"The Fish Management Policy of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) directs that management plans will be prepared for each basin or management unit for the purpose of recording ongoing management and guiding future management of fish and shellfish and their habitat...The Yaquina Plan identifies objectives and activities...
Much information biologists need to do their job comes from fishermen's logbooks. These logbook data are confidential by law. No single log record, or single skipper's log information can be made available to anyone else. What use is made of these log records, and why are they useful is a...
This document outlines a proposal to plant red abalone in Whale Cove in Lincoln County, Oregon, in an attempt to establish a population in the northern half of the state. A proposed regulation includes a ban on all shellfish harvesting in Whale Cove.
This report focuses on wholesale and retail values of common species of fish caught in the Tillamook County area, including salmon, crab, oysters, shrimp, bottomfish, and tuna. It also gives a description of several factors affecting fish production, and discusses future outlook of salmon hatcheries.
This report deals with utilization of five species of flatfish caught in the Oregon trawl fishery for human food. Utilized fish are those kept and marketed (saleable) from the total catch. Discarded fish are small flatfish and unmarketable species. Herrmann and Harry (1963} reported nearly half the catch was of...
Outreach is a key element in natural resource public participation processes in order to create an engaging, thoughtful, and productive environment for citizen involved decision-making. This project examined the utility of a needs assessment as an initial outreach tool within the context of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries...
“Starting the first part of July, 1947, the Fish Commission of Oregon set up a field station at Newport for the purpose of conducting research on shellfish.” (p.1) The status of clams in Yaquina Bay was the first topic studied. This paper gives the conditions of clam beds, lists species...
"The Willamette River has the largest runs of spring chinook salmon of any tributary of the Columbia River rising in Oregon. The run to the Willamette is most unique in that the migrating fish pass up the river through Portland, a city of several hundred thousand people, and support a...
The School of Oceanography, Oregon State University, initiated a study during the spring of 1984 to investigate the utilization of Netarts Bay by juvenile churn salmon. Specific objectives the first year were to determine: 1) the relative numbers of hatchery arid wild churn salmon, 2) the nursery areas utilized by...
The species of anadromous fish entering the Umpqua River are: chinook salmon (spring, summer, and fall runs), silver salmon, steelhead trout (summer and winter runs), cutthroat trout, shad, striped bass and sturgeon. The winter steelhead, striped bass, and shad runs appear to be maintaining themselves. The runs of the other...
Starry flounder are one of the most widely distributed flounders, occurring from southern California northward along the North American coast to the Aleutian Islands and southward to Korea and Japan.
The starry flounder has made a consistent contribution to the Oregon trawl fishery since its inception with a peak of...
The sand sole (Psettichthys melanostictus) is one of the finest quality sole species harvested by Oregon trawlers. It commands a correspondingly high price in the market, second only to petrale sole. The sand sole gets its name for its known affinity for sandy, shallow stretches of the ocean floor. A...
This document describes the life history and abundance of both the spring Chinook salmon and the Silver salmon in the Willamette River. It also goes into detail about various factors affecting Willamette salmon runs., including pollution, dams, and logging.
The rex sole has been an important flatfish in Oregon's trawl fishery since its beginning in the 1930's. This fish is easily recognized by its characteristic long pectoral (chest) fin on the eyed side of the body.
Oregon landings of rex sole have gradually increased over the years. Initially rex...
The housewife knows the little shrimp used for seafood cocktails and salads as the north Pacific cocktail shrimp. Fishermen harvesting them along Oregon's coast call them pink shrimp, and scientists identify them as Pandalus jordani. By any name, this crustacean is the object of Oregon's newest seafood fishery. This fishery...
Petrale sole are taken commercially from Santa Barbara, California, to Hecate Strait, British Columbia. These large deep-bodied flounders are one of the major contributors to Oregon's trawl fishery, as well as those of Washington, British Columbia, and California. Only the Dover and the English soles appear in greater quantities. This...
The Pacific sanddab has been a minor contributor to trawl fisheries off the United States and Canada. Its market potential has never been fully utilized off Oregon, even though such potential was first recognized in 1914. In 1914 the Federal research vessel Albatross caught sanddabs with a beam trawl off...
The ex-vessel coho salmon market has been paid scant attention
in the study of the salmon resources. This study is an attempt to
advance an understanding of the variations of ex-vessel prices and
landings during the coho season as well as between the various coastal
ports where the fish is...
Should fishing by crab pots instead of crab rings be allowed in certain bays in Oregon? An error caused the ban on crab pots to be deleted from the statutes. This 1950 paper considers whether the ban on crabpots should be reinstated in Siletz, Yaquina and Alsea Bays. This is...
