The purpose of this report is to present some information which has been collected on the razor clam fisheries of Clatsop County beaches during the past several years. Topics which will be discussed are: (1) a brief resume' of the investigation, regulations, and catches prior to September 1954; (2) regulation...
"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...
"With the implementation of the recreational shellfish license in 2004, ODFW decided to re-initiate a study of the recreational component of the Dungeness crab fishery. The pilot study was performed to assess the effort and catch of recreational Dungeness crabbers on the Columbia River estuary during the fall and winter...
This report covers a 3-year period. It includes a growth survey of gaper clams to establish normal growth patterns, a summary of a transplantation of softshell clams into Siuslaw Bay, and the results of crab tagging to determine movement/migration patterns. This report also has research on personal-use fisheries for razor...
This is an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife exhibit made before the April 26, 1995 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The exhibit concerns the need for some disabled Oregonians to have assistance digging clams. At the time, it was illegal for one individual to help another...
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...
"The objectives of this study were to locate suitable intertidal and subtidal clam planting sites and to determine the feasibility of planting laboratory spawned clams. Criteria used to determine the suitability of potential clam planting sites included: an evaluation of species of clams indigenous to the survey area and the...
Razor clams are found in isolated areas all along the Oregon coast. However, 90% of the harvest takes place on the Clatsop Countty beaches. Along the rest of the coast, digging is sporadic and of minor importance. This report summarizes the data for 1967 for several beaches south of Seaside....