Fish And Wildlife Scientific Aid
Chico, California, United States
o Researching the population of Chinook salmon and Steelhead trout on Butte Creek, Feather, and the Sacramento River o Monitoring the emigration of juvenile Chinook salmon and Steelhead trout to determine population estimateso Handling and identification of non-target fish and threatened and endangered species o Conducting snorkel-based surveys to assess adult spring-run Chinook salmon holding, prespawn mortality, and spawning on Butte Creeko Collecting samples and biological data from adult Chinook salmon carcasseso Genetic sampling of juvenile Chinook salmon consisting of operculum swabbing and fin clipping to determine the exact run o Geolocating threatened Chinook salmon redds on Butte Creeko Visible implant elastomer tagging and bismarck brown staining of juvenile Chinook salmon for rotary screw trap efficiency trialso Collecting of coded-wire-tags (CWT) from juvenile Chinook salmon carcasseso Performing dip-netting and beach seining to collect juvenile salmono Using in situ and grab methods for sampling of environmental datao QA/QC of field datao Performing daily checks of rotary screw traps on the Sacramento and Feather Rivers, as well as Butte Creeko Maintenance and minor repairs of rotary screw trapso Operating State vehicles, motorized boats, and towing trailerso Writing informal reports on daily activities to supervisorso Interacting and answering questions from the public