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The Shellfish Biologist emphasis on the subtidal dive fishery. This involves field and desktop research and monitoring, and coordination with Salish Sea Tribes and Washington State co-managers, to ensure shellfish resources are harvested in a sustainable manner.\nWORK LOCATION:Lower Elwha Natural Resources Department\nSUPERVISED BY:Natural Resources Director\nPOSITION STATUS:Regular full time/ 40-hours/ Benefits\nSALARY LEVEL:($32.00 - $38.00 hourly) DOQ\nWORK SCHEDULE: M-F, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (Some flexibility possible)\nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF JOB:The Shellfish Biologist will lead research, monitoring, and propagation activities related to shellfish species harvested by the Tribe; provide guidance to harvest managers regarding shellfish life history, population dynamics and other factors relating to harvest management decision making; lead geoduck stock assessment activities; and coordinate geoduck sample collection.\nThese responsibilities include, but are not limited to:\nCo-management ofshellfish resourcesin relevant shellfish management areaswith otherSalish Sea Tribes and Washington Stateagencies. \nAssistfisheries managers in evaluatingfisheries-dependent and independent data to supportrecommendations for annual catch limits and fishing practices.\nResponsible for thedesign, collection, analysis, and interpretation of shellfish data.\nPeriodictravelto various locations in Puget Sound to attendshellfishannualharvest managementplanningmeetings, as needed.\nAssistwith the collectionand analysisofshellfish data(geoduck, crab,bivalves,& shrimp)that will help inform harvest management decisions.\nParticipation in monthly Fish Committee meetings and periodic regional shellfish co-management meetings.\nAssisttribal harvest managers in coordinatingwithNorthwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC)and other tribeswithgeneratingand interpretfisheries modelsandevaluate trends andshellfishpopulationforecasts. \nMonitor Washington State Department of Health (DOH)biotoxin results related togeoduck and other bivalve shellfish areas.\nAssistwithsubtidalstock assessment surveys \nParticipate inregulartechnical and policy levelshellfish managementmeetingswith state and tribal co-managers, as needed in support of harvest management staff.\nManageandmaintainsampling& diveequipmentandensure thatdive gearisannuallyserviced.\nAssistwithmonitoring intertidal bivalve harvests,and conduct weigh-outs, asneeded.\nDevelopexperimental designs andmethodsnecessary for scientific research and analysisofshellfishpopulation trends.\nPeriodic, tide-dependent,evening and weekendfieldworkmay berequired.\nOther duties as assigned by the Director.\nDESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:\nMaster’sDegree inFisheries Science, Marine Science, or related field, preferred.\nB.S. Degree in in Fisheries Science, Marine Science, or related field plus 3 years of experience with marine fisheries.\nPADIor NAUI open water dive certificationisrequired; Advanced diver certification is preferred.\nExperience with the use of statisticalsoftware to analyzebiological data.\nExperiencein conducting scientific dive surveysincold waterenvironments,preferred.\nSomefamiliarity withSalish Seashellfish fisheriesand harvest techniquespreferred.\nExperience withmarine fisheries management preferred.\nExperience withboat operationpreferred. \nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES REQUIRED BY POSITION:\nFamiliarity withcommercial & subsistence shellfish speciesidentification andassociatedlife history characteristics. \nAbility to follow instructions and adhere to prescribed routines and practices, policies, and procedures.\nAdvancedunderstanding ofMicrosoftExcelandWordis preferred.\nSignificant knowledge of scientific methods and study design necessary toestablishmonitoring programs.\nAbility toestablishand maintain good communications with tribal staff,tribal andstateco-managers,andtribal commercial fishers.\nAdvanced oral and written communication skills.\nRequires ability to workindependently andas a team memberwith fisheriesand harvest management staff.\nOTHER DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS:\nMust be able tocomply withthe LOWER ELWHA KLALLAM TRIBE policies and procedures, including the Drug Free Workplace.\nValid Washington Statedriverslicensewith no restrictions\nPass pre-employment,UAand State Background check.\nAs with all positions of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, this position is Indian Preference in hiring in Accordance with P.L. 93- 638.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4664,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Seafood","Fisheries"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T06:51:13Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":12,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.415,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":74,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:0","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-24T06:02:35Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":76000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/lower-elwha-klallam-tribe-shellfish-biologist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/lower-elwha-klallam-tribe-shellfish-biologist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-24T12:46:09Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":18438,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-25T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1887930},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1887930"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Flower-elwha-klallam-tribe-shellfish-biologist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Flower-elwha-klallam-tribe-shellfish-biologist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Flower-elwha-klallam-tribe-shellfish-biologist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/lower-elwha-klallam-tribe-shellfish-biologist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Flower-elwha-klallam-tribe-shellfish-biologist"}]}