In the 1990s, a successful fishery developed around a onceundesirable fish, the Pacific whiting. Follow the production of “imitation crab” off the coast of Newport, Oregon, from the ocean to the grocery store.

This “Oregon Field Guide” story premiered on Feb. 1, 1996.

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