Fisheries Technician 1 - JPE Spring Run Chinook Monitoring

Job description

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is recruiting candidates to fill the 2 open Fisheries Technician 1 positions based in Red Bluff, California. These are full-time seasonal, benefits eligible positions with a projected start date of May 1st, 2026. The incumbents will be working on the Sacramento River JPE monitoring program out of Red Bluff, CA. The candidate will be required to operate and maintain screw-traps on tributaries to the Upper Sacramento River. Additional duties will include: PIT tagging juvenile salmonids, constructing PIT tag antennas and arrays and resistance board weirs, and data entry. Duties will also include performing surgeries on juvenile salmonids to implant acoustic tags. On occasion the candidate may also be required to participate in snorkel surveys on tributaries as well as the main stem Upper Sacramento River. Knowledge of salmon and steelhead life histories is highly desirable. Screw Trap and PIT tagging experience would be beneficial as well. Weekend work is mandatory. Essential Functions : (The functions listed below are characteristic of the type and level of work associated with this group and pay band. They are not all-inclusive. Individual...