Welcome to Oregon State University’s Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station (COMES) located in beautiful Astoria, OR! We are also affiliated with the OSU Department of Food Science & Technology.
The OSU Seafood laboratory is the only seafood experiment station on the West Coast of the contiguous United States. We are also the headquarters of the worldwide Surimi School.
The mission of the OSU Seafood Lab is to improve seafood through:
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Research and Development
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Extension Service to both the Fishing and Seafood Processing Industry
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Graduate Student Research, Training and Instruction.