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Bill would fund research to turn Oregon seafood byproducts into higher‑value products; $840,000 proposed
Summary
House Bill 2969 (dash-2) would appropriate $840,000 to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association to support '100% fish' research and light manufacturing pilots modeled on Iceland's Ocean Cluster, proponents told a March 12 committee hearing.
The House Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Trade held a public hearing March 12 on House Bill 2969, which would appropriate $840,000 to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association (OCVA) to support research, development and light infrastructure aimed at increasing the value of seafood byproducts for nonfood uses.
Representative David Gomberg (House District 10), who presented the bill, said the proposal draws on work by the Iceland Ocean Cluster and would fund research and product development to extract high‑value materials from seafood byproducts. "They've been pioneering a 100% fish utilization project to better capture the value of seafood byproduct," Gomberg said, later citing Iceland examples that converted the value…
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