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Creator:: Lund, Dennis
Abstract:: 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.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale, Demory, Darrell, Neilsen, John R., Osis, Laimons, Phibbs, Duane, and Gibson, Gary
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Oregon. Fish Commission. Division of Management and Research
Abstract:: 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.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Oregon. Fish Commission. Division of Management and Research
Abstract:: 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.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Oregon. Fish Division
Abstract:: Discusses issues and objectives facing the Dungeness crab fishery in Oregon in the late 1970s. Issues included potential conflict between sport and commercial fishers over bay crabbing, natural swings in crab abundance, a need for uniform data from the West Coast states, lack of knowledge of how many crabs were...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: This document, an internal discussion paper for the Oregon Fish Commission, reviews the production levels and management of the Oregon Dungeness crab fishery. Topics covered include minimum size, the ban on taking female crabs, escape ports, crabbing seasons, inability to predict the recreational take, crab culture, and recommendations. The report...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Region
Abstract:: This report further updates the status of crabbing in Oregon using helicopters in 1977. It summarizes the legal issues around helicopter crabbing and their resolution. The report mentions what may have been the fatal flaw in this method of crabbing. "In pulling a crab pot, the buoy line reportedly snapped,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Demory, Darrell and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Abstract:: This is a 1978 update on the practice of using helicopters to pull and replace crab pots.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Abstract:: 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.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

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