Dungeness Crabbing

May 5th, 2024

I am so pleased to announce another fun food adventure, this time in Garibaldi on the Tillamook Bay.  I have partnered with Alanna Kieffer from Shifting Tides NW to bring you a unique Oregon coast experience.  Alanna is a marine biologist and co-founder of the Winter Waters culinary campaign, as well as an employee of Oregon Seaweed. She's a powerhouse - is there anything Alanna can't do?! I LOVE supporting women-owned endeavors.

Alanna is passionate marine educator and will teach us all about crabbing from the dock with pots and rings.  Everyone will get a chance to practice, and hopefully pull up a crab (or 5)! Then we will enjoy a crab fest in the historic Garibaldi Coast Guard boathouse, which is closed to the public, and finish with a visit to the Oregon Seaweed farm for a tour and tasting.  It's a full day of reveling in the bounty of our spectacular coast. 

tour basics

• Date - Sunday, May 5th

• Duration - 10am to 3pm

• Meeting Location - Garibaldi, OR. Exact details will be emailed the week before the event

• Crabbing - learn two different styles of crabbing, with crab pots and rings, which crabs you can keep and which to throw back, and all about the history of the industry.

• Lunch - messy delicious crab-fest in the historic US Coast Guard boathouse.

• Oregon Seaweed Farm visit - Alanna will take us to the seaweed 'aquafarm' for a tour and seaweed tasting!

• Price - $200 per person

• Group size - Minimum 8 guests, Maximum 20

important considerations before booking

• The experience takes place outside in May on the Oregon coast - guests need to be dressed appropriately for the weather. 

• All guests will need to get their own Oregon Shellfish License and will be required to show it upon arrival to the event.

• If we catch plenty of crabs, guests will be able to take some home!  Mother nature dependent.

• Gift certificates purchased for our regular Portland food tours cannot be used towards this event.