Fish Culturist

Are you looking for a fun, challenging and rewarding job in one of the most beautiful and scenic places in Alaska? Do you have experience as a fish culturist? Do you have experience with Pacific salmon husbandry? Are you looking for an opportunity to work in aquaculture in a city environment at Solomon Gulch Hatchery in Valdez, Alaska?

Organization:

Valdez Fisheries is a private non-profit association dedicated to enhancing salmon fisheries and developing renewable fisheries resources in Prince William Sound. VFDA operates the Solomon Gulch Hatchery which is a modern, large production facility, culturing 270 million pink and 2 million coho salmon eggs. VFDA also manages a small educational seafood processing plant and cold storage to facilitate economic development with local fishermen and develop fisheries resources. VFDA has 16 full-time employees and up to 25 seasonal employees and is located within the municipality of Valdez, Alaska.

This is a full-time, exempt, salaried position. Under the general supervision of the Hatchery Manager and Assistant Hatchery Manager, the Fish Culturist performs a variety of fish culture duties varying with the season of the year. In addition, each Culturist will be assigned the supervision of an area of responsibility either on a permanent or as-needed basis in the areas of harvest, egg take, incubation, and rearing General site duties shared with other staff members will also be required of each Culturist. Independent judgment and performance are required when initiating and implementing hatchery projects, processes, and schedules. The Fish Culturist supervises fish technicians assigned to their projects.