Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around the world, according to research featured in Nature in Jan. 2025. The study was published by an international team of scientists, including Professor Chris Anderson from the UW SAFS.

NOAA Ocean Exploration is excited to announce that the application for the 2025 Explorer-in-Training program is now open!
This year, the Explorer-in-Training program will feature two paid internship options: (a) 10-week, summertime opportunities and (b) 2-4 week expedition-based opportunities. The 10-week internships provide students an opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge through long-term projects supported by mentors in NOAA Ocean Exploration and partner organizations. 

Applications are invited for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Scholar appointment to be held at the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University

Ashley Townes writes about her experience presenting her doctoral research at the International Society for Behavioral Ecology (ISBE) Congress in Melbourne, Australia in the fall of 2024, describing it as an incredibly profound experience. Engaging with fellow researchers and ecologists from around the globe, all passionate and committed to the field of behavioral ecology enriched her perspective and deepened her own commitment to her research. 

Through funding provided by the Oceankind Foundation, the Marine Landscape Ecology Lab supports the paid participation of one undergraduate intern each summer. The intern will support projects focused on the mapping of sea lion communities in California, and rocky intertidal communities in British Columbia, California, and Washington. A $6,000 stipend is provided as part of the student’s participation.
Requirements:

Be a University of Washington undergraduate student enrolled in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degree program. 

Reducing Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) bycatch in the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) bottom trawl fishery
We are looking to hire a junior or senior undergraduate student to assist in the development of a Bycatch Reduction Performance Indicator (BPI) as part of a NOAA-sponsored halibut bycatch reduction device (BRD) project. The student will conduct/assist in up to three tasks: literature review, BPI development, and BRD scoring. 

Dash Dicksion, a SAFS undergrad, got to return to his home island of Oahu during his NOAA HPP internship in the summer of 2024, working with the Ecosystem Sciences Division of NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. He spent 30 days at sea, plus time in the lab, focused on the biocultural and ecological aspects of fish larvae across Hawai’i Pae ‘Aina (the Hawaiian archipelago).

The Wood Lab at the University of Washington seeks to hire three undergraduates for a 9-week Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) internship to take place between June and August of 2025. We anticipate hiring one undergraduate from the University of Washington and two who attend other universities. The position is supported by a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled, “Reconstructing parasite abundance in river ecosystems over the past half century.” The students hired into this position will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of a new sub-discipline: the historical ecology of parasitism. 

Pacific Hybreed, Inc. (www.pacifichybreed.com) is revolutionizing shellfish aquaculture through an innovative genetic breeding program. By integrating genetic research with environmental field data, we increase yield and resilience of Pacific oysters and Manila clams against the challenges of climate change and emerging diseases.
Pacific Hybreed operates hatcheries at NOAA Manchester Research Station in Port Orchard, WA and the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaiian Authority (NELHA) in Kona, HI. 

Swinomish Fisheries is excited to announce that we are looking for an individual to fill a new, full-time, lead scientist position. The Quantitative Fisheries Biologist will report directly to Tandy Wilbur, the Fisheries Manager for the Tribe, but the individual will work very closely with our Shellfish Team.