Samples of weathervane scallops taken on Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife cruises off Oregon waters during 1981-1982 were
analyzed for a comparative growth study. No evidence of internal
growth marks were found in the shell structure when analyzed by the
acetate peel technique. Internal growth lines formed in the...
Results of studies beginning in 1947 on the biology of the Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) in Oregon coastal waters are reported. A review is made of the history of the fishery with regard to trend of the catch by magnitude, area, and season; the development and conduct of the fishery...
This is an Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife internal discussion paper addressing a proposed rule change to allow the taking of female Dungeness crabs. Includes statistics of male and female crab take for Alsea Bay and meat yield from female crabs in Alsea Bay. The proposed change did not...
The English sole is a major contributor to Pacific Ocean trawl fisheries off the United States and Canada. Only Dover sole and sometimes petrale sole provide greater annual landings in Oregon.
English sole are considered fine eating sole and usually enjoy a good market. In British Columbia, local consumers of...
To increase the knowledge needed to successfully implement the ecosystem-based approach to fishery management, this dissertation investigates important issues within the economics of choice and the economics of displacement. In particular, a discrete choice model of the fishing location decision in the Newport, Oregon bottom trawl groundfish fishery is estimated...
"Prepared for the State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program. June 1974." "Presented here is a summary of the existing data on Dungeness crab sport fishing in Washington, Oregon, and California excluding Puget Sound, Washington." (From the Introduction)
"Oregon's estuaries are focal points in an important recreational and commercial fishery for Dungeness crab. This report describes crabbing in Oregon's estuaries and includes brief notes on crab biology, catch statistics, major fishing areas, fishing regulations, problems, and proposed solutions." (Introduction) 13 pp. Internal discussion paper.
The Dover sole has been the most important flatfish in Oregon's trawl fishery since its beginning in 1938. At that time the fish was called slime sole, because the animal produces great quantities of the stuff. The term Dover sole apparently comes from the north Atlantic where a similar creature...
Project CROOS, Collaborative Research on Oregon Ocean Salmon, is a unique partnership of scientists and commercial fishermen that combines catch location data with stock assignments obtained from genetic micro-satellite analysis to investigate the distribution of Oregon Chinook across multiple spatial scales. Using catch data collected by collaborating Oregon troll fishermen,...
"The Oregon Fish Commission received a contract from the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, under the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act for a study to develop methods for determining the behavior of juvenile salmonids in reservoirs. The study, consisting of a literature survey and field program, was conducted...
The cormorant/fisherman issue is not limited to Tillamook County in 1988-1989 but is symptomatic of a widespread conflict of some fishermen with fish-eating animals. Predators, specifically cormorants, have been blamed for the "ruin" of the Tillamook fisheries, but the effects of cormorant predation have been exaggerated. Actually, current salmon and...
This bulletin provides a brief description of 8 different clams most commonly harvested in Oregon, delineating average depth and distribution as well as common harvesting techniques for each clam. The bulletin also describes the bays and rivers affected by tidal action, and their clam beds.
An average of approximately 200,000 pounds of bay clams were harvested annually in Oregon for the years 1943-49, inclusive. The commercial harvest of bay clams is composed of the gaper, cockle, and softshell clams. The recreational, or noncommercial, harvest of bay clams is composed mainly of the gaper, cockle, softshell,...
The arrowtooth flounder has been an important flatfish in Oregon's trawl fishery since the late 1930's. However, it primarily has been used as mink food rather than for human consumption. This is because of its soft, fatty flesh, which is difficult to fillet and quickly becomes “mushy”. The name arrowtooth...
Razor clams from Clatsop Beach (Tillamook Head to Columbia River) were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the rest of the year. Sport and commercial diggers were interviewed to obtain catch locations, number and age composition of clams dug. Random
age-length samples and wastage samples were collected. Data...
Razor clams from Clatsop Beach (Tillamook Head - Columbia River) were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the rest of the year. Sport and commercial diggers were interviewed to obtain catch location, number, and age composition of clams dug. Random age-length and wastage samples were collected. Data from...
Razor clams from Clatsop beach (Tillamook Head - Columbia River) were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the rest of the year. Sport and commercial diggers were interviewed to obtain catch location and number and age composition of clams dug. Random age-length samples and wastage samples were collected....
Razor clams from Clatsop Beach (Tillamook Head to Columbia River) were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the rest of the year. Sport and commercial diggers were interviewed to obtain catch location and number and age composition of clams dug. Random age-length data and wastage samples were collected....
Razor clams from Clatsop beach (Tillamook Head - Columbia River) were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the rest of the year. Sport and commercial diggers were interviewed to obtain catch location and number and age composition of clams dug. Random age-length samples and wastage samples were collected....
