Overview
Lynker Corporation is seeking to hire four (4) Fishery Management Analysts to support a contract with NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of Sustainable Fisheries (OSF). These are full-time, primarily remote positions based in Silver Spring, MD, anticipated to begin July 1, 2026 . Hiring for these positions will be contingent on contract award. Lynker will be operating under its FLOAT joint venture, a NOAA ProTech Fisheries 2.0 prime contract holder.*
NOAA OSF requires support to implement Executive Order 14276, Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness , including development and execution of fishery management actions, regulatory analysis, and environmental compliance. These positions will directly support NMFS Headquarters, Regional Offices, and the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Division in advancing national fisheries policy and regulatory priorities. These positions are contingent on Lynker being awarded the contract.
Responsibilities
Duties of the Fishery Management Analyst - Data, Scientific Analysis & Compliance Support, include the following:
- Support domestic fisheries, the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Division, and NMFS Regional Offices in the implementation of the Seafood EO, including but not limited to elimination of inefficient regulations and and the development of fishery management actions to advance the purposes of the EO.
- Develop and write actions necessary to implement the management measures needed under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and Conservation Management Act and the Seafood EO.
- Provide support to enable rapid implementation of management measures needed under the EO 14276.
- Draft content of Fishery Management Plans (FMPs).
- Provide research and analysis of FMP and other fishery management action requirements and capabilities.
- Develop alternatives, recommendations, presentations, and support management initiatives.
- Evaluate studies and analyses, and, with input from Regional Offices or Atl HMS, ensure fishery management actions are responsive to responses on key issues and concerns and advance the implementation of the Seafood EO.
- Evaluate and provide support for environmental analyses such as National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis for management actions for which NOAA is responsible and include them in fisheries management actions.
- Assist in the development, writing, review process, and tracking of fisheries management actions in support of NMFS Regional Offices, and Atlantic HMS efforts to implement the Seafood EO and other requests from NOAA and NMFS leadership in accordance with established procedures and requirements, including clearly communicating with regional regulatory specialists and fisheries biologists, and communicating with regional submitters and as necessary to ensure that regulatory packages meet