The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) has persisted in Oregon and Washington coastal estuaries since the late 1990s. A strong year class arrived during the 1998 El Niño, but numbers decreased and remained below 1 per trap per day until the arrival of the 2015-2016 El Niño. Since then, numbers...
The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) has persisted in Oregon and Washington coastal estuaries since the late 1990s. After the arrival of a strong year class in 1998, significant recruitment to the populations occurred only in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Warm winter water temperatures,...
July 1, 1950-June 30, 1952. Report of the Oregon Game Commission’s transactions and operations for 1950-1952. All phases of wildlife management conducted by the commission are outlined and due to change in the department’s organization, both game and fishery conservation histories of Oregon are reviewed.
The California vernal pool-endemic grasses Orcuttia tenuis and Tuctoria greenei, both listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, were recently found in Modoc County, California, a short distance south of the Oregon border. This prompted searches in suitable habitats in adjacent portions of the Klamath Basin in Oregon, in the...
Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) were once found in most grassland and sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) habitats east of the Cascades in Oregon. European settlement and conversion of sagebrush steppe into agricultural production led to extirpation of the species in the Columbia Basin by the early part of the 1900s, but sagebrush...
PowerPoint slides and documents from a meeting between the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and crab fishers at the Best Western, Agate Beach Inn on July 28-29, 2009. Topics covered included pot limits, derelict gear, vessel safety, crab logbooks, the Washington State buyback program,...
"With the implementation of the recreational shellfish license in 2004, ODFW decided to re-initiate a study of the recreational component of the Dungeness crab fishery. The pilot study was performed to assess the effort and catch of recreational Dungeness crabbers on the Columbia River estuary during the fall and winter...
This is an Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife exhibit made before the October 7, 2005 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The exhibit contains a briefing on the status of management of the crab fishery, and a proposal for a limited-entry Dungeness crab fishery from 3 to...
This is an exhibit prepared by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. Prior to November, 2005, ODFW managed a developmental fishery program for commercial harvest of bay clams by scuba divers. This document recommends removing bay clams from the developmental fisheries species...
"The Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small diving seabird of the Alcid family which is on the Federally Threatened Species list, and is state listed as endangered or threatened in California, Oregon, and Washington (Nelson, 1997). Because their nests are dispersed and difficult to locate high in trees of...
"September, 2001, Updated October, 2002" - note from cover. "This report reviews the Oregon's ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery. It provides both a present and historical evaluation of the fishery, its vessel effort, and gear use, but emphasizes more recent analysis and information relevant to a discussion of pot limits....
"The Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small diving seabird of the Alcid family which is on the Federally Threatened Species list, and is state listed as endangered or threatened in California, Oregon, and Washington (Nelson, 1997). Because their nests are dispersed and difficult to locate within old forests on...
This is an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife exhibit for an August 9, 2002 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. "This report presents a proposal for a one-year pot limitation system for the ocean commercial crab fishery pot limit system for the 2002-03 season. It is a...
"Members of the clam harvesting industry have been requesting for several year[s] to allow the use of mechanical gear to harvest bay clams. Presently, harvest is limited to hand methods. . . The purpose of this report is to summarize the use of mechanical gear in the past in Oregon...
In 2000, the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife allowed one permit for an experimental scuba diving fishery for flat abalone (Haliotis walallensis) in Oregon. "The purpose of this report is to summarize the data collected during the first year of harvest/research and make recommendations for future sampling needs and...
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on June 7, 2002. The main topic was a proposed requirement to dye clams and mussels taken for fish bait rather than for human consumption. "On several reviews of Oregon's...
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission for an October 11, 2002 meeting. Topics covered include: adopting rules for denying program permits; the season for the commercial flat abalone fishery; methods of harvesting spot prawns and calculating...
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission at a December, 2001 meeting. The report discusses permit transfers, management of the gaper clam fishery, and gives a draft interim management plan for Oregon's nearshore fisheries.
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on October 19, 2001. "This report reviews the status of Oregon's ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery. An overview is presented for the entire 2000-01 ocean commercial crab fishery with a...
"The Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small diving seabird of the Alcid family which is on the Federally Threatened Species list, and is state listed as endangered or threatened in California, Oregon, and Washington (Nelson, 1997). Because their nests are dispersed and difficult to locate within old forests on...
Marine Resources Program internal discussion paper about sub-tidal harvesting of bay clams using scuba gear. Includes statistics, locations, discussion of regulations.
