This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife before a meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The report addresses the need for a "destruct device" to stop lost crab pots from continuing to fish. Today, Oregon crab pots must use biodegradable twine in...
Provides information on private Chinook, chum and coho salmon hatcheries in Oregon. Includes statistics and a map showing hatchery locations. Mentions the end of Oregon State University's involvement with the Whiskey Creek hatchery in Netarts Bay. "This report provides information on recent developments, progress in 1981, with summaries of production...
"Annual report : October 1, 1980 to September 30, 1981" "During the year we continued our studies on the clam resources in Oregon's estuaries. Our objectives were: to collect data for developing a scientifically sound clam management database and to refine techniques for assessing the potential for a commercial clam...
"Completion report : October 1, 1979 to December 31, 1981" "We completed Our assessment of commercial clam harvest potential in Tillamook, Yaquina and Coos bays. All three bays contained commercial quantities of clams. Detailed studies in Yaquina Bay in 1981 revealed a biomass estimate of 2.6 million pounds (1,179.1 mt)...
Report of the Oregon Fish and Game Commission’s transactions and operations for July 1, 1980-June 30, 1982. 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 contains information on game such as...
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. "Problem: While scallop fishing success has declined, a number of fishermen anticipate fishing for scallops this winter. Scallop grounds north of the Umpqua River run through traditional crab fishing areas....
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....
Describes private Chinook, chum and coho salmon hatcheries in Oregon in the early 1980s. Map, statistical tables. "As hatchery diets and rearing techniques improved in recent years, private citizens again became interested in propagating salmon. Research at 0regon State University (OSU)in hatching chum salmon using inexpensive streamside incubators increased public...
This document addresses the management of Oregon's bay clam resources in the early 1980s. It gives a brief description of the fisheries, outlines agency goals and objectives, and lists known problems with preferred solutions.
This document is a summary of the activities of the Wildlife Division for the period of July 1, 1979 to June 30, 1980. It includes numbers of hunting licenses, increased prices of furs, large and small game statistics for animals such as elk, deer, bears, pheasants, and quail. The document...
"October 1, 1979 to September 30, 1980." "We continued our studies on the clam resources in Oregon's estuaries. Our objectives were: (1) to monitor the commercial harvest of subtidal clams in Yaquina and Coos bays and evaluate the effects of mechanical harvest on subtidal clam populations and habitat; (2) to...
Razor clams from Clatsop Beach (Tillamook Head to 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 data and wastage samples were collected....
“The purpose of the 1979 survey was to obtain standing stock biomass estimates of shrimp off Oregon in the area between 35-145 fm from Cape Blanco (lat 42°54′ N) to the Columbia River (Lat 46°15′ N) and to determine age and sex composition and average size (count per pound) of...
Report of the Oregon Fish and Game Commission’s transactions and operations for July 1, 1978-June 30, 1980. 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 contains information on game such as...
This document is a summary of the activities of the Wildlife Division for the period of July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979. It includes numbers of hunting licenses, increased prices of furs, and both large and small game statistics including elk, bears, pheasants, and quail. The document also discusses...
"We continued our studies of the distribution of bay clams in Oregon's estuaries, Maps showing the distribution of clams and vegetation type in Umpqua and Coos bays are presented. . . We continued to monitor the growth of laboratory produced clams planted in Netarts and Yaquina bays." (from the Abstract)...
This report summarizes the 1979 ocean salmon fishing season off the Oregon coast. Troll fishery landings were obtained directly from commercial fish receiving tickets supplemented with a survey of fish buyers to obtain the most up-to-date estimate of total landings. Recreational catch and effort were obtained from creel census survey...