Also called: EM Video Reviewer, EM Analyst
Watches camera footage from fishing boats to log every fish caught and thrown back, replacing human observers on board.
Fishing boats now carry cameras over the deck. The reviewer loads hard drives of footage, speeds through hours of video, and stops to identify each species hauled in or tossed overboard. Their logs help NOAA set catch limits and check rules were followed.
Some positions are remote.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor’s in biology or fisheries; strong fish ID skills.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Fisheries Science, Marine Biology, Biology.
Growing faster than average. Electronic monitoring is expanding across U.S. fisheries.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Computer vision is starting to spot and count fish automatically, so fewer reviewers will be needed for routine footage.
Classes: Biology, Computer science, Statistics.
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