Stephanie Jaban

Assist with fisheries trawl surveys, aquatic biological sampling, and laboratory processing of fisheries samples. Clean and mount salmon scales for age analysis.

Conduct biological monitoring and environmental compliance monitoring at active construction sites, including pre-construction surveys and special-status species monitoring.

Assisted with Chinook salmon spawning operations, fish handling, weighing, counting, and hatchery maintenance.

Netted, sorted, measured, and anesthetized juvenile salmon; hand-clipped adipose fins and injected coded-wire tags; assisted with fish-marking trailer setup and maintenance.

Lived and worked aboard commercial fishing vessels in the Bering Sea and along the West Coast, collecting biological data for fisheries management and stock assessments. Developed and implemented scientific sampling plans, identified species, and processed biological specimens.

Assisted with Coho salmon spawning operations, including ripeness assessments, egg and milt collection, fertilization, and hatchery maintenance.

Conducted staff training, open-water diving courses, live-specimen collection, equipment management, and boat operations.

Assisted with long-term kelp forest monitoring and underwater biological surveys, including fish and invertebrate identification and data recording.

Conducted underwater surveys of kelp forest and rocky reef ecosystems, identifying fish, invertebrates, and algae. Served as Data Captain and supported data quality.

Assisted with intertidal field-sampling protocols, collected marine organisms, conducted transect and quadrat surveys, and supported laboratory research.

Bachelor of Science in Biology with an emphasis in Marine Biology and a minor in Scientific Diving.

Certified as a NAUI Scuba Instructor in June 2019.