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N.C. Department of Information Technology · 1 month ago

Assessments and Management of Coastal Fisheries Resources on the Outer Banks

Dare County, NC

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

The N.C. Department of Administration is responsible for managing various state government operations. They are seeking an intern to assist with sampling programs related to assessing finfish stocks and developing fishery management plans along the Outer Banks.

Information Technology & Services

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Assist with various North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries independent and dependent sampling programs, collecting data essential to assessing finfish stocks and in the development of North Carolina fishery management plans

Fishery independent experience includes trawling for juvenile finfish, fishing gill nets for adult finfish and fishing long line gear for adult red drum from various locations within the Outer Banks estuaries in North Carolina including the Pamlico, Roanoke, and Croatan Sounds

Along with collecting biological and environmental information from fishery independent programs, the intern will also assist with our finfish tagging program where they will get to tag species such as red drum, speckled trout, striped bass, and southern flounder

Fishery dependent sampling experience includes dock side sampling of commercially harvested finfish and blue crabs from a variety of fishing gear such as gill nets, pound nets, and pots which are primarily used throughout the Outer Banks estuaries during the summer season

This type of sampling not only involves the collection of biological data but also gear information by interviewing commercial fishermen

Experience a broad range of fish sampling gear techniques typically used in the collection of fisheries information for the management of fisheries resources

Skills learned are invaluable introductory experiences for those individuals interested in a fisheries science career

Qualification

Fishery independent experienceFishery dependent samplingCoastal fisheriesBiological data collectionEnvironmental data collection

Required

An applicant must be a permanent North Carolina resident attending a college, university, law school, community college or technical institute in North Carolina or a North Carolina resident attending an equivalent institution out of state

Applicants must carry a 2.5 or greater overall grade point average on a 4.0 scale

Applicant must be a high school graduate and at least 18 years old by January 1, 2026

Applicants must be continuing their education in the fall following their participation in the program

To qualify for a law internship, applicants must have completed at least one year of law school before the beginning of the internship, unless other majors are listed

Students having previously held paid internships with this program are not eligible to apply

Applicants must be willing and able to work full-time for the entire 10-week internship

Applicants must be able to provide legal proof of identity and work authorization within three working days of employment