Salmon by SARAH PUTZBACH

Where is Salmon grown?

385010_1 — 2025-02-05 17:47:30 UTC

Found in the Atlantic, Norway, Chile, Scotland, and Canada. Salmon is one of the most imported foods and is usually shipped from outside the country into the U.S.

What is the production process? (Farming techniques, processing)

385010_1 — 2025-02-05 17:50:50 UTC

Salmon is placed in freshwater where they can still thrive while in the process of getting to grocery stores, restaurants, etc.. Then they are moved to saltwater cages, to undergo smoltification which takes 2 more years to actually prepare the fish to serve to people.

How is Salmon assembled and packaged for the consumer?

385010_1 — 2025-02-05 17:51:47 UTC

After the salmon come from seawater, they are brought into the process of getting into a machine that chop their heads off and then a cleaning machine to take off the scales, tails, and entrails. It is then skinned and sliced to be packaged to sell to consumers. Freshwater fish are manually processed.

How do these foods reach the consumer?

385010_1 — 2025-02-05 17:52:35 UTC

The fish is caught, filleted, and frozen immediately. The whole way the fish is frozen to preserve its freshness and then thawed once arrived to the consumers.

Typically, how long would the salmon be stored on the shelf?

385010_1 — 2025-02-05 17:53:43 UTC

Salmon is usually on the shelf for 2 days, if more then it is taken out and bad.

Are there any local growers/markers of this food?

385010_1 — 2025-02-05 17:54:41 UTC

Salmon is fished in Maine or Washington, in the Atlantic seas.