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Related: About this forumSalmon have shrunk so much that Whole Foods redid its guidelines
At OBI Seafoods, a sprawling operation with outposts throughout Alaska, theres all sorts of extra machinery for workers to master. At Whole Foods Market, there are new guidelines for purchasing salmon from wholesalers. And at Ivars, a fixture on Seattles waterfront for eight decades, the chef is sending back skimpy salmon delivered to his kitchen.
Behind all these changes is an alarming trend thats been building for years: The giant schools of wild Pacific salmon that can turn southeast Alaskas ice-cold waters into a brilliant orange blur are thinning out, and those that do survive are shrinking in size.
Its the shrinking part thats causing the biggest logistical snarl right now. Many salmon are so small theyve thrown off OBIs fish-sorting process and no longer meet the purchasing specifications at Whole Foods and culinary demands at Ivars. There, head chef Craig Breeden snaps photos of the fish next to his knife to illustrate their diminutive size before shipping them back.
Its very irritating when the supplier sends it to me and I see the size of these fillets, he said. In the last eight to 10 years, the salmon sizes have started to get smaller and smaller. ....................(more)
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/salmon-have-shrunk-so-much-that-whole-foods-redid-its-guidelines-1.1595742
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Salmon have shrunk so much that Whole Foods redid its guidelines (Original Post)
marmar
Apr 2021
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OnlinePoker
(5,727 posts)1. I remember reading in the past that it's due to the way we fish
The fishing regulators mandated taking fish with a minimum size requirement and throwing the smaller fish back. Now, nature is doing what it needs to survive by having the smaller fish make it to breeding grounds. After a few generations, the only fish that are produced are going to be smaller. We've essentially forced an evolutionary process on the fish through our fishing practices.
live love laugh
(13,150 posts)4. Wow 😳
MuseRider
(34,133 posts)2. Perhaps, to be real enviromentalists
they should revise their guidelines to NO SALMON until they repopulate. IF they can repopulate.
Duppers
(28,127 posts)3. Yes, Exactly! Thank you!