This report is a brief overview of the status of Oregon’s oyster aquaculture in the mid to late 1970s, including discussions of trends in harvests and research into oyster breeding.
This report consists of tables summarizing data regarding streams receiving hatchery-reared rainbow trout since 1952. It includes data such as sources, sizes of fish, and water temperatures at the planting sites. It also averages data from creel reports from 1965-1972.
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.
Results of the first year of the Deschutes summer steelhead ecology and hatchery assessment. “This report covers the first year of a study of Deschutes summer steelhead ecology and factors limiting efficiency of hatchery production of summer steelhead smolts” (Contents).
This paper discusses moorage costs during the summer of 1974 for 13 coastal boat basins in Oregon, northern California, and southern Washington. A paper prepared for presentation at the winter meeting of the Pacific Coast Congress of Harbor Masters and Port Managers in Newport, Oregon, January 10, 1975.
This report has three primary objectives; it attempts to examine the relationship of various cultural systems to the marine environment, seeks to create an inventory of uses man has put the marine environment to, and makes an analysis of the attitudes of people towards the marine environment.
An article detailing the intense storms on the Pacific Northwest coast in the last 10 days of October 1977. Reprinted from Mariners Weather Log 22 (2).
Recent successes of hatcheries in producing coho salmon have stimulated searches for additional hatchery locations in coastal watersheds. In the past hatcheries were designed with gravity flow water supplies, but in more recent years pumping the water has proven feasible. Because of the acceptance of pumping, naturally impounded waters are...
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.
This is a student report which studies the effects of wave action on intertidal zonation at Yaquina Head. It includes hand-drawn diagrams of quadrants sampled at the location.
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.
This document is an analysis to determine whether Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon should be closed to collection of non-food invertebrates, giving background for the area and discussing salient points.
This report discusses the harvest of intertidal non-food invertebrates in 1974, gives the number of collection permits issued, and describes intensity of collection by area.
This report discusses the harvest of intertidal non-food invertebrates in 1973, giving number of collecting permits issued and intensity of collecting by area.
In 1976, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission approved regulation changes for the sport harvest of bay clams. The changes were made at the request of the shellfish staff; our concern was the gradual deterioration in the status of the stocks as reflected in annual census work on...
Since 1962 persons desiring to harvest intertidal nonfood invertebrates in permit areas or in excess of personal-use bag limits have been required to obtain a collecting permit from the Fish Commission and report the number of animals collected and areas where taken. This report summarizes collecting activities for 1972.
This paper is record of early work in oyster culture in the west coast oyster industry. It summarizes operations for a year of running the OSU pilot oyster hatchery, and subsequent recommendations for its continued large-scale production of oysters.
A student report for a Civil Engineering 572 class, this document is an extensive description of the Salmon River estuary, including water flow, quality, predictions for the estuary’s future, and numerous charts and graphs.
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...
Since 1962 people holding intertidal nonfood invertebrate collecting permits have been required to report the number of animals harvested. This report summarizes collecting activities for 1971.
Since 1962, persons desiring to harvest intertidal nonfood invertebrates in permit areas or in excess of personal-use bag limits have been required to obtain a collecting permit from the Fish Commission and report the number of animals and areas where taken. This report summarizes collecting activities and trends for 1969.
Since 1962 people holding intertidal, nonfood invertebrate collecting permits have been required to report the number of animals harvested. This report summarizes collecting activities and trends for the calendar year 1968.
This report summarizes 1967 collecting activities for intertidal non-food invertebrates. It discusses collecting permits issued, number of animals collected, and collecting intensity by area, making frequent comparisons to the 1966 data.
This document summarizes investigations of the effluent discharge from a nearby pulp mill into Coos Bay. It discusses discovery of the discharge, but focuses on its effects on gaper clams in the bay.
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.
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.
Razor clams are found in isolated areas all along the Oregon coast. However, 90% of the harvest takes place on the Clatsop Countty beaches. Along the rest of the coast, digging is sporadic and of minor importance. This report summarizes the data for 1967 for several beaches south of Seaside....
Since 1962 persons desiring to harvest intertidal nonfood invertebrates in permit areas or in excess of personal-use bag limits have been required to obtain a collecting permit from the Fish Commission and report the number of animals collected and areas where taken. This report summarizes collecting activities for 1970.
This document is a response to a proposal to extend the 1972-73 crab fishing season by two weeks. It describes the problem, gives a short background on the season so far, discusses the factors for and against the extension, and gives the Fish Commission staff’s position.
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...
This report summarizes the activities of the Fish Commission of Oregon for July 1972 to June 1974. It contains information on issues the Commission was unable to solve in that biennium, as well as its major successes. It also includes general operations reports, and a financial statement.
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.
“Prepared for the State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program.” Crabs molt every year. After they molt, their shells are soft and are not filled out with meat. It takes weeks for the crabs to fill out. The problem for fishery managers is that the timing of the crab molt varies from...
During the summer of 1972 we sampled the Umpqua River estuary to determine distribution of fish populations. As a part of that study temperature and salinity data were collected monthly throughout the estuary. The environmental data should help explain the distributions of various fishes within the estuary and be useful...
“October 1, 1977 to September 30, 1978.” “Annual and Completion Report.” (front cover) "The Troll Salmon Investigation is responsible for obtaining fishery and biological data, analyzing these data, and recommending appropriate management options for the troll fishery. Proposed management options are designed to achieve the optimum use of the salmon...
The Troll Salmon Investigation is responsible for obtaining fishery and biological data, analyzing these data, and recommending appropriate management options for the troll fishery. Proposed management options are designed to achieve the optimum use of the salmon resource on a sustained basis. Activities pursued during FY 1977 included the sampling...
"Oregon statutes and administrative rules, as applied to oystering, do not define the term 'production.' As a consequence, people can hold oyster claims for extended periods of time without reporting meaningful planting or production. Thus an individual can lease an unlimited amount of oyster land and continue his or her...
The management policy of the Fish Commission of Oregon concerning the Pacific pink shrimp, (Pandalus jordani) has resulted in regulations which apply to all shrimp along the Oregon coast and do not recognize separate populations. There are several shrimp grounds along the 300-mile length of the continental shelf off Oregon...
As a prelude to tagging studies on pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani) or other laboratory studies, basic information was needed to establish criteria necessary to hold shrimp in aquariums with minimum mortality. A one-year study was conducted at the Fish Commission Laboratory in Newport to obtain data on these requirements. The...