Recreational Creel & Commercial Fishery Surveyor- SciTech 2- Career Seasonal- 3 Openings- 2026-05888

**Title-** Recreational Creel and Commercial Fishery Surveyor **Classification-** Scientific Technician 2 **Number of Vacancies-** Three (3) **Job Status-** Full-Time/Career Seasonal **Season Length-** 10 Months – March 1 – December 31 *For the 2026 season, these positions are anticipated to begin August 16, 2026.***WDFW Program-** Fish Program – Columbia River Division**\*Duty Station-** Region 5 – Clark & Skamania Counties Learn more about being a member of [**Team WDFW**](https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/jobs)! **\*Multiple locations in Western Washington – apply for one (1) or all the positions listed below by submitting one (1) application!** Ridgefield, Washington – Clark County – Two (2) Positions Stevenson, Washington – Skamania County – One (1) Position Learn more about being a member of [**Team WDFW**](https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/jobs)! *Photo Caption: Creel Sampling Tag Detection – Photo Credit: WDFW* **Are you passionate about the great outdoors and committed to promoting sustainable fishing opportunities? Join our team and turn your passion into a rewarding career.** **With your fisheries knowledge and customer service skills, you will interview active anglers, sample fish and collect biological data, and conduct spawning ground surveys in the Columbia River and its tributaries.** **The critical data you collect will be utilized to assess the impacts of sport and commercial fisheries on wild salmonid stocks in Washington State.** **What to Expect-** Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Recreational Creel and Commercial Fishery Surveyors will, **Conduct Recreational Angler Creel Surveys on the mainstem Lower Columbia River and its Tributaries:** - Interview individual and groups of anglers to collect information related to hours fished, number of fish harvested or released, natural versus hatchery origin, gear type employed, hooking location, and all other pertinent biological and tag sampling information required. - Complete effort counts according to schedules and times. - Perform counts of fish, collect coded wire tag (CWT) and passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags, scales, and other biological data. - Implement and support electronic data capture using updated hardware, including iPads, tablets, or other handheld electronic devices. - Review and download data into agency databases. - Query snout inventory for all fishery projects and deliver snouts to laboratories for processing. **Conduct Treaty and Non-Treaty Commercial Sampling and Non-Treaty Commercial Fishery Observation** **:** - Travel to canneries, tribal in-lieu sites, and fish buyer facilities to lead and participate on crews conducting biological sampling on commercial landed catch (including collecting CWT and PIT Tags, DNA samples, scales and other biological data). - Communicate with sampling staff regarding fish house sampling schedule and preparation of sampling gear. - Maintain the quality of data collected and monitor snout collection inventory, communicating with both Washington and Oregon state staff regarding data and sample transfers. - Assist with on-board commercial fishery observations, which may involve boat-to-boat transfers while on the water. - Monitor marine mammals interacting with commercial fishery gears. **Conduct Spawning Ground Surveys and Hatchery Broodstock and Surplus Sampling:** - Conduct adult salmonid spawning ground surveys by boat or by foot on the Lower Columbia River and its tributaries, identify and enumerate adult salmonids (live and dead) and redds, use GPS devices to mark redd locations, and apply tags to carcasses for mark/recapture programs. - Sample carcasses collected on spawning grounds for length, sex, CWT and PIT tags, and spawning success. - Travel to hatchery locations to collect biological samples from broodstock and surplus fish using established protocols. **Working Conditions:** **Work Setting, including hazards:** - Approximately 90% of work will be conducted in a field…