Field trials of weed control research on several vegetable crops are reported in this summary. Unless otherwise indicated these trials were conducted at the Vegetable Crops Research Farm at Corvallis. Soil type at this location is a silty clay loam and all plots were sprinkler irrigated as needed to provide...
In early May of 1969 a corn screening trial was established on the East Farm Experiment Station near Corvallis. The purpose of the trial was to determine the effectiveness and safety of a series of experimental herbicides.
The following summaries of results from experimental work with herbicides in horticultural crops cover work completed in 1967. Crops included are bush snap beans, red beets, direct seeded broccoli, cucumber, summer squash, strawberries and nursery rhododendrons. In general, weather conditions were warmer and drier than usual during the 1967 growing...
In herbicide plots on tree fruits in the Willamette Valley and at Hood River there has been a consistent correlation between weed control effectiveness and tree growth in young orchards. This appears to be particularly true of weed control during the spring and summer obtained from spring applications as compared...
Much of the research effort with Dacthal in 1961 was based on obtaining samples for residue analysis. Crops in these tests included broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, onions and soybeans. Observations were made on crop response and weed control.
Several herbicides were evaluated for selective weed control in sweet corn in 1961. Various methods of application were compared and a comparison of planting depths was made to determine possible interactive effects with Eptam applications
A planting of three varieties of strawberries was made in the spring of 1959 with herbicide treatments designed to provide weed control through the normal life of the planting.
Several triazine herbicides were evaluated during the fall of 1967 and the spring and summer of 1958 on a variety of crop and week species to determine their potential selective and soil sterilant value.
The purpose of this investigation was to determine if pinniped feeding patterns have significant negative impacts on depressed salmonid stocks. Knowledge about prey selection by pinnipeds is key to assessing their potential impact on salmonid stocks. The four major work elements reported are: 1) the reanalysis of Columbia River area...
The primary objective of the Shrimp Resource Assessment is to provide scientific information and alternative resource use strategies for the management of the regional pink shrimp fishery resource. To accomplish this objective, five specific annual tasks were developed: 1) Collect and code shrimp fishery logbook data, match logbook information to...
During April 1979 the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife participated in a survey of Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) in cooperation with the National Marine Fisheries Service and Washington Department of Fisheries. The survey occurred off the coasts of Oregon and Washington from Newport, Oregon to Cape Flattery. Planning...
In 1973 Oregon entered into a cooperative State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program with the states of Washington and California, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission. A study team consisting of two economists and a biologist was hired to review the Dungeness crab fishery and management...
The crab fishery and its regulations have been discussed in many reports and several meetings. This report summarizes the areas of regulation which pose persistent problems for the Fish Commission, presents the stand of the staff, proposes action if necessary, and provides our best guess as to opposition which can...
The main problems for consideration are as follows: 1) Determine if there is biological justification for having a single coastwide season or have seasons which differ by geographical area; 2) Establish season opening(s) that on the average will occur as soon as 10 per cent or less of the crabs...
Persons concerned with the harvest and conservation of the crab resource of the Pacific Coast feel there is need for altering existing commercial fishing regulations. The following background on the matter is provided.
This report summarizes the results of crab studies undertaken during the fall of 1957 and 1958 in the Columbia River estuary. The purpose of this project was to determine the shell condition of the crabs available in this area during the period when crab fishing is prohibited in the ocean,...
This paper describes a method for measuring nearshore ocean wave characteristics with a land-based, long-period vertical seismometer. The wavemeter system has proven to be highly reliable and produces continuous wave observations at low cost. It is now operational at six Coast Guard stations along the Oregon and Washington coasts; data...
The purpose of this report is to describe a large tumor complex that was found protruding into the pericardial cavity of a single Ostrea lurida from Yaquina Bay, Oregon.
Throughout the centuries, the techniques used to prevent borer activity number in the hundreds but the standard wood preservative, creosote, has been the most commonly used preservative since the mid 19th century. In the late 1940's, the metallic salts came into use as wood preservatives. The most successful of these...
A cellular proliferative disorder that superficially resembles mammalian leukemia has been found in several species of pelecypod mollusks from Yaquina Bay, Oreg. This paper reviews the history of the disease, its cytomorphological and histopathological characteristics, molluscan oncology, and cell renewal and describes current research on the neoplastic disease of bivalve...
Artificial radionuclides, induced in water used as a coolant in the Hanford reactors, are discharged into the Pacific Ocean by the Columbia River. Gamma-ray spectrometric measurements show that levels of 65Zn decrease in both sediments and benthic animals with distance from the mouth of the river and with depth of...
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...
Growth trials are described for a series of artificial diets designed for the lobster, Homarus americanus. Methods of preparation and ingredients used for each of the manufactured feeds are presented. Details of experimental conditions are provided and results of growth trials are discussed. The influence of animals of differing genetic...
