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Position/Project Specifics:

The duty station for this position will be the Region 5 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife office located at 5525 South 11th St, Ridgefield, WA 98642. The anticipated start date is Monday October 7th, 2024. This position is 40 hours per week from October 7th through January 16th, or until spawning activity ceases. The work location is southwest Washington.

The job duties include:

• conducting adult salmonid spawning ground surveys by identifying and enumerating adult salmonids (live and dead) and redds
• using IPads to mark redd locations
• collecting biological data from carcasses

• experience using pontoon rafts with oarlocks in class I-III rapids preferred, but not required.

   

Essential Functions:

• Participate in survey crews that conduct regional fishery presence/absence research, recreational/commercial fishing surveys, anadromous fish escapement surveys (carcass, redd, trap/weir, snorkel, etc.), or tag detection and mark recovery surveys. Make standardized observations such as species identification, length, weight, behavior, growth, survival, reproductive condition, and/or signs of parasites, diseases or pathogens, fin clips or tags.
• Collect and organize biological and habitat samples and collections (such as scales, otoliths, ageing structures, other tissues, water quality, etc.).
• Support watershed and stream assessments by working as part of a field team that performs habitat surveys. Includes road inventories, stream habitat inventories, channel typing, habitat typing, woody debris and riparian inventories.
• Summarize and input biological or habitat data on field forms, electronic data loggers, and/or desktop computers. May assist with preliminary data summaries and analyses, technical report writing, or database management.

Knowledge Required by the Position:

At the lower end of the range, employees use knowledge of basic arithmetic, reading, writing, and data collection to perform routine or repetitive tasks.

At the upper end of the position range, employees use knowledge of the basic principles and protocols of fish biology to make readings, measurements, and observations; execute tests; collect samples, etc. If complex equipment systems are operated, the employee has the knowledge to perform calibrations or adjustments to achieve desired results.

Additional Mandatory Skills:

carcass and redd surveys