Local Ocean’s Winter Waters Dinner brought together the next generation of Oregon’s seafood industry for a one-of-a-kind culinary experience. In collaboration with Siletz Valley School’s culinary students, we served a multi-course meal highlighting sustainably sourced seafood from the Oregon Coast.

Newport’s 2025 Seafood & Wine Festival was a feast for the senses! With over 50 wineries, live music, and incredible seafood from local restaurants, festival-goers braved winter storms to indulge in the best of the Oregon Coast. Local Ocean made waves with our pop-up Dungeness crab restaurant and took home 1st place in the chowder competition—again! Read on for festival highlights, our favorite local eateries, and a recap of this unforgettable weekend.

Are you an innovator with a passion for sustainability? Do you thrive on solving challenges and creating products that make a real impact?

Local Ocean is excited to present you with an extraordinary dining experience featuring local seafood, supporting West Coast fishermen and the entire Newport community.

Looking to broaden your horizons? Want to work with a team that values your input and will support you? Local Ocean is hiring!

Blue Foods offer a promising solution to feeding the planet without exacerbating environmental damage. Sustainable wild fisheries, for instance, leave minimal carbon footprints, use little freshwater, and avoid artificial additives. Choosing locally sourced, wild seafood not only supports healthier eating but also reduces transportation emissions. By prioritizing Blue Foods, we can make a significant positive impact on the environment while nourishing ourselves sustainably.

Here at Local Ocean, we buy a lot of fresh catch. Directly from the docks, sometimes over 6,000 pounds at a time. Fish are filleted and stored a few miles from the restaurant, making the word "local" in our name no idle boast. This is no small feat and requires a lot of space for filleting and freezing local catch.

Meet the crew of the fishing vessel Jo El and get to know where you’re Pacific Albacore Tuna comes from.

Fisher Feature: Meet Eric Green. Young, energetic fishers like Eric are the life blood of Oregon’s Dungeness Crab fishery.

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