Mike Marchyshyn Oral History Transcript

Mike was born in Pennsylvania and went to Penn State University in State College on the G.I. Bill after serving in World War II. Mike tells about his work in Cortland at the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Fish Research Center, where he worked with others to develop food pellets for trout and salmon. These food pellets were used to raise hatchery fish. Mike was transferred to the Pittsford National Fish Hatchery but transferred shortly thereafter to the fish hatchery in East Orland, Maine, where he spent the rest of his career, primarily raising Atlantic salmon. He recounts how the fingerlings were transported by milk can and car. Steve Rideout shares photos and maps and documents with Mike. The interview is a fascinating look at the earliest days of salmon and fisheries management in the northeast U.S.