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Crabbing in Oregon

Creator:: Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Resources Program
Abstract:: Brochure summarizing regulations for sport fishing in Oregon for Dungeness and red rock crabs.
Resource Type:: Other

Harvesting clams with mechanical gear

Creator:: McCrae, Jean and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Resources Program
Abstract:: "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...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Flat abalone surveys, 2001

Creator:: McCrae, Jean and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Resources Program
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Commercial shellfish harvest, 2002

Creator:: Kaiser, Rod, McCrae, Jean, and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Oregon commercial Dungeness crab summer fishery management

Creator:: Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife. Fish Division. Marine Resources Program
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Bay clam data series report, 1996

Creator:: Johnson, John A., Wood, Claire, and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Abstract:: "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...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Report to the Legislature on the Oregon ocean Dungeness crab fishery license limitation program

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

Bay clam data series report, 1995

Creator:: Johnson, John A., Wood, Claire, and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Abstract:: "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...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Sport harvest of abalone

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

Bay clam data series report, 1988

Creator:: Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Region
Abstract:: Includes maps of bays showing clam bed locations. Includes statistical tables.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Bay clam data series report, 1987

Creator:: Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Bay clam data series report, 1986

Creator:: Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Staff statement for public hearing : emergency adjustment of Dungeness crab season, September 19, 1990

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

Plan for enhancement of recreational clam fisheries in Oregon – 1986-1991

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

Staff statement on commercial clam fishing for public hearing, May 31, 1985

Creator:: Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Region
Abstract:: This is a staff statement for a hearing of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The document addresses problems associated with commercial clamming. Some commercial diggers were not selling harvests as required by law, were not properly reporting harvests, and were not paying State fees. Some commercial diggers were taking...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Staff statement to Fish & Wildlife Commission on crab/scallop gear conflict

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

Bay clams [Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife internal discussion paper]

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

Helicopter crabbing

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

Helicopter crabbing report - update

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

Management plan for Dungeness crab

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

Staff report on the use of helicopters in the Dungeness crab fishery in Oregon

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

Proposal for modification of personal-use bay clam regulations

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

Informational report: [recreational clamming regulations]

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

Oregon's subtidal clams -- integration of research and management: summary of the workshop of June 30, 1975

Creator:: Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: Increased pressure on clam resources, including proposals to commercially harvest sub-tidal clam populations provided the impetus for this 1975 workshop. This is a very broad overview of fisheries management.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Status of Oregon's clam stocks : informational report

Creator:: Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program
Abstract:: Attached note reads, "This report is provided as background information for the November 25 hearing. The staff will be providing a review of the status of the clam resource at that time."
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Staff recommendation for 1973-74 crab season extension

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

Extension of 1972-73 crab season

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

A review of the management program for Dungeness crab (Cancer magister Dana) in Oregon

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

Shellfish investigations : April 1, 1967 - March 31, 1970

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

Statement on Senate Bill 117

Creator:: Schoning, Robert W.
Abstract:: This document gives the Fish Commission's position on a 1969 bill to modernize and reform laws governing oyster culture in Oregon.
Resource Type:: Other

Synopsis and explanation of statutes in the commercial fishing law relating to state oyster lands

Creator:: Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: This is a brief, systematic look at problems relating to oyster farming on public lands that had built up in the Oregon Revised Statutes by 1968, with recommendations for resolving the issues. "There are a number of other provisions in the commercial fishing laws relating to oysters and regulation of...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Whale Cove shellfish regulations for Fish Commission public hearing, February 8, 1967

Creator:: Neilsen, Jack and Oregon. Fish Commission. Shellfish Investigations
Abstract:: This document outlines a proposal to plant red abalone in Whale Cove in Lincoln County, Oregon, in an attempt to establish a population in the northern half of the state. A proposed regulation includes a ban on all shellfish harvesting in Whale Cove.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Shellfish investigations : April 1962 - March 1964

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale, Stewart, Nelson E., Demory, Darrell, DeBen, Waldemar, and Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: This progress report covers the two-year period of April 1962-March 1964 in an attempt to make the reports current. In it, you can find analysis of softshell clam populations in multiple bays, including Siuslaw, Nehalem, and Tillamook. This report includes counts for personal-use clam diggers, as well as clam digging...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Information for crab hearing on November 24

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale and Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: "The purpose of this report is to discuss the general status of the Dungeness crab fishery in Oregon, to present the information available concerning the opening date of the 1964 season, and to inform the commission as to the merits of some regulation changes being considered by the staff." (p.1)...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Shellfish investigations : April 1, 1956 - March 31,1959

Creator:: Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: This report covers a 3-year period. It includes a growth survey of gaper clams to establish normal growth patterns, a summary of a transplantation of softshell clams into Siuslaw Bay, and the results of crab tagging to determine movement/migration patterns. This report also has research on personal-use fisheries for razor...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

A review of the gaper clam stocks in Oregon bays

Creator:: Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: In response to a decline in gaper clam stocks, the Research Division of the Oregon Fish Commission recommended that the overall limit for gaper clams be reduced to 12 gapers per personal-use clam digger, with a 36-clam overall daily limit.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Oregon crab seasons and their effect on the quality and quantity of crabs landed

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale and Oregon. Fish Commission. Research Division
Abstract:: In the late 1950s, the Pacific Coast Dungeness crab fishery had problems with timing the opening of the commercial crabbing season. There were different opening dates in the region, and areas that opened their crab seasons early put pressure on later-opening areas by shipping their crabs to those areas before...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

A Report on Certain Shellfish Regulation Problems

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale
Abstract:: The object of this report is to discuss the following shellfish regulation problems: 1) offshore crab seasons; 2) minimum size and gear for commercially-caught bay crabs; 3) and the gaper clam season in Coos Bay. These regulations have received some criticism recently and are scheduled to be discussed at the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Suggested personal-use regulations for red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) in Oregon

Creator:: Snow, C. Dale and Oregon. Fish Commission. Shellfish Investigations
Abstract:: In the late 1950s, "two California men" came to Oregon to learn if there were abalone here, and found them in the southern part of the state. The resulting publicity and interest inspired this document, an attempt to develop regulations for a new fishery. It is an internal discussion paper...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

A report on the status of the razor clam regulations on Clatsop Beach

Creator:: Ayres, Robert J. and Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: The purpose of this report is to present some information which has been collected on the razor clam fisheries of Clatsop County beaches during the past several years. Topics which will be discussed are: (1) a brief resume' of the investigation, regulations, and catches prior to September 1954; (2) regulation...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Shellfish investigation : January 1 - December 31, 1953

Creator:: Marriage, Lowell D., Waldron, Kenneth K., Wilkes, Stanley N., and McCauley, James
Abstract:: This report is an update of shellfish investigations from January 1-December 31, 1953. It includes a summary of bay clam and oyster investigations, including details on attempted pest control and control of algae on oyster beds. It also contains results of the 1953 Tillamook Bay Clam Survey, and discusses clam...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Shellfish investigation : Jan. 1 - May 31, 1954

Creator:: Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: This report covers a range of information about shellfish, including the populations of clams in Yaquina & Tillamook bays, the Pacific Oyster mortality event in Coos bay (with a hand-drawn map of Coos Bay), testing of different crab baits, and different statistics about the Coquille River Crab Fishery. This report...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Construction of bulkhead and log boom at Empire, Oregon by the Coos Bay Pulp Corporation

Creator:: Morgan, A. R. and Oregon. Fish Commission. Shellfish Program
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Proposed work project by Coos Bay Pulp Corporation in Coos Bay near Empire, Oregon

Creator:: Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program
Abstract:: Reports on an investigation of a proposed project in Coos Bay to see if native bay clam populations were threatened. "The Coos Bay Pulp Corporation proposes to build a bulkhead and drive piling for log storage facilities in the vicinity of their plant." (p.1). Includes a hand-drawn map of the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Shellfish investigations : June 1 - December 31, 1952

Creator:: Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: This report is an update of shellfish investigations from June 1 to December 31, 1953. It includes a summary of bay clam and crab investigations, including details on oyster pests in Oregon and crab production for 1952. It also summarizes a survey on commercial razor clam production in Lincoln County...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Shellfish investigation : Jan-May 1952

Creator:: Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: This investigation focuses on growth and survival of Pacific razor clams, measuring clams from multiple sites. It tracks the length frequencies of clams recorded, as well as length-live weight relationships. This report also includes data on number of crab pots being fished between the Columbia and Siuslaw Rivers in April,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Proposed dredging operations in Coos Bay and their probable affect on clam populations (areas upbay from the railroad bridge, with notes on the other disposal areas)

Creator:: Tollefson, Roger, Marriage, Lowell D., and Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: In 1949, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged Coos Bay. “Despite objection of local residents, commercial clam diggers, and the Fish Commission” the Corps dumped dredging spoils on a commercially important clam bed, and destroyed much of it. “This year, with an earlier start and more data, it is hoped...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Observations on horseclams of the 1949-50 set in Yaquina Bay

Creator:: Tollefson, Roger, Marriage, Lowell D., Twahy, Donald, Wilkes, Stanley, Woelke, Charles, and Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: This report contains a series of individual reports within it. The main report continues growth and aging studies on fat gaper clams in Yaquina Bay. This document also includes a report on other Fish Commission activities on the Coast, a summary of razor clam research, the beginning of a survey...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Observations on horseclams of the 1949 set

Creator:: Oregon. Fish Commission
Abstract:: An excellent opportunity was afforded to observe growth of horseclams of the one-year-plus class when it was discovered April 7, 1950, that a newly formed mud flat in Yaquina Bay, formed September and October 1948 by fill from dredging operations, had thousands of young horseclams embedded in it.” (p.1) Growth...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Horse clam regulations as effecting Netarts Bay

Creator:: Tollefson, Roger and Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program
Resource Type:: Technical Report

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