In 1974, large numbers of Dungeness crabs migrated into tide pools near the South Jetty of Yaquina Bay and went through their annual molt. The public discovered the abundance of crabs, and found that they were easy prey during low tides. The situation prompted an emergency closure of the area...
Much information biologists need to do their job comes from fishermen's logbooks. These logbook data are confidential by law. No single log record, or single skipper's log information can be made available to anyone else. What use is made of these log records, and why are they useful is a...
This report focuses on wholesale and retail values of common species of fish caught in the Tillamook County area, including salmon, crab, oysters, shrimp, bottomfish, and tuna. It also gives a description of several factors affecting fish production, and discusses future outlook of salmon hatcheries.
This report deals with utilization of five species of flatfish caught in the Oregon trawl fishery for human food. Utilized fish are those kept and marketed (saleable) from the total catch. Discarded fish are small flatfish and unmarketable species. Herrmann and Harry (1963} reported nearly half the catch was of...
This is a report on the feasibility of using heated effluent for the culture of oysters containing detailed studies on the effects of increased temperatures on oyster growth.
Starry flounder are one of the most widely distributed flounders, occurring from southern California northward along the North American coast to the Aleutian Islands and southward to Korea and Japan.
The starry flounder has made a consistent contribution to the Oregon trawl fishery since its inception with a peak of...
The sablefish has made a modest contribution to Oregon's commercial foodfish landings since the early part of this century, usually incidental to the halibut longline fishery. Trawl caught sablefish now dominate landings, but in recent years a pot fishery has developed off Astoria and Newport.
The rex sole has been an important flatfish in Oregon's trawl fishery since its beginning in the 1930's. This fish is easily recognized by its characteristic long pectoral (chest) fin on the eyed side of the body.
Oregon landings of rex sole have gradually increased over the years. Initially rex...
"For State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program" (title page) "Surplus yield models, mark-recapture data, and length-frequency data have been used to determine how the annual catch of Dungeness crab in Washington, Oregon, northern California, and central California will react as fishing effort varies. Yield curves were estimated for Washington and Oregon...
The housewife knows the little shrimp used for seafood cocktails and salads as the north Pacific cocktail shrimp. Fishermen harvesting them along Oregon's coast call them pink shrimp, and scientists identify them as Pandalus jordani. By any name, this crustacean is the object of Oregon's newest seafood fishery. This fishery...
Petrale sole are taken commercially from Santa Barbara, California, to Hecate Strait, British Columbia. These large deep-bodied flounders are one of the major contributors to Oregon's trawl fishery, as well as those of Washington, British Columbia, and California. Only the Dover and the English soles appear in greater quantities. This...
The Pacific sanddab has been a minor contributor to trawl fisheries off the United States and Canada. Its market potential has never been fully utilized off Oregon, even though such potential was first recognized in 1914. In 1914 the Federal research vessel Albatross caught sanddabs with a beam trawl off...
Sampling with seine and trawl from May 1974 to November 1976 indicated that the species composition and distribution of fishes in Tillamook Bay through time is primarily related to the movements of marine species in and out of the estuary. Northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax), surf smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus), and shiner...
The English sole is a major contributor to Pacific Ocean trawl fisheries off the United States and Canada. Only Dover sole and sometimes petrale sole provide greater annual landings in Oregon.
English sole are considered fine eating sole and usually enjoy a good market. In British Columbia, local consumers of...
"Prepared for the State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program. June 1974." "Presented here is a summary of the existing data on Dungeness crab sport fishing in Washington, Oregon, and California excluding Puget Sound, Washington." (From the Introduction)
"Oregon's estuaries are focal points in an important recreational and commercial fishery for Dungeness crab. This report describes crabbing in Oregon's estuaries and includes brief notes on crab biology, catch statistics, major fishing areas, fishing regulations, problems, and proposed solutions." (Introduction) 13 pp. Internal discussion paper.
