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Marine Fish Program Manager Job Description

SUQUAMISH TRIBE

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Marine Fish Program Manager

Department: Fisheries

Status: Exempt

Reports to: Fisheries Director

Existing Position: Yes

Goal: To conserve, assess and manage marine fish resources for sustainable harvest

opportunity by Tribal members.

Summary:

Provide biological services and management recommendations for marine fish resources within

the usual and accustomed fishing grounds of the Suquamish Tribe. Supervise and coordinate

Tribal fisheries management programs according to the goals established by the Fisheries

Director and Tribal Council. Manage the personnel and budget for Salmon Enhancement,

Resource Assessment and annual regulatory programs within Fisheries Department. Consult

directly with the Fisheries Director to develop long range Tribal Fisheries management

programs.

Major Responsibilities:

Participate in the annual planning process in the development of west coast and Puget Sound

salmon fisheries, providing both technical information specific to east Kitsap stocks and analysis

and recommendations for other stocks migrating through Suquamish usual and accustomed

fishing grounds

Develop and review preseason stock abundance information and harvest allocations for marine

fish. Recommend annual Suquamish Tribal Fishing Plan for both mixed stock marine fisheries

as well as terminal area opportunities

Collaborate with a diverse group of Tribal and State biologists/managers through the

development and in season management of fisheries. Track allocation sharing in season to

provide for an equitable distribution of the catch when requested by the Fisheries Director

Maintain and expand Marine Fish Management data base. Insure data base compatibility with

other data sets used internally (Shellfish Progarm, Salmon Enhancement and Environmental

Services Divisions). Prepare yearly summaries of run timing, total harvest, fishing effort and

economic value for marine fish. Supervise resolution of discrepancies between the Tribal data

base and that maintained by the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and the Northwest Indian

Fisheries Commission

Marine Fish Program Manager Job Description