This document is an exhibit made by the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on October 13, 2000. "This is an annual review of the status of Oregon's ocean commercial crab fishery, a review of preseason crab testing off Oregon south of Cascade...
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission for the November 17, 2000 meeting. Topics covered include: proposals to add Daphnia (Daphnia spp., a small crustacean in the Klamath Lake area) and flat abalone (Haliotis walallensis) to the...
The data in this document was presented to the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission at a September 1, 2000 meeting. It summarizes the 1999/2000 Dungeness crab fishery in Oregon and gives an overview of issues of pot limits and preseason quality testing. Includes statistics.
"Recent concerns have been raised by commercial crab interests relating to the size and character of the recreational fishery for dungeness crab in ocean waters off Oregon. In response to those concerns, in May of 1999 the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Ocean Sampling Project began counting the number...
This is an exhibit prepared by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for a meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on October 22, 1999. "This report reviews the status of Oregon's ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery. Specific updates are presented that review the 1998-99 ocean commercial crab...
In addition to statistics on bay clams, the report includes information about a program to replant native Olympia oysters in Netarts and Alsea bays and to enhance native oyster habitat in Yaquina Bay.
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission for the October 22, 1999 meeting. Topics covered include: adjusting the definition of “species” to allow continued developmental fisheries for species endangered or threatened elsewhere, such as squid and sardines;...
This is an Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife exhibit for a meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. "This report reviews the status of Oregon's ocean commercial summer Dungeness crab fishery, discusses current issues and proposes a range of management options for Commission action... This report will highlight...
In addition to clam fisheries statistics and results of interviews with recreational clam diggers, this report contains brief mention of native oyster (Ostrea lurida) enhancement activities in Netarts and Alsea bays.
"An experimental gear permit was issued to the FV Lady Rosemary to use dredge gear to harvest clams off the Oregon coast. The main species of interest was razor clams, but other clams such as cockles and gapers were also explored. Primary objectives of the work were to (1) survey...
This report provides rockfish landings (weight in metric tons) based upon species composition samples taken from commercial trawl landings in Oregon. Rockfish (Family Scorpaenidae) are an important segment of Oregon trawl landings. For over 30 years, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), Marine Finfish Program, previously known as...
This annual report of Developmental Fisheries activities examines issues related to permits and to the commercial bay clam, box crab, squid, swordfish and brine shrimp fisheries. Recommended changes to the Oregon Administrative Rules are given.
This document is an exhibit prepared by the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife for a meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. Topics covered include permit rules for vessels setting crab gear, coordinating season openings with California, new crab permit applications and the summer crab fishery. It includes...
"This report summarizes the results of our bay clam studies in 1996. Activities summarized include recreational and commercial clam fisheries. The tables and figures included give an historical overview of clam harvesting activities and are presented in a manner to allow future analysis to show trends of changes in stock...
"The 68th Oregon Legislative Assembly found the Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery to be overcapitalized and economically unstable due to excessive effort. In order to prevent further destabilization, the Legislature created a restricted participation, or limited entry system for the fishery in HB 3094. License limitation for the Oregon ocean...
This annual report of Developmental Fisheries activities reviews the commercial brine shrimp and prawn fisheries and recommends changes to the Oregon Administrative Rules. Appendices include a cruise report from April, 1997 and a report, “Size at maturity in box crabs, Lopholithodes foraminatus, from Oregon.”
This study was performed in response to doubts about the reliability of the database in place at ODFW. It consisted of surveys to verify if Chinook salmon were using the habitats previously identified and looks for discrepancies between summer habitat inventory and fall Chinook spawners. A large portion of the...
As part of the Willamette Basin Geographic Initiative Program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded The Nature Conservancy of Oregon to inventory, classify, and map native wetland and riparian plant communities and their threatened biota in the Willamette Valley. Between October 1994 and September 1996, we evaluated 172 wetland and...
"This report summarizes the results of our bay clam studies in 1995. Activities summarized include recreational and commercial clam fisheries. The tables and figures included give an historical overview of clam harvesting activities and are presented in a manner to allow future analysis to show trends of changes in stock...
This document covers the massive decline in catch and return on trout stocked in Diamond Lake starting in the 90s and describes issues addressing the most likely cause, an increased Tui chub population competing for resources with the trout. The report discusses the persistent issue of Tui chub in Diamond...
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission at a December, 1996 meeting. "During their meeting on November 1, 1996, the Fish and Wildlife Commission delayed making a decision on two recommendations by the Developmental Fisheries Board. The...
