Bio-technical support is required year round and duties vary by season and geographic area. Bio-technical services will be defined on a project specific basis through the development of work plan details using the information provided by geographic area in Appendix 1 (Scope of Work). The Contractor will work with the Community Advisor(s), to provide technical support to CIP projects. Please note that work priorities can change quickly, often on short notice, due to weather, fish availability and other factors beyond the control of the Community Advisor.General contract activities include, but are not limited to:3.1 Fish Production: collecting broodstock, spawning and incubation, hatchery rearing of juvenile salmon , operating sea pens, and providing fish culture support to CIP hatcheries3.2 Restored/ Enhanced Habitat: conducting fry salvage programs, riparian planting and management, water quality and temperature monitoring, habitat surveys and mapping, and habitat restoration3.3 Salmon Stock Assessment: including juvenile salmon counting programs, juvenile salmon density inventories, hydraulic sampling programs, sampling for biological traits, and adult escapement assessment3.4 Education and Awareness: providing classroom sessions, hosting educational field trips, developing and delivering educational programs, participating in trade shows/education fairs/community events3.5 Administration: providing support to CIP participants on project development and implementation, project funding applications and report writing
