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Position : Consultant – Pelagic Fisheries Profile and Stock Boundary
Reports to : Cross Cutting Program Manager
Coordinates with : Policy Coordinators, Technical Advisor
Location : Bogor, Indonesia
Background
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Indonesia Marine Program aims to conserve marine and coastal resources vital to the protection and sustainability of human livelihoods across the Indonesian archipelago from the Bay of Bengal through to the heart of the Coral Triangle. WCS employs a rigorous scientific approach to build capacity, strengthen management and inspire community stewardship for the protection and sustainable use of critical marine ecosystems, fisheries and threatened species. This dynamic and rapidly growing program has three core objectives: (1) to establish and increase the management effectiveness of 1 million hectares of MPAs in seascapes in Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and the Sunda-Banda sea; (2) sustainable management of coastal fisheries in and around networks of MPAs; and (3) conservation of threatened marine species, particularly sharks and rays, through improving the sustainability of fisheries and trade, and combatting illegal trade in protected species.
Job summary
WCS Indonesia is seeking a consultant who will provide the technical support for the Marine Program to establish pelagic fisheries stock boundary in North Sulawesi Sea with financial support from the German Development Bank (KfW). The position will report to the Cross Cutting Program Manager and work closely with the Indonesia Marine Program team. The position will provide all aspects related with pelagic fisheries profile and its stock boundary(ies).
General Responsibilities
- Support the WCS Indonesia Marine Program in Pelagic MPA development and partnership activities.
- Contribute to development of WCS Indonesia's technical reports and publications.
- Proactively support the development of high quality communication materials for increasing the profile of WCS Indonesia Marine Program and its technical activities.
Specific Technical Responsibilities
- Identify key small pelagic fisheries in North Sulawesi Sea and key primary landing site(s)
- Develop key pelagic fisheries profile in North Sulawesi Sea
- Assess the pelagic fisheries stock boundary(ies) in North Sulawesi Sea
The consultant will work at WCS office at least 5 days per month, from February to August 2020, with the following output schedule:
| Responsibilities | Specific activities | Output |
| Identify key pelagic fisheries in North Sulawesi Sea and key primary landing site(s) | Developing report and presentation (due date 30 April 2020) | List of key pelagic fisheries and its key primary landing sites |
| Develop key pelagic fisheries profile in North Sulawesi Sea | Developing report and presentation (due date 30 May 2020) | Key pelagic fisheries profile report |
| Data collection for assessing the pelagic fisheries stock boundary(ies) in North Sulawesi Sea | Developing report and presentation (15 July 2020) | Data and report on pelagic fisheries stock boundary(ies) |
| Conduct focus group discussion on pelagic fisheries profile and stock boundary(ies) in North Sulawesi Sea | Developing report and presentation (due date 31 August 2020) | FGD Report |