I hope Oregon can get to a place like that. We’re not against export markets, but today we are just a seafood extraction economy.” A staggering 90 percent of the seafood sold and consumed along the ...

Dairies, farms, and fisheries grew to meet this demand, and new seafood markets and breweries opened along the coast, from Brookings to Astoria, Oregon's oldest city and an underrated coastal beauty.

“But we just haven’t been able to find super solid stable markets to meet that kind of supply.” Related: In hopes of promoting Oregon fishing industry, lawmakers propose bringing seafood to ...