This project will assess the vulnerability and needs of fisheries port infrastructure in a U.S. West Coast fishing community and develop a roadmap that explores strategies to bolster fisheries port resilience and adaptive capacity to changing ecosystem conditions.
U.S. West Coast fisheries are facing increasing pressures due to species distribution shifts and anticipated changes in port landings. The port infrastructure fishermen need to operate, land, process, and deliver their catch is also at risk of physical damages from sea level rise and coastal flooding. Currently, there are limited opportunities to bring groups together to align actionable approaches for addressing these challenges.
This project will fund the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission and a project team to support fishery participants and decision-makers to collectively identify changing infrastructure needs and priorities, focusing on one U.S. West Coast fishing port. Specifically, the project team will convene fishing industry members, fisheries and coastal resource managers, port managers, and scientists to:
- Conduct fisheries infrastructure assessments;
- Create a roadmap for climate resilient fisheries infrastructure in the port; and
- Provide a template that other ports and coastal communities may use to explore and address fisheries port infrastructure vulnerabilities and needs.
This project was funded in February 2026 as part of the 2025 Climate Resilient Fisheries Engagement Grants.