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...
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...
This report presents information on clam distribution in Oregon estuaries. It includes clam population estimates for parts of Yaquina, Tillamook and Coos bays. Gives data from a clam aging study. Permits were issued for commercial clam harvesting in Yaquina and Coos bays. Reports on plantings of clams in Netarts and...
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.
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...
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...
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)...