Coastal Crab Electronic Monitoring Technician - Scientific Tech 2

This position plays a key role in supporting Washington’s electronic monitoring (EM) program for the coastal Dungeness crab fishery, which became mandatory for all 223 participants in 2023.

• Provide data support for the Electronic Monitoring (EM) Program
• Import data from EM systems into existing Access and Excel databases
• Identify, document, and resolve inconsistencies between Fish Receiving Tickets and data generated by EM systems
• Flag suspicious fishing activity and work closely with the EM Lead Technician to determine if enforcement action is needed
• Prepare data summaries and reports for internal review
• Engage with fishery participants and support regulatory compliance
• Regularly download and perform quality control on data coming from EM systems
• Monitor commercial crab vessel activity using EM fleet viewer tools
• Answer requests from fishers for various permits associated with the EM program and assist fishers in submitting EM Program reports
• Assist the Razor Clam Team during annual stock assessment work, harvest monitoring, and biotoxin sampling
• Assist with razor clam stock assessment and harvest monitoring including the collection of effort, CPUE, and biological data
• Follow established methods to conduct field sampling
• Collect Department of Health (DOH) samples at various coastal locations for biotoxin testing
• Assist in the collection of Dungeness crab and Spot shrimp biological data in port and at-sea
• Assist in sampling commercial Dungeness crab for biological data including sex, length and shell condition both in port and at-sea aboard commercial fishing vessels
• Assist in sampling commercial Spot shrimp landings for biological data including length and sex

• Graduation from high school or GED, including one year of high school science, and two years of experience as a Scientific Technician
• Graduation from high school or GED, including one year of high school science and two years of laboratory or field experience as an assistant to a health or safety professional, biologist, chemist, or zoologist or professional and volunteer experience involving biology, zoology, fisheries, chemistry, natural resources, engineering, or closely allied fields

• Health insurance
• 401k matching
• Paid leave
• Staff training and other compensation benefits

The Department of Fish and Wildlife is an equal opportunity employer