MHCC Fisheries Intern - Lamprey Project

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission•Portland, OR

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The MHCC Fisheries Intern will work for the CRITFC Lamprey Program. The intern will assist Fishery Technicians with trapping, transporting, and hatchery holding of adult Pacific lamprey in support of the tribes’ Pacific lamprey translocation programs. Pacific lamprey are collected using a variety of trapping methods at Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day dams on the Columbia River. Traps are checked daily and collected fish are transported to a hatchery facility and held in tanks until being transferred to CRITFC member tribes approximately weekly. Assisting with regional and tribal partner lamprey studies (e.g. floating trap testing, PIT tagging, collecting biological data, assisting with predation studies by collecting samples from avian or fish predators, etc.). CRITFC trapping occurs 7 days a week. The intern will be scheduled to work on weekends and some weekdays for a total of between 8 – 40 hours per week. The schedule will be determined based on need and Intern availability. Workdays may occasionally exceed 8 hours per day during the peak of the lamprey run, with overtime accrued for hours over 40 per week (the week is Sunday – Saturday). This is an in-person position based out of the Portland Office. Must be a Mt. Hood Community College student pursuing a degree in Fishery Technology.

Requirements

Must be a Mt. Hood Community College student pursuing a degree in Fishery Technology.
Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
Completion of required MHCC prerequisites for the Intern course credits.
Ability to follow established fish collection, handling, and holding protocols.
Ability to collect and maintain high quality data records from field and laboratory work.
A willingness to pitch in and get the work done as a team and do so in an effective and positive manner.
A strong orientation to safety. The ability to recognize safety risks and exercise good judgement to keep yourself and others safe. Ability to follow behavioral and safety requirements while working at federal hydro dams and state fish hatcheries.
Must be a reliable and on time person, as our crew works together as a team and commutes to Bonneville Dam together each day.
The ability to lift and carry objects weighing at least 50 lbs. and set and pull traps up to 75 lbs. with assistance.
Must have the ability to work in inclement weather.
Available to work a schedule that includes Saturday and Sunday and to be on call occasionally when necessary.
Work from the Portland duty station.

Responsibilities

Assist with collecting biological data, tissue samples, and executing technical procedures.
Safely handling and accurately enumerating up to several hundred lamprey per day.
Assist with setting and checking Pacific lamprey traps at Bonneville, The Dalles, and John Day dams on the Columbia River to collect adult lamprey for CRITFC member tribes.
Transporting and holding collected lamprey in vehicle tanks and hatchery tanks.
Measure and inject lamprey with Oxytetracycline.
Monitoring fish health and water quality during trapping, transportation, and holding. Report abnormalities to a supervisor immediately.
Assist with operating and maintaining dissolved oxygen and temperature probes and other sampling equipment.
Taking detailed sampling notes, conducting data entry, and data management.
Driving daily from the Portland duty station to the dams and back in CRITFC vehicles. Follow CRITFC driving rules.
Conducting outreach and education.
Report any hazards or injuries immediately to a supervisor.
Report any damage to equipment or the facility.