Quatse River CEDP Hatchery

Quatse River CEDP Hatchery Hatchery Technician The Northern Vancouver Island Salmonid Enhancement Association (NVISEA) is seeking a Hatchery Technician for the Quatse River Hatchery in Port Hardy. Duties vary seasonally and include fish husbandry, crew supervision, swim enumeration, fish transport and releases, data recording, facility tours and general maintenance activities. Candidates are required to have a diploma in Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology or equivalent facility experience, excellent computer skills and a valid BC driver's licence. Assets include swift water rescue, Level 1 first aid, net pen fish culture experience, general maintenance skills and adult and juvenile species identification. NVISEA operates the Quatse River Hatchery, Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre and O'Connor Lake Net Pens. We also partner with the Friends of the Marble River to seasonally staff the Marble River Public Involvement Program (PIP) Hatchery. NVISEA employs three full time staff members, with additional seasonal crew of eight. This term position is full time, fourty hours per week. If you love salmon and rivers, enjoy outdoor work, are in good physical health and can work with minimal supervision please forward your resume to: Grant Anderson, Quatse River Hatchery PO Box 1409, Port Hardy BC, V0N 2P0 Phone 250-949-9022Email: Manager@quatsehatchery.caClosing Date: NOON March 27, 2020 (1086001h)