North Coast-Skeena First Nations Stewardship Society is Looking for Creel Survey Staff Full Time

Gitga’at and Haisla First Nations will carry out a Creel Survey in the Kitimat Area and have engaged the North Coast-Skeena First Nations Stewardship Society to operate the project on their behalf. A crew of five technicians will be needed to fill full and part-time positions from June 1, 2023 through to August 31, 2023, to staff this fishery monitoring program operating out of the MK Bay Marina. The wage range for these positions is $25-$30 per hour depending upon experience.

Duties include the following:

· Conduct dock-side interviews with anglers returning from recreational fishing trips to collect

fishing activity data

· Conduct vessel counts during a float plane survey of the fishing area

· Careful handling of anglers recreational catch

· Accurately identify recreational catch, including species caught and quantity

· Collecting biological samples, such as scales, tissue samples and lengths, from selected species

· Inspecting chinook and coho salmon catch for clipped adipose fins

· Collecting heads from chinook or coho salmon with clipped adipose fins

· Documenting the number of boats returning from fishing trips passing through boat launches

· Creating legible and accurate records of information collected according to survey requirements

· Data review, correction, compilation and entry

Requirements include:

· Successful completion of high school education

· Ability to safely conduct work around water

· Ability to safely and respectfully interact with the public at boat launches

· Ability to accurately identify salmon, groundfish and shellfish species

· Data collection experience

· Class 5 driver’s license with access to a vehicle

· Post-secondary education and past fisheries monitoring experience is an asset

· Computer literacy including experience with data entry and editing is an asset

Working Conditions are:

· Outdoors in all weather conditions

· On and around docks and boats

· Shift work, evenings and weekends

Training will be provided for successful candidates during a training session at the end of May. Please send applications to the attention of Carmen Hansen at:

North Coast‐Skeena First Nations Stewardship Society

Suite 363 – 309 2nd Avenue West

Prince Rupert BC, V8J 1H2 Fax: 250‐624‐8615

E-mail: administration @ ncsfnss.ca

Qualified First Nation candidates are encouraged to apply. NCSFNSS thanks all interested applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Salary: $25.00-$30.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
NCSFNSS is pro-actively managing health and safety concerns for all employees related to the Covid 19 pandemic whether it be for field projects or office work.

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 2023-05-19