weight, hook injury and maturity if legal sized
- collect otolith on randomly selected halibut
- Tag randomly selected under-sized halibut
- count and record seabirds at the end of hauling gear
- record any marine mammal sightings, interactions or sea birds of interest (i.e. Short-Tailed Albatross)
Education
Bachelor's of Science in Zoology -
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA05.2010
Bachelor's of Science in Biology with a marine emphasis -
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA05.2010
Skills
- Completed the Medical Pro class at Marine Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies
- Certified Department of Transportation Specimen Collector
- NAUI Rescue Diver
- Communication skills between departments, office managers or medical staff
- Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Organized and able to stay on task to meet deadlines
- Some experience with ArcMap GIS software
Timeline
Fish Biologist
NOAA Fisheries
04.2024 - 02.2025
Vessel Purser
Fishermen's Finest
03.2021 - 10.2023
Setline Survey Specialist (Field)
International Pacific Halibut Commission
05.2018 - 09.2020
North Pacific Groundfish Observer
Saltwater Inc.
07.2011 - 11.2020
Bachelor's of Science in Zoology -
Humboldt State University
Bachelor's of Science in Biology with a marine emphasis -
Humboldt State University
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