The Dover sole has been the most important flatfish in Oregon's trawl fishery since its beginning in 1938. At that time the fish was called slime sole, because the animal produces great quantities of the stuff. The term Dover sole apparently comes from the north Atlantic where a similar creature...
This report the sizes for winter steelhead runs of the Willamette River and many of its tributaries from 1958-69, giving numbers and suggesting possible reasons for small runs.
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...
Project AFS-58 Final Report (part 3). The final of three reports on a 15-year study to determine the effects of logging on the aquatic resources of three tributaries of the lower Alsea River. The study took place from 1959-1973. Primary objectives included in-depth study of population characteristics of fish species...
Project AFS-58 Final Report (part 2).
The second of three reports on a 15-year study to determine the effects of logging on the aquatic resources of three tributaries of the lower Alsea River. The study took place from 1959-1973. Primary objectives included in-depth study of population characteristics of fish species...
Project AFS-58 Final Report (part 1).
The first of three reports on a 15-year study to determine the effects of logging on the aquatic resources of three tributaries of the lower Alsea River. The study took place from 1959-1973. Primary objectives included in-depth study of population characteristics of fish species...
Razor clams from Clatsop beach (Tillamook Head - Columbia River) were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the rest of the year. Sport and commercial diggers were interviewed to obtain catch location and number and age composition of clams dug. Random age-length samples and wastage samples were collected....
Razor clams from Clatsop beaches (Tillamook Head - Columbia River) were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the rest of the year. Sport and commercial diggers were interviewed to obtain catch location and number and age composition of clams dug. Random age-length samples and wastage samples were collected....
Razor clam catches from Clatsop beaches (Tillamook Head-Columbia River) were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the rest of the year. Diggers were interviewed for number and age composition of clams harvested and the distribution and number of diggers. Data from beaches south of Tillamook Head were collected...
Razor clam catches from Clatsop beaches were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the rest of the year. Diggers were interviewed for number and age composition of the clams harvested and the distribution and number of diggers. Data from beaches south of Tillamook Head were collected as time...
Razor clam catches were sampled from March through September. Clatsop beaches were sampled for number and age composition of the clams harvested and the distribution and number of diggers. Data from other beaches south of Tillamook Head were collected as time permitted. Data was compiled on clams returned from the...
Razor clam diggers were sampled from March through September on Clatsop beaches for number and age composition of the clams harvested and the distribution and number of diggers. Data from beaches south of Tillamook Head was collected as time permitted. Samples of razor clams from Clatsop beaches were collected for...
The main objective of this program is to determine the number of spring chinook annually caught by the sport fishery from the Willamette River below Oregon City and from Multnomah Channel. This information, when combined with the Clackamas River catch and calculated Willamette Falls and Clackamas River escapements, provides an...
Razor clam catches were sampled from March through September. The sport and commercial catches from Clatsop County beaches were sampled for number and age composition of the clams harvested and the distribution and number of diggers. Data from other beaches south of Clatsop beaches were -collected as time permitted. The...
Razor clams were sampled from March through September. Due to lack of help, work was confined to Clatsop County beaches. The sport and commercial catches were sampled for numbers and age composition of the clams harvested and the distribution and numbers of diggers. The summer clam closure and sampling program...
Clams dug by razor clam diggers were sampled from March through September. The sampling day and area were selected randomly according to a method suggested by our statistician. The number of clam digger trips and the number and age of the clams were noted for the personal use and commercial...
Personal-use razor clam diggers were sampled on alternate minus tides from April to September. The number of diggers and the number and age composition of clams dug were noted. Wastage was sampled each tide series.
In 1968 the Oregon Fish Commission (now Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) initiated P.L. 88-309 funded studies to develop techniques to spawn and rear several species of bay clams. After our successful spawning and rearing studies, we planted the laboratory-produced juvenile clams on various tideflats of several estuaries to...
The interest in collecting hydrographical data on Salmon River began as part of a generalized search for suitable hatchery sites on coastal streams in 1967. Because of the realization that the Salmon River did have significant potential for a hatchery, additional data have been collected in the intervening years. A...