This report includes the annual report of Developmental Fisheries activities, discussion of the commercial brine shrimp, tanner crab and razor clam fisheries, and relevant Oregon Administrative Rules. It contains an appendix, “Synopsis of information on brine shrimp and razor clams,” and an addendum includes reviews of the deadline for new...
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. As the limited entry system for commercial crabbing began to be implemented, issues needed to be resolved around license requirements, permit eligibility, permit transfers and status of boats under construction....
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. This exhibit reviews the Developmental Fisheries Program and considers a petition to reduce commercial subtidal clamming in Tillamook Bay.
In addition to statistics on bay clams, this report includes information about a program to reintroduce native Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida / Ostrea conchaphila) from Yaquina Bay into Alsea and Netarts bays.
This is an exhibit prepared by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for an August 23, 1995 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The document "is a briefing on commercial crab fishery issues including the creation of a new ocean Dungeness crab fishery limited entry program by...
This is an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife exhibit made before the April 26, 1995 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The exhibit concerns the need for some disabled Oregonians to have assistance digging clams. At the time, it was illegal for one individual to help another...
This is a presentation made by the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife before a meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. It advocates closing sport harvests of abalone, citing a "conservation crisis." ""We have reason to suspect that abalone are being taken from Oregon waters under the guise...
This is an Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife exhibit made to the Oregon Fish and Game Commission. ODFW was trying to answer the question of what to do with the old Oregon Aqua-Foods facility in Yaquina Bay by converting it to a public salmon hatchery and a private abalone...
Oregon's rocky intertidal habitats have been subjected to gradually increasing human-use pressures as the coastal and tourist populations have risen over the years. Brosnan and Crumrine (1991,1992) have documented impacts to intertidal communities at Yaquina Head, Sunset Bay, and Haystack Rock that have resulted from people walking on the intertidal...
"In the past 6 years research effort on the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) has increased in response to an apparent dramatic decline in their numbers on the west coast south of British Columbia (Marshall, 1988, Carter and Erickson 1992, Nelson et al. 1992). Their recent listing as a federally threatened...
In addition to statistics on bay clams, the report mentions an effort to plant native (Olympia) oysters (Ostrea lurida / Ostrea conchaphila) in Netarts Bay.
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on October 19, 1994. Topics covered include a summary of the 1993/1994 crab fishery, analysis of the use of long-line gear in crab fisheries, and standards for biodegradable twine on...
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on October 20, 1993. It is intended to establish rules "1) governing open and closed fishing areas in the event softshell crab results in a delayed season for ocean Dungeness...
In 1991, the State of Oregon experimented with allowing the recreational harvest of female Dungeness crabs. This experiment was unsuccessful, due to confusion about areas appropriate for catching crabs and probable overharvesting. Documents given here show the initial ODFW request to amend the regulation made to the Oregon Fish and...
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for a rule-making hearing held by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on October 21, 1992. The hearing concerned rules regulating the commercial Dungeness crab fishery including measures to adjust timing of the season, close crabbing areas...
In 1987, U.S. Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) began a new proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for mid-1987 through mid-1992. Proposed OCS Lease Sale 132 (off Oregon and Washington) was included in this 5-Year Program. Under the agreement, the Oregon Department...
Numerous statistics, including data from interviews with recreational clam diggers. Reports on test plots of the introduced Manila clams (Venerupis philippinarum) in Coos and Yaquina bays. Reports on subtidal surveys of Yaquina Bay and intertidal surveys of Netarts Bay.
Gives statistics for catch, number of boats, number of trips, price data, crab size and grade, and number of crab pots fished. "This report includes 14 years of data to reduce costs of printing." (p.1) 157 pp.
This is an exhibit made by Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife staff for the October 16, 1991 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. “In 1990, the Commission received a petition which called for prohibition of commercial crabbing within 1 1/2 miles of the mouth of Alsea Bay....
This is an Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife internal discussion paper addressing a proposed rule change to allow the taking of female Dungeness crabs. Includes statistics of male and female crab take for Alsea Bay and meat yield from female crabs in Alsea Bay. The proposed change did not...
"This report provides information on some important economic aspects of the recreational and commercial crab fisheries in Alsea Bay. In 1989, the Department of Fish and Wildlife collected selected types of economic information from recreational crabbers who were surveyed in the Alsea Bay fishery. Commercial fishing data is based on...
"As the human population has grown, the recreational and commercial use in our estuaries has increased as well. Many people have more leisure time while others facing economic pressures have turned to natural resources to supplement their food needs and/or income. The increased demand has resulted in conflicts of philosophy...
