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,...
"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)...
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.
"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...
"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...
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...
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.
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...
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...