Port Orford Seafood Market

Port Orford Seafood Market is a fishermen-founded cooperative bringing customers closer to the people who harvest their seafood. The pop up market is run by commercial fishing families whose member owned vessels work out of Port Orford, one of Oregon’s most distinctive working fishing ports. By selling directly from the dock and shortening the supply chain, fishermen can retain more of the value of their catch while giving customers a direct connection to where their seafood comes from.

When the ocean cooperates and the boats come in, the market opens right at the Port of Port Orford. The day’s catch comes ashore and can be on customers’ tables that same day, sold whole or filleted and priced by the pound. Shoppers can ask which boat landed their fish, what gear was used, and where it was caught and get an answer directly from the fishing families who brought it ashore. Availability changes with the catch, and when something sells out, it comes off the board. Expect rockfish, lingcod, blackcod, albacore tuna, Pacific halibut, and sea urchin, when in season.

Because fishing seasons, ocean conditions, weather, and the day’s catch determine when the market can open, the schedule can be irregular. Follow Port Orford Seafood Market on social media or check their website frequently to find out when the next market is happening. When you go, bring a cooler and ice and come ready to see what the fleet landed that day. Fish can be filleted on request, and both cash and cards are accepted. More than a place to buy exceptionally fresh Oregon seafood, the market offers a chance to meet local fishing families and directly support the people harvesting Oregon seafood.