In early 2025, when a salmon farm in New York prepared to shut down, it faced a decision most businesses never plan for: what happens to food that still exists when the business no longer can. LocalCoho, a land-based salmon farming company in Auburn, New York, was closing after failing to secure further investment. Inside its tanks were more than 18,000 kilograms of coho salmon  — edible, high-quality food with real economic and nutritional value. Instead of allowing that foo