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The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission is seeking a self-motivated and high performing Fisheries Biologist to lead a pilot fishery-independent White Sturgeon population dynamics monitoring project with a crew of two fisheries technicians. This position includes leading or assisting with the following three primary project components:
Mark-recapture data are needed to estimate abundance metrics (age-class abundance and relative abundance index) of White Sturgeon in the San Francisco Estuary. This information will be used to set an annual harvest quota for the recreational fishery.
Conducting sonar surveys in the upper reaches of the Sacramento and San Joaquin River also serves a multi-purposed objective. These surveys will provide the data needed for estimating the number of spawning White Sturgeon adults, which can be used as an additional abundance metric for setting harvest management controls in the recreational fishery. Additionally, information on the reproductive portion of the population can be paired with juvenile abundance indices from other data sources to establish spawner-recruitment relationships overtime.
The primary responsibilities of the position will be to coordinate and ensure adherence to setline survey and tagging protocols by both vessel operators and two fisheries technicians, as well as manage and maintain a setline survey database. The incumbent will produce weekly Setline Survey field reports, including data summaries of catch, total sturgeon tagged, total sturgeon recaptured, along with field notes of importance to project supervisors (for example, updates on gear repair/maintenance/purchase needs, difficulties in the field). A yearly report summarizing all activities will be written by the incumbent.
Additional responsibilities will include assisting the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) staff in training participating Charter Captains and crew in accordance with Guide Tagging Program protocols on tagging, safe handling of White Sturgeon, and data recording procedures. Tasks will include, but are not limited to, developing and distributing training materials, leading training on data collection and tagging protocols, promoting compliance with data collection and upload protocols, ensuring proper permitting of all Subcontractors, distributing tagging equipment and gear to participating Subcontractors, and managing staff schedule for `Observer Days’ (defined as days where staff join Subcontractors on charter trips to ensure compliance with data collection protocols). Additionally, this position will manage all Guide Tagging Program subcontracts and will be responsible for the timely processing and payment of purchase orders (POs).
In conjunction with these responsibilities and under the guidance of the Project Manager, the incumbent will supervise and manage the workload of two fisheries technicians in support of the setline surveys, sonar surveys, and industry-lead tagging efforts of White Sturgeon.
This position will be expected to perform setline surveys and tagging duties on various vessels at specific locations in the San Francisco Estuary and these duties may occur during the weekends and holidays. Fieldwork will be weather dependent and under a 4/10 schedule (four 10-hour days per week). Duties are essential to ensure setline survey, sonar survey, and tagging protocols are consistently followed.
Target Pay Rate $2773.44 semi-monthly
Essential Functions: Included in this band are professional positions that perform recurring assignments ranging from moderate difficulty where conventional or straight-forward biological concerns are encountered to complex assignments where specialized knowledge and demonstrated competence in advanced techniques are required. (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 positions may perform some or all, as well as other similar work.)
At the lower end of the range, Fishery Biologists have a solid working knowledge of established scientific methods and techniques to perform recurring assignments of moderate difficulty. Methods and techniques are well established, apply to most situations, and do not require significant deviations. Resource planning reports generated by employees at this level involve conventional biological concerns. Reports generated may be short-range management plans or portions of annual work plans. Lower range work examples include:
At the upper end of the range, the Fishery Biologist has specialized knowledge and demonstrated competence in advanced techniques of a complex area of fish biology sufficient to serve as a troubleshooter or specialist. The employee is competent to modify or adapt standard techniques, processes and procedures, and to assess, select, apply precedents and devise strategies and plans to overcome significant problems related to species production, protection, habitat restoration, or program management and evaluation. Planning reports generated by employees at this level assess the impact of various multi-faceted management or public practices on a resource. Upper range work examples include:
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Physical Demands:
The work requires physical exertion such as bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, climbing ladders, or similar activities. The incumbent should be able to lift up to 40 pounds. Additionally, the work requires above average manual dexterity and coordination, necessary to perform common laboratory techniques and safely negotiate wet floors.
Work Environment:
Work is based at the CDFW West Sacramento Office. The incumbent will conduct a combination of office work and field work on vessels. The office is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. Temperature and weather extremes may be encountered in the performance of outdoor work. Field duties may require the use of special protective gear. The incumbent is expected to conduct duties in a safe and orderly manner so as not to endanger self, fellow coworkers, or property with which entrusted.
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
A range of education and experience may be presented. At the lower end of the range, candidates must present successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor’s or higher degree that included a major in biological science with at least 6 semester hours in aquatic subjects and at least 12 semester hours in the animal sciences. In addition to the undergraduate degree requirement, candidates for positions at the lower end of the range must also present 1 year of Specialized Experience** OR 2 years of progressively higher graduate education leading to a master’s degree in fields directly related to the position being filled. An equivalent combination of experience and education is also qualifying.
At the upper end of the range, in addition to the undergraduate course of study described above, candidates must also must present one year of Specialized Experience** OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph. D. degree or equivalent doctoral degree in fields directly related to the position being filled. An equivalent combination of experience and education is also qualifying.
**Specialized Experience is experience that equips the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position being filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.
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