Duties and Responsibilities The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

Aquaculture:

• Supervises the capture and confinement of returning brood stock
• Supervises the collection of eggs and milt, as well as genetic and pathological samples ,from brood stock
• Monitors development of eggs and fry
• Develops and implements feeding schedules required for specific rates of fish growth
• Supervises the cleaning and operation of Heath trays, raceways, round tanks and rearing ponds
• Observes fish behavior for signs of stress, disease or predation
• Implements and maintains measures to control predation (bird netting and electric fences)
• Develops and implements water quality, feeding, chemical treatment and prophylactic measures
• Transports and stocks fish when necessary
• Develops hatchery upgrades and expansion with direction from supervisors
• Distributes surplus hatchery steelhead and salmon to Hoh Tribal members

Supervision:

• Supervises and offers training for hatchery staff
• Develops and monitors hatchery budgets with direction from supervisors
• Maintains records and prepares reports on hatchery operations
• Ensures inventories, equipment and capital improvements are properly maintained and accounted for
• Ensures safety requirements are met
• Coordinates hatchery operations with other Natural Resources and Hoh Tribe functions and policies

Public Relations:

• Conducts hatchery tours for various interest groups (Tribal youth, agency and government representatives , general public)
• Provide on-the-job training for Hoh Tribal members