Natural Resources Technician I - Fisheries

LOCATION OF POSITION

580 TAYLOR AVE, ANNAPOLIS, MD

Main Purpose Of Job

The Department of Natural Resources, Fishing and Boating Services, is currently accepting applications for part-time Long-Term Contractual (LTC) creel clerks for the Access Point Angler Intercept Survey (APAIS) conducted throughout Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coastal watershed. This survey is part of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP), which develops estimates of recreational marine fishing activity and harvest for Atlantic states. This position will conduct field work throughout coastal Maryland. Applicants residing within Worcester, Somerset, Wicomico, Dorcester, Talbot, Caroline, Queen Annes, Kent, Cecil, Harford, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Calvert, St. Mary’s and Charles counties will be considered. Field staff will travel to assigned sites at public docks, piers, beaches and marinas within reasonable distance of their residence to interview anglers about their fishing experiences, collect a variety of information, and (when applicable) weigh, measure, and identify fish species. There are also assignments on ½-day and full-day headboat trips offshore and site inspection assignments. All data must be collected and recorded according to strict survey protocol. Completed data must be submitted regularly to DNR supervisors and staff must participate in the data review process until all data pass quality assurance review by DNR supervisors.

POSITION DUTIES

The Department of Natural Resources, Fishing and Boating Services, is currently accepting applications for part-time Long-Term Contractual (LTC) creel clerks for the Access Point Angler Intercept Survey (APAIS) conducted throughout Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coastal watershed. This survey is part of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP), which develops estimates of recreational marine fishing activity and harvest for Atlantic states.

This position will conduct field work throughout coastal Maryland. Applicants residing within Worcester, Somerset, Wicomico, Dorcester, Talbot, Caroline, Queen Annes, Kent, Cecil, Harford, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Calvert, St. Mary’s and Charles counties will be considered.

Field staff will travel to assigned sites at public docks, piers, beaches and marinas within reasonable distance of their residence to interview anglers about their fishing experiences, collect a variety of information, and (when applicable) weigh, measure, and identify fish species. There are also assignments on ½-day and full-day headboat trips offshore and site inspection assignments. All data must be collected and recorded according to strict survey protocol. Completed data must be submitted regularly to DNR supervisors and staff must participate in the data review process until all data pass quality assurance review by DNR supervisors.

These position will work remotely and independently, commuting to sites located throughout coastal

Maryland, and reporting to the DNR Annapolis office, 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD, 21401 a few times

throughout the year. All work assignments will require in-state travel. Staff will use their own vehicles and be

reimbursed for mileage.

This is a 12-month contract with possible annual renewal(s). This survey is conducted March-December with 70% of assignments falling on weekends and holidays. Long-Term Contractual staff may work limited winter hours and may earn overtime in the busier summer months. Shifts may include night assignments which are completed with a co-worker. Work schedules are developed monthly within two weeks of the next month’s start. Weekly schedules during survey months (March-December) are generally expected to provide between 20 and 40 hours of work.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: Two years of experience performing technical biological work in the field of forestry, arboriculture, wildlife, aquaculture, natural resources management, or fisheries.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute the completion of 60 credit hours from an accredited college or university, 18 credit hours must be in biology, biochemistry, environmental science, forest technology, arboriculture, aquaculture, natural science, natural resources management, botany, marine biology, marine ecology, physical oceanography, ichthyology, fisheries management, wildlife management, zoology, or a natural resources management related field of study for the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in the natural resources management and biological sciences classifications or natural resources management and biological sciences specialty codes in the biological science technician field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Persons in this position may be assigned duties which require the operation of an automobile or other motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess the appropriate operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Deadline to Apply is March 11, 2024 at 11:59:00 pm.

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