75,000 pounds of Coho donated to the Oregon Food Bank
PORTLAND, Ore. - A lot of low-income families will soon have a nice salmon dinner thanks to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, which donated approximately 75,000 pounds of Coho to the Oregon Food Bank.
"This will really go a long ways in providing protein to families throughout Oregon and Clark County, Washington," said Oregon Food Bank CEO Rachel Bristol.
Interview with Rachel Bristol
The 2009 salmon run was one of the largest in a decade and the extra Coho was shipped to American Canadian Fisheries, which processed the fish for free before sending it to the Oregon Food Bank.
Interview with Mike Moran, Oregon Food Bank Food Resource Manager
The food bank gets a donation of salmon every year but this was by far the largest they had ever received. Last year, they got just over 20,000 pounds.
Video from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife