Oregon's Tiny Port Orford, After Losing Timber, Turns to the Sea
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Jefferson Public Radio] By LIAM MORIARTY - December 20, 2017
Recent decades have not been kind to rural Oregon. As natural resources come under increased pressure -- and the economy becomes more globalized -- small, resource-based communities have been hit hard. Port Orford, on Oregon’s south coast, is no exception.
But now, some people in Port Orford are trying innovative approaches to adapting traditional livelihoods to the new reality so their town can survive – and even thrive – in the 21st Century.
Aaron Longton is shoveling crushed ice and tossing gutted halibut into a hot-tub-sized plastic tote.
Longton is co-founder of Port Orford Sustainable Seafood, a community-supported fishery. Based on the community-supported agriculture -- or CSA -- model, the company sells shares to members in more than a dozen southern Oregon communities. Members cash in those shares to buy the fish Longton...
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