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Welcome to Oregon State University’s Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station (COMES) located in beautiful Astoria, OR!
The Seafood Research and Education Center (Sea-REC) is the only seafood experiment station on the West Coast of the United States. We are affiliated with COMES-Newport and the OSU Department of Food Science & Technology.
The mission of the Sea-REC is to improve seafood through:
- Research and Development
- Extension Service to both the Fishing and Seafood Processing Industry
- Graduate Student Research, Training and Instruction.
FUN FACT:
The OSU Surimi Forum and Surimi School is hosted by Sea-REC each year in April and attracts over 120-130 attendees from around the world.

