Greetings MARMAM community,

The California Marine Sanctuary Foundation (https://www.californiamsf.org/) is hiring a full-time program associate to support the Marine Resource Protection Program, with a focus on whale conservation projects.

See below for a summary and see this link for the full job posting.

Job title: Marine Resource Protection Program Associate

Location of position: Fully remote, with preference to candidates in the San Francisco, Santa Cruz, or Santa Barbara regions in California

Reports to: Marine Resource Protection Program Director

Position classification: Full-time position

Annual salary range: $60,000-70,000 + benefits

Job summary: Through collaborative partnerships with groups like NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Resources Legacy Fund, the Volgenau Foundation, and California county air district agencies, California Marine Sanctuary Foundation (CMSF) has identified and implemented innovative programs focused on protecting marine species and ecosystems. CMSF provides project management, data analysis, and technical expertise in the development of monitoring, relationship-building, and policy required to conserve California’s precious marine resources.

As part of this work, CMSF collaborates with county, state, and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, and industry partners to protect endangered whale species from human impacts, including ship strikes and entanglements. CMSF coordinates ongoing regional efforts to reduce the risk of vessel strikes and entanglements by providing support to NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries on whale conservation efforts in the west coast region. CMSF also promotes sustainable shipping practices through the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program, which works to incentivize container and car carrier companies to reduce vessel speeds in key whale habitats to reduce the risk of ship strikes, prevent harmful air emissions, and decrease underwater noise. In addition, to inform Vessel Speed Reduction (VSR) and whale conservation policy efforts implemented by NOAA, CMSF administers a large whale aerial survey program that monitors the distribution and density of large whales in the Santa Barbara Channel region.