Position: Fish Technician at Macaulay Salmon Hatchery
Location: Juneau, Alaska
Dates of Employment: Upon hire through October 24th 2025
Starting Wage: $16-20 per hour DOE (plus housing for non-Juneau residents)

Douglas Island Pink & Chum Inc. (DIPAC) is a private nonprofit organization which manages two salmon hatcheries in the Juneau area to produce salmon for the common property fisheries of northern southeast Alaska. Macaulay Salmon Hatchery releases approximately 120 million chum fry, 1 million Chinook smolt, and 1 million coho smolt annually for domestic commercial and sport fisheries enhancement. Snettisham Salmon Hatchery produces 9.5 million sockeye smolt/fry for domestic programs, and up to 11 million sockeye fry annually for transboundary river fisheries enhancement. DIPAC also manages the Ladd Macaulay Visitor Center and welcomes up to 100,000 visitors a year through the facility.

The goal of Douglas Island Pink and Chum, Inc. is to sustain and enhance valuable salmon resources of the State of Alaska for the economic, social, and cultural benefit of all citizens, and to promote public understanding of Alaska's salmon resources and salmon fisheries through research, education, and tourism. For more information about DIPAC, please check out the
website at www.dipac.net.

Duties: The Fish Technician position is an entry-level position, meaning they will assist permanent staff in a variety of fish culture duties including, but not limited to, feeding and sampling fish, cleaning rearing containers, broodstock collection, maintaining incubators, and processing adult salmon.

Qualifications: Desired applicants would have education and/or experience in natural resources, aquaculture, wildlife management, etc. Persons must be physically fit and able to push, pull, and lift up to 50 pounds over 100 yards repeatedly. The applicant should be able to work in exposed conditions with inclement weather, as well as have a positive attitude within the work place even while working in cold and dark conditions occasionally. Possession of a valid driver's license with a good driving record is preferred.