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🌱 How Port Orford’s tiny fleet is quietly redefining sustainable ocean fishing

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Port Orford’s tiny fleet is quietly redefining sustainable ocean fishing

Also on today's calendar: Quarterly Art Show Reception and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the DJ's favorite part of the candy? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 56 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Sunday: A bit of afternoon rain, temps: high: 59, low: 50.
  • Monday: A bit of afternoon rain, with a high of 56 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oregon Fishing Community Champions Sustainability as Small-Scale Operations Face Growing Pressures (envirolink.org) — Port Orford’s small fishing fleet is turning its lack of a natural harbor into an environmental advantage, relying on small boats and hook-and-line methods that support sustainable catches. The story highlights how local fishers, including the late Aaron Longton, are adapting to tighter regulations, rising costs, and declining fish stocks while keeping community-based, eco-conscious practices at the center of their work.
   

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  • Elior North America posted a job opening for Cook in Gold Beach. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • This Affordable Oregon Coastal City Is The Retirement Secret Nobody Is Talking About Yet (takingthekids.com)
  • Oregon's only South Coast public shipyard seeks state funding (kezi.com)
  • Oregon's U.S. House races bring in over $2.1 million since January (newsfromthestates.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The wrapper (rapper) (Thank you Austin D. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Port Orford

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Port Orford

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.