{"id":59030,"date":"2026-05-21T11:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=59030"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:46:32","slug":"job-fisheries-technician-astor-environmental-astor-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-fisheries-technician-astor-environmental-astor-or\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Fisheries Technician,\u00a0Astor Environmental (Astor, OR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Astor Environmental<\/p>\n

Astoria, Oregon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Job Type<\/td>\nTemporary<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salary<\/td>\n$24.50 per hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benefits<\/td>\nPaid Sick Leave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deadline<\/td>\nJun 19, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Min. Experience<\/td>\n2 – 4 years<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Astor Environmental LLC (Astor) is seeking a Fisheries Technician to provide support to NOAA Fisheries research operations at Lower Granite Dam. Astor supplies personnel support services on contract to government and industry clients for marine fisheries and protected species. This is a seasonal position to support sampling operations at the dam and in remote stream settings in Idaho.\u00a0 At the dam, this position will process returning adult salmonids at the adult trap during the spring and fall months. This position will also assist with the PIT-tagging of fish at the dam\u2019s NOAA Fisheries juvenile fish marking facility during April through June.\u00a0 This position may also assist with other research activities at the dam as needed, and at times during summer months, help NOAA researchers collect and PIT tag salmonids in more than a dozen natal streams of central Idaho to monitor passage timing and survival.<\/p>\n

Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duties:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Task 1: Process adult salmonids.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adult salmonids will be handled according to established adult handling procedures.\u00a0 Personnel must be able to stand for long periods and will be required to work with the fish in cold water.\u00a0 They must also be able to safely carry adult fish weighing up to 50 pounds up a short flight of stairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Task 2: Process juvenile salmonids.<\/strong><\/p>\n

From April to June, juvenile salmonids are marked as part of ongoing research and monitoring activities at Lower Granite Dam\u2019s juvenile fish facility.\u00a0 The technician will assist with setup and operation of the facility, and with the sorting, handling, and marking of the fish.\u00a0 A subsample of juvenile salmonids tagged at Lower Granite Dam is collected at Bonneville Dam.\u00a0 These data need to be recorded.<\/p>\n

Task 3: Data entry.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fish tag codes and condition data shall be entered to the database concurrent with the work shift.\u00a0 Juvenile data collection will use computer frameworks, while adult data collection and recording will use both paper and computer frameworks.<\/p>\n

Task 4: Wild fish tagging in Idaho.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fish collection and tagging will follow established protocols, including electrofishing and seines.\u00a0 Depending on the target area, personnel may stay in motels or may need to camp.\u00a0 They must be able to safely walk in streams, wearing appropriate protection equipment, for up to eight (8) hours a day, at altitude (greater than 5,000 feet).<\/p>\n

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IDAHO (Other locations also possible for meetings):\u00a0<\/p>\n

Participate in a long-term field project in the Salmon River Basin, Idaho (counties of Custer, Lemhi, Idaho, and Valley).\u00a0 The work sites are mostly remote streams in mountainous terrain.\u00a0 There are two (2) locations accessible only by airplane, so employees working at those sites will fly in small aircraft.\u00a0 Lodging during field trips in July and August will include up to 21 nights of motel lodging.\u00a0 Additionally, the employees will be camping in designated group campsites in remote locations during July-August fieldwork (36 nights, no overnight fees for these locations).\u00a0 Each employee is responsible for providing his\/her own tent, sleeping bag and mat, coolers, and food storage bins and cooking supplies.\u00a0 Federal motor vehicles will be used to travel to and from field sites.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n


Required Knowledge and Experience\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Education required<\/strong>–An Associate degree or two (2) years of college-level education with a major in fisheries, geology or environmental sciences.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Experience Required<\/strong>\u2014 Minimum of two (2) years of experience in an applicable field.<\/p>\n

Additional preferred qualifications include:<\/strong><\/p>\n