Field investigations were implemented to study the interrelationships between streamflows and salmonid production during the summer-fall low flow period in two natural stream channels. Elk Creek, near Cannon Beach in Clatsop County, was the site selected for intensive investigation.
Construction of streamflow control and diversion facilities was completed in November...
"The chum salmon pilot production project at Netarts Day, Oregon, is intended to develop a technology for commercial application of extensive salmonid culture on the one hand, and to demonstrate that technology on the other. This report reviews operations attendant to the pilot production of chum salmon at Netarts Bay...
This is a report to the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission. Graphs show Dungeness crab landings for British Columbia, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California for 1954-1970.
Private hatchery operations continued in 1973 and 1974 on more of an experimental than production basis. For 1973-brood chums, OSU increased their production at Whiskey Creek to a release of 761,000 fry and the state sold 247,500 eggs to private operators. AduIt returns to Whiskey Creek in 1973 were encouraging...
Attached note reads, "This report is provided as background information for the November 25 hearing. The staff will be providing a review of the status of the clam resource at that time."
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 1976, a Coos Bay company began using helicopters instead of boats to pull and replace crab pots. This report, an exhibit by ODFW to the Oregon Fish and Game Commission, explores the legal and regulatory implications of helicopter crabbing in Oregon.
This document discusses a proposal for a two-week extension to the 1973-74 crab season. It gives the opinion of the staff of the Management and Research division of OFW, and their reasoning.
Rockfish (family Scorpanidae) are an important segment of Oregon trawl landings. Two distinct fisheries commonly produce nineteen species with 5 others rarely seen. A description of catch and catch per unit effort in the Pacific ocean perch and "other rockfish" fisheries is provided. Also reported are species composition of sampled...
Spawning fall Chinook and coho salmon were counted. Statistics give historic counts. Less area was surveyed in 1975, and methods of data analysis were re-evaluated.
Spawning coho, chinook, and chum salmon are annually surveyed in coastal streams by Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel. Annual peak counts of spawning salmon provide data for computing an index of coastal escapement which is plotted each year to chart spawning salmon trends over a period of years. This...
The fall chinook index of abundance was 128% of the long-term average, and presumably would have been even higher had survey conditions in the central and north coast not been so difficult.
The surveys of spawning fish in coastal rivers in 1971 indicate that stocks of chum salmon remain at a low, although apparently stabilized level. Fluctuations are probably the result of year-class survival and age at maturity, rather than continued decline of the species.
The fall chinook index of abundance was...
Fish Commission of Oregon personnel seined selected locations of Tillamook Bay, Oregon, from June to September 1972, to determine if juvenile salmon were rearing in the estuary and to get some concept of relative numbers of fish in the various parts of the bay. These data then could be compared...
"The Siletz River ... is the only short coastal stream in Oregon inhabited by a run of what are generally thought to be native summer steelhead. Hatchery-reared progeny from Siletz River stock have been released into and have become established in two other Oregon coastal streams, the Nestucca and Wilson...
Before the passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972, marine mammal populations were regulated by the states. This 1970 document gives a brief history of Oregon's management of sea lions, explores issues around the shooting of sea lions, and recommends that this practice be banned.
This report is an update of shellfish investigations from April 1967 to March 1970. It includes the results of bay clam surveys for Yaquina, Siuslaw, and Umpqua bays, and harvest numbers for razor clams in both personal-use and commercial fisheries. This report also contains a summary of beach surveys for...
A fish hatchery was built on the Salmon River and began operating in late 1976. The early part of this study describes pre-hatchery status of salmonids in the river. Later work formulated a hatchery-rearing program.
"Primary objectives . . . were to document the wild salmonid species that utilize Salmon River as a spawning area, to determine their spatial and temporal distributions, and to measure the abundance of each species." (p.1) Adults and juveniles were studied.
This report summarizes program progress in FY 1972. Activities were directed almost entirely toward the groundfish survey of the continental shelf off Oregon between the Columbia River and Cape Blanco. Since the area was too large to be surveyed in one cruise, it will be surveyed over a two year...
