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 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....
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...
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 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...
"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...
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...
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...