NEWPORT – With summer at its peak, so is the craving for fresh, local seafood – but first-time buyers sometimes have questions about purchasing directly from local fishermen.

Enter Oregon Sea Grant’s Fishery Extension Agent, Ruby Moon, who will provide four free, guided “Shop at the Dock” seafood-buying tours this month from the commercial fishing docks in Newport.

Tours start at noon on July 11, 19, 24 and 30 at the entrance of Port Dock 5 on the Newport bayfront. Buyers should bring:

• An ice chest filled with ice
• Cash for purchasing seafood
• Their questions about direct market vessels and choosing and buying fresh seafood.

Learn more:

• Download a flyer (.pdf)
• Have questions? Contact the Lincoln County Extension office at 541-574-6434
• Check out our video, Buying Fish Straight from the Boat: