Vessel Operators

Vessel operator, Boat driver jobs

Positions: Vessel Operator

Organization: Pacific Salmon Commission

Location: Matsqui, near Mission & Abbotsford BC

The Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC), an international organization responsible for transboundary salmon fisheries management in Canada and the United States, is seeking two (2) Vessel Operator(s) for a seasonal contract position. This position would begin the third week of June and continue until the end of upstream sockeye salmon migration (approximately end of September/early October).

Based at the Mission Hydroacoustic field site in Matsqui Regional Park, Abbotsford, BC, vessel operators will collect hydroacoustic data while piloting a 7-metre (~22ft) motor vessel across the Fraser River.

In addition to gaining hands‑on experience driving a vessel in a riverine environment, successful applicants will become familiar with deploying hydro...