Courtney Skalley, M.M.A

SETLINE SURVEY SPECIALIST

Overview

Under the direction of the Setline Survey Coordinator, the Setline Survey Specialist positions are responsible for services and support of the IPHC’s Fishery-Independent Setline Survey (FISS) and other IPHC research projects. The Setline Survey Specialists will act as the lead on one or more organizational services or FISS functions including, but not limited to, Fish Sales, Data Reconciliation, Bait, Gear, and Field Support. This position requires flexibility in completing work assignments, strong interpersonal skills, priority-setting skills, and the ability to work well with all levels of the IPHC Secretariat, as well as outside contacts and vendors.

Background
  • Marine Policy Fellow, The Nature Conservancy, Seattle, WA 2025-2026
  • Bonderman Travel Fellow, University of Washington, Global 2024-2025
  • Bottom Trawl Survey, NOAA, Seattle, WA 2024
  • Teaching Assistant (Fisheries), University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2022-2024
  • North Pacific Groundfish Observer, Saltwater Inc., Seattle, WA 2020-2023
  • Senior Program Specialist, Global Brigades, Panama City, Panama 2019-2020
  • Student Researcher, TCU Biochemistry Lab, Fort Worth, TX, 2018-2019
  • M.A., School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, 2024
  • A., Biology, Texas Christian University, 2019
 
  • Skalley, Courtney. “Assessing the phylogenetic relationships of soft-nose skates (Bathyraja) based on RADseq and mtDNA data.”, Master’s Thesis, University of Washington, 2024.
  • Fishery Dependent Data, Guest Lecturer, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2023, 2024
  • United States Fisheries Management, Guest Lecturer, University of Washington, 2024
  • Untangling Taxonomies, Burke Museum, Seattle, WA 2024
  • Developing a C. elegans model to investigate breast cancer mutations, TCU, Fort Worth, TX, 2019