"The success of Mysis introduced in Kootenay Lake, British Columbia, prompted their introduction in many kokanee lakes in the Western states. Oregon introduced Mysis into eleven waters during the period 1965-67. Several states have conducted intensive studies to evaluate Mysis introductions. Many studies have concluded Mysis have had a negative...
This report summarizes the results of work required by Senate Bill (SB) 148, enacted by the Oregon Legislature at its 1989 session and referenced in ORS 498.256.
In response to SB 148 the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) developed standards to determine the needs, priorities, and estimated costs...
We evaluated the effectiveness of using hatchery coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch presmolts to rebuild wild populations in Oregon coastal streams. Juvenile and adult populations were monitored in 15 stocked and 15 unstacked streams from summer 1980 until summer 1985. During the summers following the planting of presmolts, the number of...
This document describes the life history and abundance of both the spring Chinook salmon and the Silver salmon in the Willamette River. It also goes into detail about various factors affecting Willamette salmon runs., including pollution, dams, and logging.
"The Oregon fishery for Dungeness crab has a long history. Catch records have been kept for this fishery since 1889. The management strategy for Dungeness crab is derived from these records and from our knowledge of crab biology. Management of a single species fishery such as this should be a...
This is an Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife internal discussion paper about a proposal to create a new clam bed in front of the Hatfield Marine Science Center, and to explore releasing Manila clams or native clam species seed stock in order to enhance recreational clamming in Oregon.
In March, 1990, about 24 crabbers, seafood processors and seafood vendors met in Newport for a workshop and a chance to give input to ODFW. One issue addressed was setting the start date for the commercial crab season to minimize the incidence of soft crabs that are not filled out...
This is an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife exhibit made before the December 5, 1990 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The exhibit contains a briefing on a citizen’s petition to prohibit commercial crabbing at the mouth of Alsea Bay. The exhibit includes the petition, a Waldport...
This is an exhibit prepared by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. Washington State had delayed the opening of their 1989-90 commercial crab fishery, and this delay disrupted fisheries in other states up and down the West Coast. The main focus of...
Published March 1989. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
This workshop was intended to "open lines of communication" between crab fishers, seafood processors and dealers, and State fisheries management personnel. "About 35 people attended. We talked about industry goals and objectives, management tools, industry views/ideas and specific concerns." (from the Introduction) Topics included maximizing yield, access, profits, biological productivity,...
Razor clams from Clatsop Beach (Tillamook Head to the Columbia River) were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the remainder of the year. Sport and commercial diggers were interviewed to obtain data on number, age composition of clams dug, and harvest area. Data from other beaches south of...
Should commercial crabbing be banned in Oregon bays in order to eliminate potential conflict with recreational bay crabbers? In answering this question, this report summarizes the state of the bay crab fishery in the mid-1980s and examines esthetic and economic aspects of the issue. Includes statistics. This is a staff...
Reports on private Chinook, chum and coho salmon hatcheries (PSHs)in Oregon in the mid-1980s. Includes a map of hatchery operation sites, and statistical tables. Oregon State University's facility at Whiskey Creek, Netarts Bay, was back in operation. Suspected impacts of a private hatchery on the run of coho salmon on...
This report summarizes the results of our bay clam studies in 1985. Activities summarized include monitoring of the recreational and commercial clam fisheries, hatchery stock enhancement studies, natural recruitment studies, and miscellaneous other projects.
Razor clams from Clatsop Beach (Tillamook Head to the Columbia River) were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the remainder of the year. Sport and commercial diggers were interviewed to obtain data on number, age composition of clams dug, and harvest area. Data from other beaches south of...
"The sport/commercial interaction concerning Dungeness crab in our estuaries is heating up again. The shellfish staff has discussed this at length and agrees.that the interaction is an indication that our bay crab regulations need to be reviewed. There are currently two issues that need to be resolved: 1) The sport/commercial...
This document outlines a 5-year plan to study clam fisheries in Oregon. "We have identified four areas of research and education that require attention. These are: 1) Development of a fishery for the Manila clam Tapes japonica. 2) Study the effects of clamming and management practices on clam populations. 3)...
This report describes private Chinook, chum and coho hatcheries in Oregon in the mid-1980s. It includes a map of hatchery locations, statistical tables, and a section discussing opposition to private salmon hatcheries (PSHs). "In this report I will discuss the development of the PSH regulations, status of current permits, permits...