Aaron Longton, fisherman who tied sustainability to survival

Aaron Longton, fisherman who tied sustainability to survival

Along a stretch of the Oregon coast where the Pacific meets an exposed working waterfront, fishing has long been shaped by constraint. Port Orford lacks the shelter of a bay. Boats are lifted in and out of the water by crane, and the fleet is limited to smaller vessels that work close to shore. Those limits have defined both the economics of fishing and the character of the community. The pressures facing such places have accumulated over time. …