We are thrilled to announce our third annual Winter Waters (winterwaterspnw.com) regenerative seafare series.
During the month of February 2025 (and a couple days of March), Winter Waters will once again partner with chefs and tastemakers across Oregon to celebrate regenerative seafood, with an emphasis on seaweed as well as other local sustainable seafoods such as line-caught albacore tuna, dive-harvested purple sea urchin, and many other abundant species such as black cod, Dungeness crab, and cold water pink shrimp.
Winter Waters is hosting events in Portland, Salem, Astoria, Cannon Beach, Garibaldi, Newport, Bandon, and Port Orford, Oregon.
ALL EVENTS AND REGISTRATION CAN BE FOUND AT WinterWatersPNW.com/events
Cannon Beach Event Highlight:
February 6: FREE Ocean/Seafood Trivia Night at Pelican Brewing – Enjoy seaweed bites and seafood trivia with marine biologist Alanna Kieffer of Shifting Tides NW and Oregon Seaweed. You’ll learn lots about Oregon’s seafood and seaweed industries, oceanography, marine science, and conservation, all while competing for some foodie prizes. Pelican Pub will be offering seaweed and local seafare appetizers and bites for this special evening, come eat, and learn, and play! This is a free event but registration is required so we know how many to expect. Come in a bit early to grab a seat and order your drinks and food.
February 8: Screening of Hope in the Water ($10) – Join us for a deep dive and screening of Hope in the Water, a PBS series about the Blue Foods industry that features kelp farming, urchin ranching, sustainable shrimp farms, and more! A very uplifting docu-series made by Fed by Blue, a nonprofit working to uplift the aquaculture and mariculture industry. Followed by a panel discussion with folks from Fed By Blue,Seafood and Gender Equality, Oregon Kelp Alliance, and Oonee Sea Ranch.
February 9: Come make seaweed cyanotypes! A cyanotype is a photographic blueprint made through a chemical reaction between UV light and chemically coated paper. Cyanotypes have been a form of scientific documentation for seaweed, terrestrial plants, and natural specimens since they were invented in the 1700s and were actually some of the original form of photographic printing. Learn about the process and techniques to make cyanotypes using a collection of pressed seaweeds and PNW flora. Each student will get to make 4-5 prints!
WHEELER WATERS at The Salmonberry – February 27-
Join for a Winter Waters evening on the Wheeler Waterfront, with sunset and wildlife views over the Nehalem River. Let’s gather, converse, and dine, while celebrating the labor of the producers and purveyors who make it possible.
