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Idaho Fish and Game

Fisheries Technician – Rotary Screw Traps & Electrofishing

    • Salmon Regional Office
    Application Period: -
    Employment type: Temporary/Seasonal/Part Time
    Salary: 18.61
    Employment Dates: to

About the position

Job Responsibilities:  
Incumbent will serve as one of the fisheries technicians in IDFG’s Lemhi Effectiveness Monitoring Program in Salmon, Idaho.  This project monitors fishery response to restoration efforts in the Lemhi River basin to understand the effectiveness of various habitat actions, and help guide future restoration efforts through an adaptive management process. Sampling juvenile anadromous salmonid emigrants is an integral part of monitoring Idaho’s threatened populations of salmon and steelhead. The incumbent will be one of two technicians who will work in rotating 8 on 6 off schedule to operate three rotary screw traps and assist with electrofishing surveys. Incumbent will also help with various other duties listed below and if interested there are opportunties to conduct a research project.  

 

 

 

Note: Must accommodate a flexible schedule (holidays, weekends, 3-5 nights at the end of the season), be willing to work for 10 consecutive days, willing to stay in travel trailers and/or camp in semi-remote areas, and work in adverse weather conditions.  This is an 8 month (benefited) position not to exceed 1385 hours. Housing is not provided.  

 

General Information
Please visit the following link and watch our “Seasonal Employment” video to see what types of opportunities are available to seasonal technicians. https://www.facebook.com/IdahoFishGame/videos/vb.106210392621/864082404025462/?type=2&theater



What is a rotary screw trap?

https://idfg.idaho.gov/blog/2019/11/monitoring-entire-journey-wild-chinook-salmon

What are spawning ground surveys?

https://youtu.be/xRpjGkcnuGc

What is electrofishing?

https://idfg.idaho.gov/article/fish-sampling-techniques-look-world-electrofishing

Qualifications
Applicants should have a BS degree in fisheries (or related field), or equivalent in job experience and training. Applicants must be detail oriented and have the ability to work alone with minimal supervision. Applicants must be able to lift up to 60 pounds, pack up to 40 pounds for several miles, and walk up to eight miles a day along stream banks and trails. Preference will be given to individuals proficient at operating screw traps, PIT tagging, species identification, and handling juvenile salmonids. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license.
Responsibilities
Primary duties include:  

Operating and maintaining three rotary screw traps 

Conduct backpack electrofishing surveys 

Handling, identifying, and PIT-tagging juvenile salmonids (including ESA- listed fish)  

Collecting biological data (weights, lengths, DNA, scales, etc.) 

Assisting with data management (recording, organizing, and error checking in multiple databases) 



 

Other specific duties of this position may include, but are not limited to:  

Work independently and with a crew 

Maintaining field equipment and arrays 

Spawning ground surveys  

Assisting with regional fisheries management projects throughout the region when needed (gillnetting, snorkeling, raft electrofishing) 



How To Apply

  1. Applicants must first register with Idaho Department of Labor (Reference Job # 2474398 at https://labor.idaho.gov.)
  2. Complete the IDFG Application For Temporary Employment form, located at: 

                   http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/about/employment/tempEmploymentApp.pdf 

  1. Mail or email (preferred) the IDFG Application For Temporary Employment form, cover letter, resume, and three professional or academic references to: 

Stacey Meyer 
Idaho Department of Fish and Game 
99 HWY 93 N. 
Salmon, ID 83467 

Contact Info - Phone: 208-742-7079

Email: Stacey.Meyer@idfg.idaho.gov 

EEO/Veteran’s Preference. If qualified applicants are found, this announcement may close before the listed closing date.

URL: https://idfg.idaho.gov/jobs/application-temporary

Contact: Stacey Meyer
Email: Stacey.meyer@idfg.idaho.gov
Phone: 2087427079