Changes in the Oregon salmon, crab and shrimp fisheries were
documented from 1967 to 1980. The related socio-economic conditions in
fishing communities were described. Trends indicated that the overall
importance of fisheries to port communities has declined and ports are
not planning for an increase in the fishing industry. Chinook...
"Activities included spawning ground and physical stream surveys, sampling of shad and striped bass commercial fisheries, population estimates of juvenile coho in selected streams, evaluating releases of adult and fry coho, studying coho in a lake environment, and investigations on the ecology of fall chinook in south coastal streams." (p.1)
This report describes the activities of the Coastal Rivers Section, including spawning ground surveys, inventory and obstruction surveys, shad and striped bass landing data, lake rearing studies, the physical and chemical characteristics of south coastal streams and various salmonid rearing and ecological studies.