Aquatic Research Technician Iii
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
• Collected data on species diversity and size during Lake Winnipeg trawls for population analysis.• Estimated fish age using otoliths and other skeletal parts for Northern pike, cleithrum, freshwater drum, rainbow smelt, and plains sucker.• Conducted extensive fieldwork, including e-fishing, bathymetry studies, and hydro-peaking zone site surveying.• Performed dissections on various Canadian fish species for tissue and skeletal sample collection.• Conducted drone work and site… Show more • Collected data on species diversity and size during Lake Winnipeg trawls for population analysis.• Estimated fish age using otoliths and other skeletal parts for Northern pike, cleithrum, freshwater drum, rainbow smelt, and plains sucker.• Conducted extensive fieldwork, including e-fishing, bathymetry studies, and hydro-peaking zone site surveying.• Performed dissections on various Canadian fish species for tissue and skeletal sample collection.• Conducted drone work and site surveying for hydro-peaking zones in E.B. Campbell, Saskatchewan, testing mortality rates of stranded fish.• Performed electro-fishing and environmental DNA testing for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Southern Manitoba agricultural drains.• Sampled plains suckers using e-fishing seine netting and conducted critical temperature maximum testing for the University of Alberta along the Milk River.• Used Ponar grabs to sample river or lake bottom sediment for analysis. Show less