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...
Describes natural resource use in the Yaquina Bay area about 1963. Bay Crab, clam, oyster, salmon, cutthroat trout and bottomfish fisheries are discussed. Touches on jetty fishing, skin and scuba diving, offshore salmon fisheries, underutilized fisheries and waterfowl hunting.
In 1967, Oregon State University applied to the Bureau of State Lands for a 10-year lease on 153 acres of tideland in Netarts Bay, in order to conduct research on shellfish. A change in state law in 1970 invalidated the old terms of the lease. The University decided to request...
"As the human population has grown, the recreational and commercial use in our estuaries has increased as well. Many people have more leisure time while others facing economic pressures have turned to natural resources to supplement their food needs and/or income. The increased demand has resulted in conflicts of philosophy...
In 1971 the Fish Commission of Oregon conducted a comprehensive study of the recreational use of marine food fish, shellfish, and other miscellaneous invertebrates in 16 Oregon estuaries. From March 1 through October 31, 1971, boat and shore anglers and tideflat users were interviewed for catch, effort, and origin data...
Sediment was fertilized with f/2 algal growth medium
in situ and in the laboratory daily for one week. Sampling
strategy incorporated two intertidal heights and two sites.
Experiments were done in August and January. No significant
changes in chlorophyll a or diatom community structure
were observed after ten days of...