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Port Orford to resubmit $11.85 million seafood hub proposal to MARAD; USDA design complete

Port of Port Orford Redevelopment Committee · January 7, 2025
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Summary

The Port plans to resubmit an $11.85M seafood hub proposal to MARAD by April 30, 2025, with USDA design work complete and NOAA integration planned to support market analysis and pilot status under the National Seafood Strategy.

The Port of Port Orford plans to resubmit a seafood hub funding proposal in the 2025 MARAD/PIDP round with a requested $11.25 million from MARAD and $600,000 in committed match, for a total project request of $11.85 million. Tom Calvanese said the seafood hub design by the USDA AMS Wholesale Markets and Facilities Design Team is complete and that postproduction renderings from a USDA/NOAA-supported documentary are available on the Port website.

Calvanese said the Port is coordinating with NOAA’s National Seafood Strategy implementation and has requested support from the Northwest Fisheries Science Center for market analysis to strengthen the resubmission. The committee identified the seafood hub as a strategic priority and plans interagency coordination ahead of the April 30, 2025 resubmission deadline.

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