NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Protected Resources Division is hiring. *A job announcement has been posted on the USAJOBS website.The announcement will be open for 14 days from December 15, 2022 to December 28, 2022: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/694813500# <https://www.usajobs.gov/job/694813500#>The announcement covers a variety of positions, including Protected Resources Division positions with duties implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act. Brief descriptions are included below. Protected Resources Seattle Branch*. The duties in the Seattle Branch of the Protected Resources Division will support marine mammal conservation and endangered species recovery, implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act (ESA). This position will work on a team, incorporating the best available scientific information and supporting the recovery program for Southern Resident killer whales <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/endangered-species-conservation/saving-southern-resident-killer-whales>. Duties include conducting section 7 consultations under the ESA and working with a variety of partners to implement actions in the Recovery Plan and Species in the Spotlight Action Plan 2021-2025 for Southern Resident killer whales. For more information, please contact Lynne.Barre@noaa.gov *Fisheries Biologist in Protected Resources Long Beach Branch. *This position will support regulatory and conservation activities under the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, and Magnuson Stevens Act in marine waters off the U.S. West Coast that primarily involve marine mammal, sea turtle, and nearshore habitat protection. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, developing complex analytical frameworks and in-depth stakeholder partnerships that can be used in creative approaches to address high profile and controversial issues that include protected resources interactions with West Coast fisheries. This position will lead or assist as part of a team that engages in a wide range of challenging policy and scientific efforts that include fisheries bycatch, coastal infrastructure and energy development, habitat degradation and enhancement, spatial planning, and numerous expanding human uses that interact and often conflict with dynamic marine resources in need of protection in a changing environment. The position will also fulfill responsibilities related to marine habitat regulatory and conservation work, including development and interpretation of analytical frameworks to assess and minimize/mitigate impacts of human activities on marine habitat designated as Essential Fish Habitat and/or critical habitat for humpback whales, leatherback and green sea turtles, black abalone, Southern Resident killer whales, and other ESA-listed species in the marine environment. This position could be stationed in Long Beach, CA or Seattle, WA*. *For more information, please contact Dan.Lawson@noaa.gov The announcement also covers additional positions in NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region <https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/west-coast-region> with duties under the ESA and Magnuson Stevens Act for salmon, steelhead and other fish species in our Sustainable Fisheries Division, California Central Valley Office, Oregon Washington Coastal Office, and Interior Columbia River Basin Office. Duty stations for this announcement include Seattle, WA, Lacey, WA, Portland, OR, Ellensburg, WA, Santa Rosa, CA, Arcata, CA, Sacramento, CA, and Long Beach, CA. -- Lynne Barre (she, her, hers) Branch Chief, Protected Resources Division, West Coast Region NOAA Fisheries | U.S. Department of Commerce Office: (206) 526-4745 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/west-coast