Fisheries Technician 1 - Mendocino Coast Salmonid Monitoring Crew

Title:   Fisheries Technician 1- Mendocino Coast Salmonid Monitoring Crew                    

Position/Project Specifics:

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is seeking 6 highly motivated individuals to assist the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to implement a long term regional monitoring program for assessing California's Coastal Salmonid abundance trends. 

Primary responsibilities include performing spawning ground surveys, operating adult migrant weirs, traps, and counting structures, extracting biological samples on live and decomposing salmonids, operating screw traps and fyke net traps, PIT tagging juvenile salmonids, and collecting clean and accurate data following strict protocols.

Secondary responsibilities may include conducting winter habitat surveys, PIT tag array maintenance, scale mounting and reading, data entry, management and summary, field and laboratory equipment care and maintenance, and compiling administrative records and documents.

We need reliable, motivated, energetic, observant individuals with the ability to identify and handle salmonids of all life stages.  Candidates must be able to hike or kayak up to 10 miles a day, in remote areas, over rough terrain, and in adverse weather.  They must be able to lift up to 50 lbs, perform strenuous field work, orient themselves using topo maps and GPS units, operate 4wd vehicles and ATV's, and follow strict field and safety protocols.  Since there are multiple agencies, technicians, and biologists involved with the project, candidates must have very good interpersonal skills and an overall positive attitude.

These positions begin November 4th and go through the end of April.  In general, the positions will follow a 4-10 schedule, but some weekend and holiday work will be required.

***This position requires a valid driver’s license and all offers of employment will be contingent upon passing a driving record check.