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January 2025 – present
Nate Parker-Jones holds a purple urchin that is ingesting tumble-cultured dulse at Oregon Seaweed. Photo credit: Emilie Chen
Along the Oregon coast, a growing mariculture sector—the farming of marine life for food, restoration, conservation, or cultural knowledge—is building community wealth, an equitable economy, and climate resilience. Through a limited series episodic podcast, we explore how “ocean farming” of oysters, urchins, and seaweeds can help develop a thriving and equitable economy and revitalize Oregon’s coastal communities. This podcast aims to build public awareness of what it means to farm in the sea and to share little-known stories about mariculture-based environmental restoration.
Find “Tending the Tides” on Apple, Spotify, Pocket Cast, and Podcast Addict. Stay tuned!
Episodes
Episode 1
In this first episode, hosts Suzie O’Neill and Tyson Rasor dive into some of the foundational ideas, opportunities, and challenges around developing a thriving mariculture sector on the Oregon coast.
Hear from Karina Nielsen, Director of Oregon Sea Grant, and Tom Calvanese, Director of Oregon Kelp Alliance, as they walk listeners through concepts of the Oregon Way, Natural Capital, and visions for the future of mariculture in Oregon.
Episode 2
In Episode 2, hosts Megan Foucht and Jon Bonkoski explore the history of oyster farming and dive into how oysters are grown, harvested, and eaten in Oregon.
Hear from Xin Liu (Oregon Oyster Farms), Jed Bowers (Haystack Shellfish Company), and Alex Manderson (Oregon Department of Agriculture) about the challenges and opportunities facing Oregon’s oyster industry.
Alanna Kieffer talks about seaweed identification during a Shifting Tides seaweed foraging workshop. Photo credit: Emilie Chen
Urchin-diver Nate Parker-Jones explains to Ecotrust staff Tyson Rasor how dulse and urchin are farmed at Oregon Seaweed. Photo credit: Emilie Chen
Partners
This collaborative of Oregon-based organizations is working together to better understand the potential for the expansion of native and restorative marine shellfish, seaweeds, and aquatic plants in the mariculture sector on the Oregon Coast.
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—Oregon Coastal Mariculture Collaborative
Ecotrust Project Team & Services
Want to learn more? Check out the full Ecotrust Staff & Board and all of our Tools for Building Collective Change.
We engage and communicate powerful stories at the intersection of equity, economy, and the environment:
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Who We Are
We’re a collaborative of Oregon-based organizations, brought together by a shared focus on restorative mariculture on the Oregon coast with support from shared funders.
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Who We Are
We’re a collaborative of Oregon-based organizations, brought together by a shared focus on restorative mariculture on the Oregon coast with support from shared funders.
