Shinkei Systems said the facility would be “a strategic hub for the West Coast seafood industry.”

A Southern California “seafood robotics” company announced Wednesday that it has acquired a Washington state facility that will become its first processing plant.

Shinkei Systems said that the 16,000-square-foot facility in Tacoma would serve as a “strategic hub” for the seafood industry on the West Coast, as well as allow the company to scale its “Seremoni Grade” fish nationwide.

Shinkei says that Seremoni Grade represents the “highest-quality wild-caught seafood” produced through an “end-to-end” tech stack of robotics, tracking and storage practices. The Tacoma plant, officials said, would allow it to maintain quality control from catch through processing.

The plant is expected to open this spring with a staff of more than 50 that will expand during peak fishing seasons.

“Our mission has always been simple: make Michelin-quality seafood accessible to all while honoring the integrity of each fish,” Shinkei co-founder and Chief Technology Office Reed Ginsberg said in a statement. “Our own Seremoni Grade plant allows us to scale responsibly while preserving the flavor, texture, shelf-life, and traceability that defines seafood at its absolute best.”

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