# Eric Enno Tamm

> Eric Enno Tamm is a Canadian author, former journalist, and co-founder and CEO of ThisFish Inc., a Vancouver company developing seafood traceability, production software and AI tools. Raised in a commercial fishing family in Ucluelet, he also wrote Beyond the Outer Shores and the Ottawa Book Award-winning The Horse That Leaps Through Clouds.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at ThisFish Inc.
- **Organizations:** ThisFish Inc., Ecotrust Canada, Ocean Outcomes, The Writers’ Union of Canada, Access Copyright, Ucluelet Aquarium, Coastal Community Network, Wallpaper*
- **From:** Tofino, Canada
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Education:** Master’s degree in journalism, University of Southern California, Master’s degree in European affairs, Lund University
- **Known for:** The Horse That Leaps Through Clouds won the 2011 Ottawa Book Award for English nonfiction., Beyond the Outer Shores was a 2005 Kiriyama Prize Notable Book., Co-founded ThisFish, which won Fish 2.0 in 2017 and entered Techstars Sustainability in 2018.

## Career timeline

- **Age 15** — Became an editorial cartoonist for his local newspaper.
- **2004** — Published Beyond the Outer Shores, a biography of Ed Ricketts.
- **2005** — Beyond the Outer Shores was a Kiriyama Prize Notable Book.
- **2006** — Retraced Gustaf Mannerheim’s Asian journey on its centennial.
- **2008** — Worked with Ecotrust Canada on seafood traceability after Ucluelet fishermen sought a connection with consumers.
- **2010** — Published The Horse That Leaps Through Clouds; Ecotrust Canada launched its seafood tracing platform.
- **2011** — Won the Ottawa Book Award for English nonfiction.
- **2015** — Ecotrust Canada, MDPI and Wageningen University piloted Tally-O in Indonesia.
- **2017** — ThisFish launched as a social enterprise; the company won Fish 2.0.
- **2018** — ThisFish joined Techstars Sustainability; Tamm began his 2018-2019 chairmanship of The Writers’ Union of Canada.
- **2019-2025** — Served on the board of Access Copyright.
- **2024** — Joined the board of Ocean Outcomes in June, according to his LinkedIn profile.
- **2025** — ThisFish received BC Tech’s Game Changer Industry Innovation Award.
- **2026** — Reported Japanese customer deployments and continued writing and speaking about AI adoption in seafood.

## Achievements

- The Horse That Leaps Through Clouds won the 2011 Ottawa Book Award for English nonfiction.
- Beyond the Outer Shores was a 2005 Kiriyama Prize Notable Book.
- Co-founded ThisFish, which won Fish 2.0 in 2017 and entered Techstars Sustainability in 2018.
- Led ThisFish during its 2021 C$150,000 Aquaculture Innovation Award and subsequent TallyVision development.
- Chaired The Writers’ Union of Canada in 2018-2019.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Discussed barriers to AI adoption and the importance of usable digital data in a SeafoodSource interview published September 8.
- **2026-03** — Published an article on data ownership, security and risk in AI-driven seafood businesses on March 19.
- **2026-03** — Listed as a speaker for the March 16 Seafood Expo North America session Before You Let the Robots on Deck: Legal and Data Privacy Prep for AI in Seafood.
- **2026-02** — Reported Japanese deployments at Yamayuki and Mie Gyoren and new staff and partners serving Japan.

## Links

- Website: https://this.fish/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericennotamm/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ericennotamm
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ericennotamm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/horsethatleaps

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Last updated: 2026-10-23