In Washington, where salmon is a multibillion dollar industry, government staff terminations and budget freezes may put salmon production at risk.

© Grant Hindsley for The New York Times

In Washington, where salmon is a multibillion dollar industry, government staff terminations and budget freezes may put salmon production at risk.

© Grant Hindsley for The New York Times

When an upstate New York salmon farm went out of business, nonprofits had days to find a way to catch, refrigerate and clean more than 13,000 fish.