The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Fisheries Science Center will be conducting bottlenose dolphin photo-identification surveys in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas from mid-May to mid-September 2012.  Two people with significant photo-ID experience will be needed to support this work. Photo-ID experience includes bottlenose dolphin dorsal fin photography from small boats and photo processing (i.e., sorting, matching) as well as database management. FinBase will be used but specific FinBase experience is not required. In addition to photo-ID experience, a current First Aid and CPR rating, and a U.S. Coast Guard approved boater safety course are required. The work will be evenly split between fieldwork and lab work and will be based from the NMFS lab in Pascagoula, Mississippi with travel to Louisiana and Texas. If you are a U.S. citizen and qualified, please contact Keith.D.Mullin@noaa.gov  for more details. These positions will be with IAP World Services and will be posted by 24 April 2012 at IAPWS.COM. To apply go the Careers link and search under scientific positions. If you have problems applying, contact Brenda at 228-549-1659.