Staff
Fish culture:
Mitchell McGee, John Cooke, Marsha McGee and James LaChester are responsible
for collecting eggs from returning adult salmon, care and inventory
of the eggs and resulting fry and fingerlings, and overall assurance
that the fish are well taken care of. Mitchell and John have been
with the hatchery since the early days of operation and provide continuity
and experience to the operation. Marsha also performs the administrative
duties necessary to keep everything running smoothly.
Maintenance Worker Vern Tolliver keeps the pumps and generators in excellent
working order, which is vital to the well-being of the fish on the facility.
He also routinely maintains station equipment, buildings and vehicles.
Caroline Peterschmidt is the Project Leader.
The hatchery works to meet its trust responsibilities with the Makah Indian Nation.
Operating within the reservation boundaries enables the Service to provide commercial
and sport fishing and employment opportunities for Tribal members. Makah NFH
works cooperatively with the Makah Indian Nation’s Tribal Employment Rights Opportunity
(TERO) program in hiring Tribal members for temporary work. This program gives
Tribal members the opportunity to gain hands-on fish culture experience which
mutually benefits the hatchery and the individual. This partnership with the
Makah Nation enables Tribal members to gain hands on fish culture experience
which might lead to a career opportunity in aquatic resources.
