Swinomish Fish Company closed

After two terrible fishing seasons and with this year expected to be even worse, the Swinomish Fish Company has shut down.

Brian Genge, manager of the facility that produces the popular Native Catch brand of canned salmon, said, “We have stopped operations for this period, because there are no expected big fisheries this year.”

Still, the closure of the plant, owned and operated by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, is not expected to be permanent, he said. The tribe expects to work with other businesses to have their fish processed at its plant until the fisheries rebound.

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