Name: Patricia Barbash
Employer:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServicePrerequisite Education/Experience (work history):
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Name: Patricia Barbash
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| Job Title: Fisheries
Biologist - Fish Health Specialist Employer: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
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| Job Description: My job entails examination of fish for viral, bacterial, parasitic and environmental diseases that affect good survival of fish at hatcheries and in the wild. This involves examination of fish while they are alive, and also looking at some fish that are dead. To find diseases, it is necessary to dissect tissues out of the fish and run tests on them at our laboratory. I also spend a lot of time advising people who are trying to restore endangered and threatened species of fish. It is very important that these people know the disease risks involved in certain activities that are involved in restoration, so that the fish don’t become diseased. This leads to policies and actual laws and regulations written to protect the natural resources. | |
| Years in the Profession:
11 Prerequisite Education/Experience (work history): |
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| College Graduate - BA in Marine Science. Began as a field technician for graduate students (part time) then found a seasonal position with USFWS, which lead to a permanent hatchery position. I then received special fish disease training with the USFWS and came to my current job. | |
| Salary Range:
$50,000-$59,999
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