Fisheries Technician – AmeriCorps

The Fisheries Technician position at Sustainable Southeast Partnership in Sitka, AK, involves implementing fisheries research and monitoring projects to support Tribal access to resources. Responsibilities include collaborating with biologists, operating a Redoubt Lake weir, utilizing computer vision technology for salmon monitoring, and conducting limnological sampling. This full-time AmeriCorps role emphasizes the management of Southeast Alaska's sockeye salmon population.
Due January 31 / Sitka / Sitka Tribe of Alaska The Fisheries Technician is an AmeriCorps position based in Sitka, Alaska, a small close‑knit community on Baranof Island. The Technician will work within Sitka Tribe’s Resource Protection Department to implement fisheries research and monitor projects that support Tribal access to culturally important resources and HaaKusteeyí ("our way of life"). Focusing primarily on Kunaá Shak.áayigaat (Redoubt Lake sockeye salmon), the Technician will collaborate closely with Sitka Tribe’s Fisheries Biologist and U.S. Forest Service staff to implement and staff Redoubt Lake weir, implement cutting‑edge computer vision systems, conduct limnological sampling, assist in the construction and installation of video chutes and solar power systems, harvest and distribute traditional foods, and process samples and data. Redoubt Lake is the first site in Alaska to incorporate computer vision technology to automate salmon identification and enumeration for in‑season monitoring and management of salmon. Data collected by this team are critical for management of Southeast Alaska’s largest subsistence sockeye salmon harvest population. #J-18808-Ljbffr