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MRAG Ltd.

  • M R A G Ltd, 18 Queen Street, London W1J 5PN, UK

We are a unique and highly motivated consulting firm dedicated to promoting sustainable utilization of natural resources through sound integrated management policies and practices. As a leader in this field, MRAG has a long and highly productive history of designing and implementing integrated resource management systems in marine, estuarine, riverine and floodplain environments.

MRAG has a core staff of more than 30 full time specialists with a wide variety of expertise and practical and technical experience, providing a multi-disciplinary approach to every project. For nearly 3 decades, MRAG has worked in more than 60 countries for government agencies, including the US National Marine Fisheries Service and National Academy of Sciences; UK Department for International Development (DFID) and Foreign and Commonwealth Office; international agencies including the World Bank, United Nations Development Program; European Commission; non-governmental organizations; and private sector companies.

MRAG's capability to service an extensive array of resource management needs is further extended through our network of associations and collaborations with internationally acclaimed experts from academic institutions and other private organizations worldwide. MRAG has also initiated the formation of several consortia which have been successful in gaining major resource management projects.

06/02/2025
Field work
Scientific Fisheries Observer
MRAG Ltd. Southern Ocean
MRAG is currently recruiting scientific fisheries observers to work on krill trawling  vessels in the Southern Ocean. Initial deployments will be on vessels operating around  South Georgia in the South Atlantic from approximately mid-May to September (exact  dates are dependent on vessel schedules), and deployments are typically between 60  and 90 days. The Antarctic krill fishery is managed and regulated by the Commission for the  Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ( CCAMLR ), and within South  Georgia, further management measures are applied by the Government of South  Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ( GSGSSI ). As an observer, you will play a  vital role in collecting data to contribute towards the sustainable management of the  fishery by providing independent reports from commercial fishing vessels.  Duties include: reporting on general vessel operations; collection of biometric data on target species; collection of biometric data on...
Closing date:
28/04/2025
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