On July 1, 1969, the Fish Commission of Oregon, under contract by the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, began a 1-year study of the pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani Rathbun) off Tillamook Head, Oregon. The primary goal was to determine the seasonal movement of this special within a given area. The study...
An apparent increase in the survival rate of experimental groups of coho salmon was demonstrated after two generations of selective breeding. Recoveries of 2-year-old coho were obtained from experimental groups of interstock and intrastock parent crosses.
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Steelhead trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
The main objective of this program is to determine the number of spring chinook annually caught by the sport fishery from the Willamette River below Oregon City and from Multnomah Channel. This information, when combined with the Clackamas River catch and calculated Willamette Falls and Clackamas River escapements, provides an...
A broad range of factors influence wine grape quality and manipulation of these factors has stimulated interest among grape growers, wine makers, and research scientists alike. One such factor affecting wine grape quality is crop level, particularly for Pinot noir. Since the capacity of a vine to ripen fruit depends...
The connection between the fruit-set disorder Inflorescence Necrosis (IN) and high ammonium (NI14+) in affected tissues has led to an investigation of NH4+ assimilation enzymes (principally glutamine synthetase (GS) and glutamate synthase) in grape tissues. Previous work in this department has suggested that toxic levels of NH4+ build up in...
Inflorescence Necrosis (IN) has been an unpredictable problem for grape growers in Oregon. The
industry has seen significant losses due to this fruit set disorder in several out of the eight years since its
first description in 1988, particularly in Pinot noir. Little is known of how to prevent the...
For this trial, established Pinot noir vines, located on the valley floor of the Umpqua Valley in Oregon
were used. In 1996 and 1997 sixteen vines trained to the Scott Henry trellising system were separated
into four different quadrants, determined by shoot orientation: Bottom canopy, shoots trained toward the
ground;...
We have studied commercial fermentation practices for three vintages in order to learn how they affect
extraction and stability of anthocyanin pigments and other phenolic compounds in Pinot noir. Wines
were monitored during fermentation, processing, and aging for anthocyanin and phenolic content, color
intensity, and for phenolic profiles using high...
Grafted grapevines will become increasingly important in Oregon vineyards in order to prevent loss of plants to phylloxera infestations. Several rootstocks are now being evaluated in Oregon for horticultural traits and characteristics related to wine quality. Resistance or tolerance to other plant diseases affecting grapevines needs to be examined as...
The objectives of this study are to isolate and characterize pathogenic agrobacteria that cause crown gall in grapevines and test hot water dips as a method for eradicating the infectious bacteria . Crown gall is commonly found among Oregon vineyards and the causative agent, Agrobacterium vitis, is known to be...
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1983, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1984, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1981, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1975, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1983, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1980, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1973, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1974, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the commission, and reports of the status of sport fisheries for 1972, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the commission, and reports of the status of sport fisheries for 1971, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the commission, and reports of the status of sport fisheries for 1970. It also has a report on hooking mortalities in Pacific Salmon.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the commission for the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1969. It also has reports of the status of various sports fisheries for prior years.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1968, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1963 and 1964, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1965, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
This document contains a summary of changes in administrations and actions taken by the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission in 1966 and 1967, as well as an update for the status of various fisheries.
After providing a summary of the first fifteen years of the commission, this report covers the actions and regulations of the PMFC in 1962. It also contains data for research on the effects of tagging on mortality on Chinook salmon, and details the status of various ocean sport fisheries.
This Instruction Memorandum (IM) provides the policy on tracking and reporting surface disturbance and reclamation within and outside of Greater Sage-grouse (GRSG) Priority Habitat Management Areas (PHMA). The Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments for the Rocky Mountain and Great Basin GRSG Regions and Nine Approved Resource Management Plans in the...
This Instruction Memorandum (IM) provides guidance for incorporating and analyzing thresholds and responses, as appropriate, into terms and conditions of grazing permits and the associated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis within designated Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) Habitat as described in the Records of Decision for the Approved Resource Management Plan...
A major goal in greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus, hereafter ‘sage-grouse’) conservation is to spend limited resources efficiently by conserving large and functioning populations. We used maximum count data from leks (n = 4,885) to delineate high abundance population centers that contain 25, 50, 75, and 100% of the known breeding...
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...
The overall goal of the Greater Sage-grouse Comprehensive Conservation Strategy (Strategy) is to maintain and enhance populations and distribution of sagegrouse by protecting and improving sagebrush habitats and ecosystems that sustain these populations. This Strategy outlines the critical need to develop the associations among local, state, provincial, tribal, and federal...
Trends in greater sage-grouse breeding populations are typically indexed by determining the peak number of males attending a lek in a lekking season. Numerous studies have estimated negative trends in sage-grouse breeding populations over time via data collected for the last 50 years. However, the inherent bias in data collection...
Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. and Wyoming Wildlife Consultants, LLC initiated a greater sage-grouse radio-telemetry study at an existing wind energy development in southeastern Wyoming in 2009. The University of Wyoming joined this collaborative effort in January 2010, and the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative joined the effort in March 2011. The...
