Bryan Ishida Email & Phone Number

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Commercial fisheries biologist for DLNR's Division of Aquatic Resources

Peshastin, WA

• Served as the Yakama Nation Fisheries Mid-Columbia Coho Restoration Program’s first designated lead monitoring and evaluation biologist.
• Oversaw all programmatic monitoring including data collection during annual releases of 1.5-2 million juvenile coho salmon.
• Reformatted and expedited annual performance and compliance reporting processes.
• Designed and implemented a standardized construction and development reporting process.

Peshastin, Washington

• Oversaw all aspects of Wenatchee River sub-basin wild fish monitoring and evaluation.
• Updated juvenile salmon stock assessment reporting format to meet the needs of the funding agency and sync methodologies with local partners
• Lead the establishment of a new rotary smolt trap location including procurement of all federal/state permits and landowner agreements.
• Lead a public outreach effort aimed at spreading awareness of the ecological and cultural importance of salmon. evaluation

• Acted as lead technician supervising three to four crew members during daily activities.
• Oversaw year-round field operations including those in remote wilderness locations.
• Served as lead on a remote juvenile coho salmon tagging project.
• Designed and applied standardized formatting protocols to fragmented data, unifying several large databases.

• Assisted in all monitoring and evaluation field activities including spawning ground surveys, juvenile salmon capture and tagging, and maintenance of RFID antennas.
• Worked out of remote wilderness basecamps for prolonged periods.
• Conducted a wide range of field work, often independently and with limited communication.
• In the absence of the primary data steward, was responsible for QC and upload to an online data-sharing platform.

• Performed snorkel and electrofishing surveys in the Wenatchee River sub-basin.
• Aided in the planning and preparation of a rigorous sampling schedule including work in remote wilderness areas.
• Performed regular data entry and database maintenance duties.

• Worked as a seasonal hatchery technician during the annual spawning of coho and Chinook salmon at the research hatchery.
• Aided in all stages of spawning including the preparation and handling of fertilized eggs.
• Assisted in daily upkeep and maintenance of the hatchery facility and pond.

• Worked alongside three full-time limnologists to monitor the overall health of over 50 small lakes located in King County.
• Helped in the management of an extensive volunteer-based water quality monitoring program.
• Worked closely with community groups to spread awareness of various concerns regarding local lake and stream ecosystems.