In the mid-1970s, ODFW faced a problem with Oregon's recreational bay clam fisheries. The size of littleneck clams and cockles taken in some bays was dramatically decreasing. This document is a report submitted by ODFW to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. It recommends a reduction in overall take by...
July 1, 1974-June 30, 1976. The first biennial report following the merging of the Wildlife Commission and the Fish Commission. This report summarizes fish and game resources for the biennium, as well as research conducted and an outline of activities to educate the public on operations. It still contains information...
Where there’s a law, there is probably someone trying to evade that law. In this document, ODFW personnel working with the Oregon Commission on Fish and Wildlife attempted to tweak crabbing regulations to prevent unfair exploitation of a limited resource. This document addresses the need to sort and discard undersized...
In the mid-1970s, it became clear to fisheries managers that there was too much pressure on some recreational bay clam fisheries, and the sizes of clams taken was becoming too small, endangering future production. This document is a draft of a report on the problem submitted to the Oregon Fish...
The arrowtooth flounder has been an important flatfish in Oregon's trawl fishery since the late 1930's. However, it primarily has been used as mink food rather than for human consumption. This is because of its soft, fatty flesh, which is difficult to fillet and quickly becomes “mushy”. The name arrowtooth...