This report presents information concerning the water and related land resources of the Middle Willamette River Basin and is the result of a cooperative study by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the State Water Resources Board of Oregon.
The State Water Resources Board of Oregon is making a...
Within the Lower North Umpqua watershed, BLM has acquired approximately 6,600 acres of land specifically to manage habitat to enhance the Columbian White-tailed Deer (CWTD). This area is called the North Bank Habitat Management Area (NBHMA) and will be managed as described in the NBHMA Environmental Impact Statement. The BLM...
The Airborne Data Acquisition and Registration (ADAR) remote sensing system captured one-meter resolution imagery of 25 different riparian sites in drift Creek Basin of coastal northwestern Oregon, USA. The multispectral, digital data characterized riparian areas with the intent to develop ecological indicators for long-term monitoring.
This is an integrated assessment across terrestrial, freshwater, and coastal marine realms. It includes the coast range of Oregon and Washington as well as Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The marine portion only includes the coastline and shallow subtidal; the next iteration will include the offshore component.
Green Point Consulting created a GIS layer of current and likely former tidal wetlands in the Yaquina and Alsea estuaries, working from the National Wetland Inventory (NWI) mapping and applied their field knowledge of the estuaries, as well as newly available data such as LiDAR and recent aerial orthophotos. They...
DRAFT REPORT. In 2013 – 2015, reconnaissance observations were made across non-forest habitats on FS and BLM land in the Coast Range and Cascade foothills within the Salem and Eugene BLM district areas for plant communities that did not fit the USFS Northwest Oregon Non-forest Plant Community guide. Surveys were...
The School of Oceanography, Oregon State University, initiated a study during the spring of 1984 to investigate the utilization of Netarts Bay by juvenile churn salmon. Specific objectives the first year were to determine: 1) the relative numbers of hatchery arid wild churn salmon, 2) the nursery areas utilized by...
Two physical oceanography cruises on the R/V Endeavor were conducted by the co-PIs Jack Barth and Mike Kosro as part of the ONR-sponsored Coastal Mixing and Optics (CMO) Accelerated Research Initiative. The objective was to rapidly survey a region around 40.5N, 70.5W where a set of moorings and a stationary...
Small-scale turbulence is a random phenomenon, and theoretical relationships about turbulent processes are often only crude approximations. There are relatively few accurate statements that can be made about a turbulent flow without recourse to experimental evidence from flow itself (Tennekes and Lumley, 1972). In the atmosphere, turbulent flows are relatively...
This report documents the observations of velocity, temperature and conductivity made from moorings deployed in the Kauai Channel on the ridge extending NW from Oahu, Hawaii. Two moorings (Al, Bl) were deployed in August 2002 for three months and one mooring
(A2) was redeployed in November 2002 for seven months...
We present velocity observations from a shipborne acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) on RIV Wecoma during cruise W9408A, August 23 to September 2, 1994. The ADCP processing procedures are described in detail. This cruise was part of the Coastal Jet Separation project, funded by the National Science Foundation, to study...
Knowledge of the pelagic organisms in vast areas of the open ocean is very limited. This is particularly true of the small nekton or swimming forms such as fishes, squid, prawns and euphausiids, which are important as intermediate animals in the food chain and are preyed upon by species such...
This report is an intermediate step in analyzing part of the hydrographic data from the 1972 Coastal Upwelling Experiment (CUE) off the coast of Oregon. It presents the author's interpretation of the vertical distribution of temperature, salinity and sigma-t along lines occupied on hydrographic cruises by R/V Yaquina during CUE....
This report documents the oceanographic and meteorological measurements made by the Mooring Observations component of the Coastal Ocean Advances in Shelf Transport (COAST) project during the upwelling experiment from May to August 2001. The focus of COAST is to study the cross-shelf transport processes in a wind-driven system by making...
From July 16 to 20, 2007, international partners in a trans- Atlantic workshop series on coastal mapping and informatics, held a workshop on the campus of Oregon State University entitled “Coastal Atlas Interoperability.” The workshop engaged 27 participants from 6 countries, representing 17 organizations and multiple areas of scientific and...
We present velocity observations from a shipboard acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) on RJV Revelle during cruises R9710 (20 October to 23 November 1997) and R9801 (9 January to 7 February 1998). The cruises were conducted as part of the Southern Ocean JGOFS (Joint Global Ocean Flux) Antarctic Polar Frontal...
We present velocity observations from a shipboard acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) on RN Wecoma during cruise W9508b, 17-27 August 1995. Results from the short half-day cruise W9508c on 31 August 1995 are also shown. The ADCP processing procedures for W9508b are described in detail. This cruise was part of...
Hydrographic and optical measurements were made in situ in the Congo River and the Angola Basin during May 1978. These measurements were made by members of the optical oceanography group at Oregon State University in cooperation with scientists from the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research. The data taken by the...