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Salary- $2,864.00 – $3,701.00 Monthly

Conduct EGC Management Actions.

  • Conduct land-based and/or boat-based trapping assessments throughout coastal intertidal and subtidal to determine the distribution and abundance

of EGC.

  • Conduct early detection monitoring trapping at sites not previously surveyed.
  • Conduct control/removal trapping efforts to functionally eradicate EGC following directives from lead biologists.
  • Perform trapping strategies predetermined for subtidal efforts and deploy various traps (i.e., shrimp, minnow, Fukui) from watercrafts.
  • Assemble field gear, safely navigate to remote locations, and set traps in predetermined sites.
  • Record data using electronic field app and/or field datasheets and ensure data is accurately recorded and summarized.
  • Protect native species to reduce bycatch, quickly and carefully release any incident bycatch, and remove and humanely euthanize captured EGC and other AIS.
  • Collaborate and assist in removal efforts with agency partners and co-managers (Washington Sea Grant, Northwest Straits Commission, local tribes, shellfish growers, etc.)
  • Participate in regional rapid response actions where new EGC are detected.
  • May operate motorized (i.e., airboats, <26’ aluminum boats, rigid inflatables) and non-motorized (i.e., kayaks, inflatables, canoes) watercrafts in coastal marine environments depending on experience.
  • May work in and around watercrafts performing trapping strategies predetermined for subtidal efforts; incumbents may deploy various traps (i.e., shrimp, minnow, Fukui) from watercrafts, record location and return the following day to retrieve the traps manually or via a pot puller and remove and record any crabs and/or bycatch; this process may be repeated for up to 5 days at a time.
  • May make decisions on the fly regarding trap locations, trapping techniques, and safety concerns that come up when the direct supervisor is not available to consult with.