St. Paul The DNR will conduct a creel survey on the Red River from March through October, 2001. Three creel census clerks will be hired to interview and collect information from Red River anglers during the survey. One clerk will be based in Moorhead, on

All three Red River positions will be temporary for the 2001
season, but the hours will be full-time with a schedule of four
10-hour days per week. The creel census clerks will interview
anglers and measure fish to determine overall fishing pressure on
the Red River, along with catch rates, harvest rates and size data
for different fish species.

For information on how to apply for a Natural Resources
Fisheries Census Clerk position, call the Minnesota Department of
Employee Relations at (651) 296-2616, or visit their web site at
www.doer.state.mn.us. Persons interested in a Red River Fisheries
Census Clerk position should contact Mike Larson, DNR Area
Fisheries Supervisor in Baudette, at (218) 634-2522.