Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Project Name                                                      Summary                                                                    Skills/Languages	Title	Summary	Agency	# Interns	Project Code	Required Languages	Required Skills	Description	Post Name	Country	Country of Focus	Additional Info	Created	Agency Id	Section	Id
L-BOEM-USA-1 Marine Animal Trends around Sand Resources Discover when and where marine animals occur during dredging of sand resources in federal waters using existing datasets. Coding, Data analysis, Data visualization, Editing and proofreading, Research	Marine Animal Trends around Sand Resources	Discover when and where marine animals occur during dredging of sand resources in federal waters using existing datasets.	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management	1	L-BOEM-USA-1		Coding, Data analysis, Data visualization, Editing and proofreading, Research	BOEM is the only agency that leases access to sand resources in federal waters. This sand is often used in beach nourishment or coastal restoration projects along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. During dredging, biologists collect information on animals observed at sea, collected by trawl, or onboard a dredge. BOEM is looking for a student to help organize and analyze these data. It would first entail entering data into accessible formats like tables and spreadsheets. From here, the data could be analyzed using Excel tools (like pivot tables and graphs) or writing code in a software like Matlab or R. Findings from the student would be used by BOEM to better understand how animals occur on different sand resources, improving decisions on mitigation and operational measures.		United States		Learn more about BOEM's Marine Minerals Program, which manages our nation's offshore sand resources here: https://www.boem.gov/marine-minerals and through our Citizen's Guide: https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/marine-minerals/Marine-Minerals-Guide.pdf	2020-09-04 19:49:50	100		3509