Salmon have shrunk so much that Whole Foods redid its guidelines

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At OBI Seafoods, a sprawling operation with outposts throughout Alaska, there’s all sorts of extra machinery for workers to master. At Whole Foods Market, there are new guidelines for purchasing salmon from wholesalers. And at Ivar’s, a fixture on Seattle’s waterfront for eight decades, the chef is sending back skimpy salmon delivered to his kitchen.

Behind all these changes is an alarming trend that’s been building for years: The giant schools of wild Pacific salmon that can turn southeast Alaska’s ice-cold waters into a brilliant orange blur are thinning out, and those that do survive are shrinking in size.

It’s the shrinking part that’s causing the biggest logistical snarl right now. Many salmon are so small they’ve thrown off OBI’s fish-sorting process and no longer meet the purchasing specifications at Whole Foods and culinary demands at Ivar’s. There, head chef Craig Breeden snaps photos of the fish next to his knife to illustrate their diminutive size before shipping them back.

“It’s 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

[OnlinePoker]

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]

4. Wow 😳

[MuseRider]

2. Perhaps, to be real enviromentalists

they should revise their guidelines to NO SALMON until they repopulate. IF they can repopulate.

[Duppers]

3. Yes, Exactly! Thank you!