Oregon Coast Seafood Trail
The Oregon Coast Seafood Trail is a collaborative initiative led by Oregon Coast Visitors Association (OCVA) in partnership with the Oregon Ocean Cluster to elevate Oregon-landed and Oregon-grown seafood as a defining visitor experience while supporting the commercial fishing and aquaculture industries that sustain Oregon’s coastal communities.
The trail highlights businesses that source, serve, sell, and promote Oregon seafood while helping visitors connect with the people, places, and traditions behind Oregon’s working waterfronts. Participating businesses demonstrate a meaningful commitment to local seafood sourcing, transparency, customer education, and support for Oregon fishing families and seafood producers.
How The Trail Works
The Seafood Trail is a curated digital experience featured on the OCVA website. Each business listing helps visitors discover authentic Oregon seafood experiences by showcasing:
- Oregon seafood offerings and specialties
- Seasonal availability
- Sourcing practices
- Sustainability and stewardship efforts
- Connections to Oregon fishing communities
Participation is free. Businesses interested in being listed must meet the core eligibility requirements outlined below.
Core Eligibility Requirements
- Oregon-landed and grown seafood should represent a majority of the business’s menu or retail offerings.
- Businesses should regularly feature multiple local seafood items. Seasonal and rotating offerings are encouraged.
- Demonstrate strong connections to Oregon’s seafood industry through direct purchasing, long-term supplier relationships, or are fisher-family owned.
The majority of seafood offered should be sourced from:
- Oregon commercial fisheries
- Oregon based aquaculture
- Oregon fisher-family businesses
- Processors handling Oregon-landed catch
Preferred Business Practices
While not every business must meet every item below, these practices help demonstrate strong alignment with the Seafood Trail mission.
- Identify Oregon seafood on menus, signage, or displays
- Train staff to speak knowledgeably about sourcing and harvest methods
- Share information about Oregon ports, fishermen, vessels, fishing families, or seasonality when possible
- Participate in sourcing verification if requested
- Direct purchasing from fishermen or trusted local processors
- Prioritize seasonal and locally available seafood
- Full-product utilization (stocks, sauces, value-added products, etc.)
- Featuring underutilized or lesser-known Oregon species
- Support of lower-impact harvest methods (e.g. hook and line, troll, trap, or dive fisheries) when applicable
- Promotion of well-managed Oregon fisheries like Oregon groundfish and line-caught albacore
- Willingness to remove items when local product is unavailable rather than substitute imports
Use menus, signage, staff training, events, tastings, or partnerships to help customers better understand:
- Oregon fishing communities and working waterfronts
- Seafood seasonality
- Oregon species and harvest practices
Apply to Join
If your business aligns with these principles, we welcome you to apply to be part of the Oregon Coast Seafood Trail.
Applications are reviewed every two months. OCVA will contact applicants regarding eligibility, next steps, and trail participation.
Path to Inclusion
Businesses may still be considered if they are open to receiving assistance with:
- Increasing Oregon seafood sourcing
- Building relationships with local fishermen and processors
- Improving seafood transparency and customer education
Visit OregonOceanCluster.com to learn more about Keeping Local Seafood Local.