The Magnuson Stevens Act (MSA) 2007 added Limited Access Privilege
Programs (LAPP) in order to provide assistance to fishing communities and
community-based associations in order to receive quota allocation. Community
fishing associations (CFAs) are a type of program that falls under the LAPP. The
MSA emphasizes several eligibility criteria to...
The Magnuson Stevens Act (MSA) 2007 added Limited Access Privilege Programs (LAPP) in order to provide assistance to fishing communities and community-based associations in order to receive quota allocation. Community fishing associations (CFAs) are a type of program that falls under the LAPP. The MSA emphasizes several eligibility criteria to...
INR’s mission is to provide Oregonians with ready access to current, science‐based information and methods for better understanding resource management challenges and developing solutions and after the 2004 release of the Governor’s Advisory Group on Global Warming (GAGGW’s) extensive report, The Oregon Strategy for GHG Reductions, INR recognized the need...
"... the major thrust of this study is to: 1. Identify and rank by priority all vulnerable resources in the study area, 2. Designate specific areas for protection and determine how physical processes will effect their vulnerability, 3. Suggest suitable protective and cleanup response measures, 4. Map resource locations, boom...
The nearshore waters off the Oregon coast (< 73 meters) are a region of high productivity and economic value, with a variety of habitats that include rock outcrops. Temperate reef habitats are important to many commercially important fishes inhabiting the Pacific coast, including canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) and yelloweye rockfish...
Interannual variability of Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) occurrence in the northern California Current System is largely unknown. In Oregon, the distribution of this versatile predator and what is influencing their range expansion from Mexico is poorly understood due to the recent nature of their "invasion" and a lack of monitoring....