Fish Technician III -FRM Twisp

Responsible for a variety of technical and skilled tasks associated with the Mid-Columbia Coho Restoration project in the Methow Basin. Participate in Coho production and research activities, to include brood stock collection, transport, spawning, egg incubation and juvenile rearing at both a hatchery and natural pond environment. Operation and maintenance of field equipment, collection and recording of legible field data, data input and analysis related to Coho operations.

Participate in monitoring and evaluation duties, to include spawning ground surveys, snorkel surveys and various stock assessments. Duties include, but are not limited to, field identification of juvenile and adult salmonids; acclimation of juvenile Coho and chinook; cleaning and maintaining fish raceways; stream snorkel surveys; adult trapping, collection and transport of adult Coho and sockeye; spawning brood stock; assisting with Coho egg incubation;

cleaning and maintaining fish traps; operating and maintaining field equipment; spawning ground surveys; passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag and floy tagging of juvenile/adult salmonids; and data recording and entry to various databases. Must be willing and able to work independently as well as nights, weekends and holidays.

Function as a lead technician on Fisheries projects. In the absence of the Project Biologist, will oversee field operations and fisheries technicians.

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10-06-26

Responsible for a variety of technical and skilled tasks associated with the Mid-Columbia Coho Restoration project in the Methow Basin. Participate in Coho production and research activities, to include brood stock collection, transport, spawning, egg incubation and juvenile rearing at both a hatchery and natural pond environment. Operation and maintenance of field equipment, collection and recording of legible field data, data input and analysis related to Coho operations.

Participate in monitoring and evaluation duties, to include spawning ground surveys, snorkel surveys and various stock assessments. Duties include, but are not limited to, field identification of juvenile and adult salmonids; acclimation of juvenile Coho and chinook; cleaning and maintaining fish raceways; stream snorkel surveys; adult trapping, collection and transport of adult Coho and sockeye; spawning brood stock; assisting with Coho egg incubation;

cleaning and maintaining fish traps; operating and maintaining field equipment; spawning ground surveys; passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag and floy tagging of juvenile/adult salmonids; and data recording and entry to various databases. Must be willing and able to work independently as well as nights, weekends and holidays.

Examples Of Work Performed Function as a lead technician on Fisheries projects. In the absence of the Project Biologist, will oversee field operations and fisheries technicians.

Ensures that applicable procedures are followed and standards adhered to in all field activities, including juvenile acclimation, brood stock collection, and egg incubation, spawning ground surveys, snorkel surveys and other assorted biological sampling.

Conducts sampling of juvenile and adjust salmonids (length, weight, scale sample, genetic sample, and stage of smoltification.

Works productively alongside Yakama Nation and other agency employees on cooperative research and field studies.

Using Microsoft Excel, enters data, checks for errors, creates various charts, tables…