To complement purposes of the Seafood Panel as described in the PAT briefing book Itinerary Breakfast on your own. Arrive Astoria Seafood Lab. Met by Michael Morrissey, director, and Kirk Beiningen, Oregon Sea Grant Advisory Council member. Continue discussions and watch the OPB film The Whiting Story. Jim Bergeron, Extension Sea Grant Clatsop County agent, will do a walking tour.
Pacific Coast is a surimi, shrimp, and groundfish operation.
Also Jon Lin, a Ph.D. graduate from the Seafood Lab, is now head of quality control and the surimi plant manager. Refreshments in the downstairs living room area. Meet the Oregon Sea Grant Management Team.