This report summarizes project progress in FY 1974. Activities were directed entirely at completing the fourth and final phase of work started in 1971, i.e., to survey groundfish resources on the continental shelf off Oregon between the Columbia River and Cape Blanco. Objectives of the survey were to obtain estimates...
This report summarizes program progress in FY 1974. Activities were directed entirely at completing the third of four phases of work started in 1971. The survey conducted in September 1973 was the second run over the continental shelf off the northern Oregon coast. Objectives of the survey were to obtain...
This report summarizes program progress in FY 1973. Activities were directed entirely at completing the second phase of the work started in 1971, i.e., to complete the resource survey of the continental shelf off Oregon between the Columbia River and Cape Blanco. Objectives of the survey were to obtain estimates...
In 1973, Oregon, Washington and California along with the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission "entered into a cooperative State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program." As part of the process of setting up a coastwide management program, this 1977 report is intended to "inventory and evaluate the...
“Internal Report GS-73-1.” Includes hand-drawn maps of estuaries studied with seining locations shown. Species identified are listed for each estuary. Appendix A outlines a proposed study program to determine the importance of estuaries as rearing areas for juvenile fish, emphasizing juvenile English sole. 19 p.
The objective of this project was, "To establish, in Oregon, a coastwide red abalone sport fishery and a limited commercial fishery as stocks dictate." Starting in 1967, abalone were planted at Whale Cove in Lincoln County, and were later planted at the Rogue River Reef in the Gold Beach area...
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...
This document gives information on private Chinook, chum and coho hatcheries in Oregon in the late 1970s. Includes statistics and a map of hatchery sites. "This review of private hatchery development includes some discussion on the limitations and problems pertinent to continued development." (from the Introduction)
Describes private Chinook, chum and coho hatcheries in Oregon. Includes map, b+w photographs, statistics. "This review of developments in Oregon's private salmon industry includes information on experimental development, progress of private permit holders, and current regulations governing private salmon hatchery operations in Oregon. A brief review of Oregon State University's...
This report is a description of the neoplasm disease affecting the native oyster and bay mussel in Yaquina Bay. It lists actions taken to study the disease further, and assures the public that the disease is under control.
The technique of freeze branding was developed by Dr. R. K. Farrell during the 1960’s as an alternative to fire branding domestic livestock. Today, freeze branding is internationally used for cattle and horse identification. In addition to many species of haired animals successfully freeze branded non-haired animals such as whales,...
The following bibliography was first prepared in April 1974 for use as a working bibliography on the State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program. The present collection combines the articles appearing in the 1974 report with those that have appeared through June 1976.
An earlier bibliography on the Dungeness crab (Butler, 1967)...
"We monitored oyster mortality in Yaquina, Coos, and Tillamook bays from July 1966-March 1972. Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) mortality in Yaquina Bay appears to be lower than in any other reporting area on the Pacific Coast, generally less than 2% per year. Native oyster (Ostrea lurida) mortality ranged from 9.6-28.2%....
"Oyster mortality data collected from suspended trays at three subtidal locations in Yaquina Bay disclosed an unusually high 26.5% Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) mortality during the study year. Almost all of this mortality resulted from culling damage which occurred previous to introduction of the oysters into trays. Native oyster mortality...
Covers: April 1, 1969 - March 30, 1970. "Objectives of Oregon's oyster mortality study for the past year included monitoring oyster mortality in Yaquina, Tillamook, and Coos bays, obtaining hydrographic data in Yaquina Bay; and furnishing oysters to the University of Washington and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (BCF) in...
Increased pressure on clam resources, including proposals to commercially harvest sub-tidal clam populations provided the impetus for this 1975 workshop. This is a very broad overview of fisheries management.
"Oregon's oyster industry is almost as old as the state. In the early 1860's, schooner loads of native oysters were taken from Yaquina Bay and transported to markets in San Francisco. Over the years, the industry and the resource have changed drastically. This report briefly reviews the status of Oregon's...