Fisheries Seasonal Job Opportunities
The Inland and Marine Fisheries Divisions have Seasonal Resource Assistant and Seasonal Maintainer positions available at several locations.
The Seasonal Resource Assistant positions listed below are available for individuals interested in acquiring fisheries management related experience. Work consists of field sampling, processing of fish samples in the lab, creel surveys, data entry and related computer tasks. Most positions begin during April and May, some begin in November. All positions last six months. Background in biology or environmental science is required. Pay rates vary from $9.00 to $12.00 per hour depending on education and experience.
The Seasonal Maintainer positions listed below perform general maintenance including: loading stocking trucks; stocking trout in lakes and rivers across the state; spawning, feeding and transporting fish within the hatchery. The start dates for most positions are March 1, May 15 and Nov 15 and the positions last six months. No experience is required.
For a detailed description of Fisheries Division projects, please visit the Fisheries Management Programs page.
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Seasonal Resource Assistant - Inland Fisheries |
The following projects are based at the DEP Eastern District Headquarters in Marlborough (ED) and the Western District Field Office in Litchfield (WD). Some night and weekend work is required.
Call or email the contact person for further details (if sending e-mail, please indicate "Seasonal Job" in the subject line of the message).
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| Eileen O'Donnell |
(860)295-9524 |
eileen.odonnell@ct.gov |
Lake and Pond Studies (ED) |
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Stream Survey (ED) |
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Northern Pike (ED) |
| Bob Orciari |
(860)485-0226 |
bob.orciari@ct.gov |
Walleye (ED,WD) |
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Northern Pike (WD) |
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Trout Stream Sampling (WD) |
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Candlewood Boat Survey (WD) |
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Lake and Pond Studies (WD) | |
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Seasonal Resource Assistant - Marine and
Inland Fisheries |
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R/V John Dempsey Deck Hand Rodney Randall rodney.randall@ct.gov |
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Seasonal Maintainer - Inland Fisheries |
The following hatcheries have seasonal positions available. No experience necessary. Job duties include general maintenance activities including: loading stocking trucks; stocking trout in lakes and rivers across the state; spawning, feeding and transporting fish within the hatchery. Call the contact person for further details.
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Contact Person |
Phone |
| Quinnebaug Valley Trout Hatchery - Plainfield |
Dave Sumner |
(860)564-7542 |
| Burlington Trout Hatchery - Burlington |
Rick VanNostrand |
(860)673-2340 |
| Kensington Salmon Hatchery - Kensington |
Al Sonski |
(860)827-7785 | |
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