Spring Fisheries Management Intern - Field Research

Sdsoybean; Mobridge (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Game, Fish and Parks in Mobridge, SD seeks a Fisheries Management Intern for the Spring session (January–May). You will assist in fisheries management activities on the Upper Missouri River FMA, operate boats, collect data, and help with stocking, tagging, and habitat projects. Applicants must be enrolled as a student and may be junior/senior with SD residency preferred.

The internship is full-time, 40 hours weekly, with a hourly wage of $19.09. Apply by December 4, 2026.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.
• Coursework in fisheries principles and techniques is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist managers and biologists conducting fisheries management and research activities on waters of the Upper Missouri River Fish Management Area.
• Activities include fish population sampling, angler creel surveys, fish stocking, trap and transfer of fish, basic water chemistry, research projects, fish spawning and tagging, aquatic invasive species monitoring, and habitat development.

Skills

Fieldwork experience

Data recording

Boat operation

Education

Enrolled student in college/university/technical institute

Tools

Gill nets

Frame nets

Seines

Electrofishing equipment

Job description

Game, Fish and Parks in Mobridge, SD seeks a Fisheries Management Intern for the Spring session (January–May). You will assist in fisheries management activities on the Upper Missouri River FMA, operate boats, collect data, and help with stocking, tagging, and habitat projects. Applicants must be enrolled as a student and may be junior/senior with SD residency preferred.

The internship is full-time, 40 hours weekly, with a hourly wage of $19.09. Apply by December 4, 2026.