Astoria’s FisherPoets Give Testimony to Transition – Food Tank %

Astoria’s FisherPoets Give Testimony to Transition – Food Tank %

In the fishing town of Astoria, Oregon, the 29th annual FisherPoets Gathering will bring together commercial fishers to share poetry, essays, and songs about life in a changing seafood industry. Every year, on the last weekend of February, fishers, tourists, and artists gather in the breweries, bars, and playhouses to hear stories about making a living on the water. Jon Broderick, commercial salmon fisherman and schoolteacher, founded the Fisher…