Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation
Anchorage, AK
Description Advance your career in fisheries and salmon resource sustainability in the scenic Prince William Sound of Alaska! The Assistant Hatchery Manager position is available at the Armin F Koernig Hatchery (AFK) in the Prince William Sound. Located on Evans Island at the south-western entrance of the Prince William Sound. AFK is a remote, off-grid facility only accessible by boat or float plane. Typical transport to AFK is by boat from Whittier, AK, and the direct route takes about 3 hours. Access to AFK is also available via airstrip from the village of Chenega. This facility will rear pink and chum salmon for release into the ocean as fry. Approximately 172 million pink salmon and 19.5 million chum salmon fry are released every year in May. An additional 40 million chum salmon fry are released at the remote station site in Port Chalmers every year in May. AFK collects approximately 190 million pink salmon eggs during eggtake operations in late August through late...