Company Background.

OLRAC CC (OLRAC) was founded in 1989 by Dr Amos Barkai and Dr Mike Bergh to provide a consulting service to the international fishing industry in the basic area of quantitative assessment and management. OLRAC presently consults to most of the major fishing groups in South Africa and has in the past consulted extensively in Namibia.  OLRAC is continuously involved in critical management issues across a broad spectrum of fish resources and other marine topics. These include demersal, pelagic, abalone and lobster fisheries, small-scale subsistence fisheries,research into near-shore shark dynamics, environmental impact assessments, fisheries policy issues and the development of new fisheries.

Scope of expertise.

OLRAC specializes in the implementation of sophisticated quantitative tools in fisheries science and management using a highly critical and pragmatic approach.
In addition, OLRAC has rich experience in conducting logistically complex field operations involving large numbers of divers and vessels. OLRAC adheres to strict timetables and deadlines in accordance with the needs and realities of the fishing industry.

OLRAC Routinely deals with:

• Environmental impact assessment of competing users of the marine environment.
• All modern quantitative stock assessment tools (Bayesian assessments, surplus production modeling, size based mathematical models, age structured production models and mark-recapture based assessment procedures).
• The development of fisheries databases, which combine commercial and scientific information.
• Bio-economic appraisals of fisheries in the context of the scientific paradigms underlying their management.
• Exploration of the quantitative implications of management decisions using a set of highly evolved mathematical modeling techniques including development tools for Operational Management Procedures.
• Multivariate statistical analyses. Development of new mathematical and statistical methods and computer software when existing techniques are insufficient or non-existent.
• Fishing gear studies and the design, supervision and execution of experimental field studies and stock surveys.
  

 OLRAC is the developer of OLFISH.

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JOB OFFER

Permanent Delphi developer required. We require the following experience: Excellent Delphi Skills; Proven analytical skills; Minimum of 2 years extensive development experience (excluding training); Good experience in working with SQL databases; Understanding of XML; Good interpersonal skills and be able to interface with clients. No recruitment agencies please. Email your CV to: fatima@olrac.com