California Cancels Salmon Fishing Season as Population Dwindles Due to Drought: “It’s Devastating”

Officials in California have issued a ban on salmon fishing anywhere along the state’s coast for the remainder of the season, as the state’s yearslong drought is still taking its toll on the once-abundant fish population.

LocalCoho Partners with Tech Start-Up Shinkei Systems for Ethical Salmon Harvesting

March 8, 2023 LocalCoho

Your next salmon dinner may be courtesy of a robot. LocalCoho, a land-based aquaculture company that raises premium Coho salmon, is the first commercial customer of Shinkei Systems, a technology start-up that uses robotics and machine learning to automate fish harvesting.

Coast Seafood Acquires Vega Salmon

January 16, 2023 Coast Seafood

Vega Salmon has between 400 and 600 employees depending on the season, annual revenues of DKK 1.3 billion, headquarters in Kolding, Denmark, and a processing facility in Handewitt, Germany.

Acme Smoked Fish Introduces Danish Double-Smoked Salmon

December 8, 2022 Acme Smoked Fish Corporation

Acme Smoked Fish is launching an all-new product this holiday season: Danish Double-Smoked Salmon. This unique salmon from their Spence & Co premium product line is developed over a 24-hour process in Scandinavia bringing together innovation with time-honored techniques.

Northline Seafoods Announces Major Project Bringing New Innovations to the U.S. Fishing Industry

December 5, 2022 Northline Seafoods

Northline Seafoods announced the successful funding and launch of a new project to build the world’s most sustainable and efficient mobile commercial salmon processing platform, with construction planned to begin at the Port of Bellingham in Washington State in January 2023. The “Hannah” is a one-of-a-kind vertically integrated vessel that will operate in Bristol Bay during the commercial fishing season.