Apply by June 11, 2024, to join the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife as a Fishery Sampler

Multiple locations in Western Washington and a variety of job types and durations – apply for one (1) or all the positions listed below by submitting one (1) application!

This is an opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in fisheries at boat ramps throughout the Puget Sound. Envision yourself collecting and summarizing recreational salmon, marine fish and shellfish catch information and collecting biological data to meet fisheries sampling goals.

Duties

Sample predominantly recreational fisheries for salmon, marine fish and shellfish catch to determine the catch per unit of effort and species composition to obtain valid sport catch estimates for salmon and other marine fish:

• Interview as many recreational fishery anglers as possible at assigned boat launch facilities.
• Observe, count, and accurately identify all salmon and marine fish species.
• Sample all Coho and Chinook salmon with electronic coded-wire tag (CWT) detection devices (wand detectors).
• Classify, sort, and enumerate marked (adipose fin-clipped) tagged, marked untagged, unmarked tagged, and unmarked untagged salmon.
• Sample recreational and or commercial salmon catch for biological data including DNA, age (scales), and sex ratios.
• May sample commercial salmon fisheries at fish buyers and plants.

Review and summarize data, maintenance duties and other duties as assigned:

• Conduct error checks of sampling data.
• Operate and maintain an agency vehicle and sampling equipment as needed.
• Daily use of iForms, Microsoft Teams and email in Outlook.

Apply

Apply here by 6/11: fishery-sampler-scientific-technician-2-seasonal-non-perm-twenty-one-open

Salary: $3,376.00 – $4,497.00 Monthly