Salmon farm donates 13,000 fish to food bank

A food bank netted a huge haul of 13,000 fresh salmon. The catch? The fish were still alive
LocalCoho, a soon-to-close salmon farm in the small upstate city of Auburn, wanted to give 40,000 pounds (18,100 kilograms) of coho salmon to the Food Bank of Central New York, a mother lode of high-quality protein that could feed thousands of families.
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LocalCoho, a land-based producer in the US state of New York, which ceased operations Friday, donated 13,000 live fish to a food bank
Gallery: Food bank nets 13,000 fresh salmon
Stephen Zicari, left, and Brad Bednarski, employees of Local Coho salmon fish farm, corral fish Jan. 24 in one of the farm's tanks in Auburn, N.Y. Coho salmon slated for donation to the Food Bank of Central New York,
Central New York food bank netted a huge haul of 13,000 fresh salmon
An upstate New York food bank was offered more than 40,000 pounds of coho salmon — a bountiful feast. But there was a catch. The fish were still swimming in
New York food bank receives 13,000 salmon. The catch? The fish are still alive
An upstate New York salmon farm facing closure donated 13,000 live fish to a local food bank. With a tight deadline, volunteers and staff worked rapidly to capture, process, and freeze the salmon. LocalCoho farm started as a sustainable salmon farming system but unfortunately could not raise enough capital to become profitable.
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