El Segundo based Shinkei Systems Corp. uses robots and AI to automate ikejime, a centuries-old Japanese fish processing ...

Since the release of Niland’s 2019 The Whole Fish Cookbook, the technique has been adopted by chefs in fine dining, neighborhood spots, sushi counters, and any number of seafood-focused restaurants.

“I got my first book on sushi when I was 13,” he said. Later, his background in fine dining played a starring role in the approach Sushi by Scratch takes.

The year 1968 is when the cod catch peaked, at about 800,000 metric tons, which is just an egregious amount of fish. And cod stocks began to decline after that.