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Creator:: Snow, C. Dale, Demory, Darrell, and Oregon Fish Commission
Abstract:: In 1960, the Army Corps of Engineers was planning to extend the jetties and to deepen the channel at Yaquina Bay. The Corps proposed to dump its dredging spoils in Sally's Bend, a highly productive part of the bay. In response to this request, in the summer of 1960, Fish...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale and Oregon Fish Commission
Abstract:: How did the tsunami that resulted from the 1964 Alaska earthquake affect clam beds in Yaquina Bay? This document gives a detailed look at the state of the bay post-tidal wave. Includes reports from clam diggers and SCUBA divers, as well as visual observations.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale, Gibson, Gary G., Osis, Laimons, Kaiser, Alan, and Oregon Fish Commission
Abstract:: "Although Oregon has been relatively free from any major oyster mortality a monitoring program has been established with the basic objectives being to: (1) monitor mortalities; (2) collect environmental data; and (3) furnish oyster from a disease-free area for histological examination." (Introduction) Includes hydrographic data from test plots in Yaquina,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: California Department of Fish and Game and Oregon Fish Commission
Abstract:: "The California Department of Fish and Game and the Oregon Fish Commission tagged and released 901 legal crabs (Cancer magister) off northern California and southern Oregon during November and December, 1962. The objectives of the cooperative tagging experiment are to obtain additional information on the population structures, migrations and mortalities...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale and Oregon Fish Commission
Abstract:: "As requested, crab fishermen, processing plants, boat moorages, and chambers of commerce along the Oregon coast ware interviewed to obtain their thinking on crab seasons and regulations." Interviews were conducted from Astoria to Brookings.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Phibbs, F. Duane and Oregon Fish Commission
Abstract:: "The Pacific Coast oyster industry is dependent upon imported oyster seed from Japan. Inconsistent quantity and quality of the imported seed is limiting growth and expansion of the oyster industry while the demand for marketable oysters is increasing. The development of oyster hatcheries on the Pacific Coast could provide the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale and Oregon Fish Commission
Abstract:: "The purpose of this report is to discuss the following topics: (1) a review of the Oregon crab fishery; (2) crab condition studies; (3) seasons and problems involved in setting seasons; (4) "backing" crabs prior to landing; (5) closures off river mouths; (6) pot versus ring fisheries in bays; (7)...
Resource Type:: Technical Report