Marine Fisheries Gill Net Technician
Core
Collect biological data (length, weight, sex, diet, age, reproductive condition) from finfish and crustaceans using gill nets and other sampling gears in the eastern Pamlico Sound.
Role type
Field environmental technician (marine fisheries)
Builds
Fishery-independent survey data for state marine resource stewardship
Domain
Marine fisheries / Environmental science
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
operating and maintaining boats and outboard motors, swimming, lifting heavy fish samples (up to 50 lbs), data recording and verification, field sampling with various gears
Preferred skills
assisting with other fisheries surveys, interviewing fishermen
Technologies
water quality monitors, acoustic receivers, beach seines, juvenile trawls, run around gill nets, long lines
Responsibilities
Collect samples using gill nets or other sampling gears to obtain biological data; Record, compile, submit, and verify biological data; Operate and maintain outboard motors, boats, trailers, trucks, nets, and other sampling equipment; Assist with other surveys as needed
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on field technician