Salmon have shrunk so much that Whole Foods redid its guidelines Updated May 04, 2021; Posted May 04, 2021 In this 2015 image, Joseph John Jr. washes freshly caught salmon with his son, Jeremiah John, while waiting for the tide to come in, in Newtok, Alaska. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images/TNS) TNSTNS Facebook Share At OBI Seafoods, a sprawling operation with outposts throughout Alaska, there’s all sorts of extra machinery for workers to master. At Whole Foods Market, there are new guidelines for purchasing salmon from wholesalers. And at Ivar’s, a fixture on Seattle’s waterfront for eight decades, the chef is sending back skimpy salmon delivered to his kitchen.