Estuarine Fisheries Field Technician

nc; North Carolina; Presencial; USD 32.000 - 44.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks a Fisheries Technician to support the North Carolina Independent Gill Net Survey (IGNS) in the Northern District. The role involves collecting fish with gill nets, gathering biological data, and processing records while operating boats and sampling equipment.

Hours vary seasonally, with late evenings and early mornings required. Candidates must swim, lift up to 50 pounds, and possess a valid driver’s license.

Formación

• Must swim and be able to lift at least 50 pounds.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Associate's degree in agricultural, biological, engineering, environmental or natural resource sciences or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsabilidades

• Collect fish using gill nets in estuarine waters near Albemarle Sound.
• Obtain biological data including length, weight, diet samples, ageing structures, and reproductive condition.
• Process, record, compile, and verify biological data and perform data quality control.
• Operate and maintain outboard motors, boats, trailers, trucks, net reels and other sampling equipment; lift heavy gear.
• Use other sampling gears (trawls, pots, trammel nets, seines, electro-fisher) or collect additional biological data from fish and invertebrates.
• Collect fisheries dependent data through sampling of commercial catches at local fish houses.

Conocimientos

Boating experience

Swimming

Driver's license

Educación

Associate's degree or equivalent in agricultural, biological, engineering, environmental or natural resource sciences

Descripción del empleo

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks a Fisheries Technician to support the North Carolina Independent Gill Net Survey (IGNS) in the Northern District. The role involves collecting fish with gill nets, gathering biological data, and processing records while operating boats and sampling equipment.

Hours vary seasonally, with late evenings and early mornings required. Candidates must swim, lift up to 50 pounds, and possess a valid driver’s license.