Fisheries Technician 1 - JPE Spring Run Chinook Monitoring

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission•Red Bluff, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is recruiting a Fisheries Technician 1 for its Sacramento River JPE monitoring program, based in Red Bluff, California. The position operates and maintains screw traps on tributaries to the Upper Sacramento River. Duties also include PIT tagging juvenile salmonids; constructing PIT tag antennas and arrays and resistance board weirs; data entry; and performing surgeries on juvenile salmonids to implant acoustic tags. The technician may occasionally participate in snorkel surveys on tributaries and the Upper Sacramento River main stem. Weekend work is mandatory. Knowledge of salmon and steelhead life histories is highly desirable, and screw trap and PIT tagging experience would be beneficial. The role may involve regional fishery presence/absence research; recreational or commercial fishing surveys; anadromous fish escapement surveys; and tag detection and mark recovery surveys. The technician makes standardized observations of fish and collects biological and habitat samples. Other duties may include supporting captive fish-rearing activities, monitoring facility systems and equipment, assisting with construction and maintenance, inspecting equipment, monitoring water quality, responding to emergencies, and recording findings and adjustments. The technician summarizes and inputs data and may assist with preliminary analyses, technical reports, or database management. Work takes place partly in an office and mostly in fish processing labs, fish-holding areas, and the field. Field conditions may include all types of weather, slippery or irregular terrain, insects, poison oak, rough or fast-moving water, and cold water. Work on narrow, elevated walkways and platforms over or adjacent to water may be required, as may work at high elevations or aboard boats. The anticipated start date is January 4, 2027. The position is full-time and benefits-eligible. Minimum qualifications vary by experience and education: at the lower end, six months of general experience or one year of post-high-school education including at least six semester hours of scientific or technical courses; at the upper end, one year of specialized experience or a four-year post-high-school course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with a major or at least 24 semester hours of scientific or technical coursework. Equivalent combinations of experience and education may qualify.

Requirements

Valid driver's license.
Ability to compile and collect neat, accurate data.
Oral communication skills.
Written communication skills.
Construction, fabrication, and installation skills.
Ability to repair and maintain equipment.
Minimum qualifications at the lower end: six months of general experience, or one year of education above high school that includes at least six semester hours in scientific or technical courses, or an equivalent combination.
Minimum qualifications at the upper end: one year of specialized experience, or a four-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with a major or at least 24 semester hours in scientific or technical courses, or an equivalent combination.
Weekend work is mandatory.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of salmon and steelhead life histories is highly desirable.
Screw trap experience would be beneficial.
PIT tagging experience would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain screw traps on tributaries to the Upper Sacramento River.
PIT tag juvenile salmonids.
Construct PIT tag antennas and arrays and resistance board weirs.
Perform surgeries on juvenile salmonids to implant acoustic tags.
Enter, summarize, and organize biological or habitat data using field forms, electronic data loggers, or desktop computers.
Occasionally participate in snorkel surveys on tributaries and the Upper Sacramento River main stem.
Participate in fishery presence/absence research, fishing surveys, anadromous fish escapement surveys, and tag detection or mark recovery surveys.
Make standardized fish observations, including species identification, measurements, behavior, growth, survival, reproductive condition, and signs of parasites, disease, pathogens, fin clips, or tags.
Collect and organize biological and habitat samples and collections.
Support captive fish-rearing activities, including spawning, incubating, feeding, sampling, sorting, handling, medicating, anesthetizing, and transporting fish.
Monitor facility systems and equipment and assist with their development, fabrication, construction, and maintenance.
Inspect facility equipment and systems, such as dewatering equipment, pumps, flumes, gates, tanks, screens, filters, gatewells, and tag interrogation equipment.
Monitor and maintain water quality; record findings and adjustments.
Respond appropriately and immediately to emergencies.
May assist with preliminary data summaries and analyses, technical report writing, or database management.