Fisheries Technician

Description: Incumbents may be required to travel to remote locations for fish tagging, trapping, spawning or sampling operations. These positions involve standing and working in cold water for up to eight hours per shift; lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 60 pounds; operate four-wheel drive and off-road vehicles in rugged terrain; and working in extreme weather conditions. Incumbents working at fish hatcheries work with toxic chemicals and around heavy dust, high voltage, loud noises, and slippery surfaces. Evening, weekend, and holiday work required.

Responsibilities: spawns fish; assists in monitoring development of eggs and fry;

implements feeding schedules required for specific growth rates; cleans tanks and

raceways; observes fish behavior for signs of stress or disease; implements water and

feed treatments and prophylactic measures as directed; grades and sorts fish; removes

and enumerates daily fish mortality; tracks hatchery inventory of various species and

sizes of fish; loads, transports, and stocks fish; and maintains records and contributes to

reports documenting hatchery activities, data entry, fish diseases and treatments, and

production studies.

Qualifications: Some knowledge of: life history, anatomy, and ecology of various fish species.

Experience: recording, summarizing, and analyzing scientific data; diagnosing and

repairing minor mechanical problems.

Valid driver’s license.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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