Independent Gill Net Technician

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The primary mission of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead stewardship agency for the protection of North Carolina's environmental resources. The organization, which has offices from the mountains to the coast, administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public's health, and works to advance in all-of-the-above energy strategy that fits North Carolina's needs.

DEQ also offers technical assistance to businesses, farmers, local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DEQ facilities and through the state's school system. DEQ touches the lives of all North Carolinians in many ways to enhance and ensure our quality of life.

This Gill Net Technician supports the central district biologists on finfish projects. The Technician will work on a grant funded gill net project and other state and federally funded projects as necessary. The technician will: collect fish using gill nets in Carteret and Onslow counties; use sampling gear (trawls, pots, gill nets, seine, etc.) to collect biological data from various habitats;

identify, measure, weigh, collect diet samples, remove ageing structures, and examine the reproductive condition of crustaceans and finfish; tag finfish; process, record, compile, submit, and verify biological data; perform data quality control. Other duties include operating and maintaining outboard motors, boats, trailers, trucks, and other sampling equipment, lifting heavy cartons of fish, computer use, and working independently and with others.

Normal work hours will be late evening and early morning. A valid driver’s license is required.

• Collect fish using gill nets in estuarine waters in Carteret and Onslow counties
• Obtain biological data including length, weight, diet samples, ageing structures, and the reproductive condition of crustaceans and finfish
• Process, record, compile, and verify biological data, as well as perform data quality control
• Operate and maintain outboard motors, boats, trailers, trucks, net reels, and other sampling equipment, lifting heavy cartons of fish and gear
• Use other sampling gears (trawls, pots, trammel nets, seines, electro-fisher, etc.) or collect additional biological data from fish and invertebrates

Recruitment Range - $32,287 - $44,133 Important:
This posting closes at 11:59:59 PM the night BEFORE the End Date above.

The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is responsible for the stewardship of the state’s marine and estuarine resources. The DMF’s jurisdiction encompasses all coastal waters and extends to 3 miles offshore. Agency policies are established by the nine-member Marine Fisheries Commission and the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality. North Carolina is a member of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.  

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