Ocean Salmon Lab Technician: Scale Aging & Field Data

PACIFIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission seeks a Fisheries Technician 1 for its Scale Age Project in partnership with CDFW. This full-time, benefits-eligible role supports processing and ageing Chinook scale samples, data entry, and occasional field sampling in California's ocean salmon fishery.

Work is largely lab-based with opportunities for field tasks, in Santa Rosa. The ideal candidate will assist with aging scales across four runs, manage data, and collaborate with scientists.

Qualifications

• General Experience or education in scientific/technical subjects required.
• Ageing of fish structures (scales/otoliths) knowledge preferred.
• Ability to collect and record biological data accurately.
• Lab-based work and field/data entry duties required.

Responsibilities

• Process Chinook Salmon scale samples: clean, mount, image scales.
• Read scales to determine age across four runs.
• Read coded wire tags in lab environment.
• Perform data entry, validation, and timely submission to supervisor.
• Collect fishery data and samples at offloading/processing locations and docks.
• Record field data and summarize for supervisors; communicate with the public about regulations.

Skills

Electronic detection tech

Lifting 40-50 lbs

Driver's license

CPR/First Aid

Literature search

Fish ageing

Data collection

Spreadsheet software

Tools

GIS

Database software

Spreadsheet software

Word processing

Job description

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission seeks a Fisheries Technician 1 for its Scale Age Project in partnership with CDFW. This full-time, benefits-eligible role supports processing and ageing Chinook scale samples, data entry, and occasional field sampling in California's ocean salmon fishery.

Work is largely lab-based with opportunities for field tasks, in Santa Rosa. The ideal candidate will assist with aging scales across four runs, manage data, and collaborate with scientists.