Razor clams from Clatsop beaches (Tillamook Head - Columbia River) were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the rest of the year. Sport and commercial diggers were interviewed to obtain catch location and number and age composition of clams dug. Random age-length samples and wastage samples were collected....
Razor clam catches from Clatsop beaches (Tillamook Head-Columbia River) were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the rest of the year. Diggers were interviewed for number and age composition of clams harvested and the distribution and number of diggers. Data from beaches south of Tillamook Head were collected...
Razor clam catches from Clatsop beaches were sampled regularly from March through September and periodically the rest of the year. Diggers were interviewed for number and age composition of the clams harvested and the distribution and number of diggers. Data from beaches south of Tillamook Head were collected as time...
Razor clam catches were sampled from March through September. Clatsop beaches were sampled for number and age composition of the clams harvested and the distribution and number of diggers. Data from other beaches south of Tillamook Head were collected as time permitted. Data was compiled on clams returned from the...
Razor clam diggers were sampled from March through September on Clatsop beaches for number and age composition of the clams harvested and the distribution and number of diggers. Data from beaches south of Tillamook Head was collected as time permitted. Samples of razor clams from Clatsop beaches were collected for...
Razor clam catches were sampled from March through September. The sport and commercial catches from Clatsop County beaches were sampled for number and age composition of the clams harvested and the distribution and number of diggers. Data from other beaches south of Clatsop beaches were -collected as time permitted. The...
Razor clams were sampled from March through September. Due to lack of help, work was confined to Clatsop County beaches. The sport and commercial catches were sampled for numbers and age composition of the clams harvested and the distribution and numbers of diggers. The summer clam closure and sampling program...
Clams dug by razor clam diggers were sampled from March through September. The sampling day and area were selected randomly according to a method suggested by our statistician. The number of clam digger trips and the number and age of the clams were noted for the personal use and commercial...
Personal-use razor clam diggers were sampled on alternate minus tides from April to September. The number of diggers and the number and age composition of clams dug were noted. Wastage was sampled each tide series.
This report discusses public interaction with personal-use fisheries. It also discusses reasons for razor clam violations and means taken to try and decrease them. Finally, it gives the total harvest and age composition data, and contains the results of a survey of clam diggers on Clatsop County beaches for 1965.
The personal-use razor clam fishery was sampled from April to September 1964 for number and age composition of clams dug and number and distribution of diggers. A wastage estimate was also determined.
In 1960, the Army Corps of Engineers was planning to extend the jetties and to deepen the channel at Yaquina Bay. The Corps proposed to dump its dredging spoils in Sally's Bend, a highly productive part of the bay. In response to this request, in the summer of 1960, Fish...
The Oregon chub. Oregonichthys crameri. one of
Oregon's endemic freshwater fishes. is restricted to the
Willamette and Umpqua rivers and their tributaries.
Specimens from the two rivers have traditionally been
considered the same species. The goal of this study was to
re-examine that assumption and determine if the Willamette
Oregon...
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...
"The Shellfish Investigation samples the crab catch along the Oregon coast each year for shell condition as an index to meat yield and suitability of season opening dates. In addition to sampling for condition, a number of animals are sampled for width frequencies to determine the mean size of crabs...
In March, 1990, about 24 crabbers, seafood processors and seafood vendors met in Newport for a workshop and a chance to give input to ODFW. One issue addressed was setting the start date for the commercial crab season to minimize the incidence of soft crabs that are not filled out...
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...
“During the report period, two survey cruises were completed off Oregon; 96 tows were made in the fall of 1966 and 173 in the spring of 1967. Cruise reports were written for each cruise. In addition, logs showing tow location, length, catch, and other data were distributed to interested fishermen...
Kokanee ecology F-71-R-2 This report contains the results of a study of kokanee salmon in Odell Lake in 1965. It includes the results of interviews with anglers on the lake, and a summary of the data regarding their catches. It also delineates information regarding kokanee growth, distribution, and maturation, and...
The ocean fishery is an example of a common property
resource industry. Behavior of commercial fishermen is
determined by a complex set of economic, environmental and
social factors. All of these factors contribute to the
individual fisherman's success.
Fishermen learn to cope with the variability inherent
to their occupation. Two...
The OFC staff had been investigating razor clam stocks in Oregon since 1949, and this report outlines their findings up to 1964. It gives the number of razor clams harvested as well as the number of diggers, and the age composition of those clams harvested. Finally, it discusses the increase...
Private hatchery operations continued in 1973 and 1974 on more of an experimental than production basis. For 1973-brood chums, OSU increased their production at Whiskey Creek to a release of 761,000 fry and the state sold 247,500 eggs to private operators. AduIt returns to Whiskey Creek in 1973 were encouraging...
This paper is record of early work in oyster culture in the west coast oyster industry. It summarizes operations for a year of running the OSU pilot oyster hatchery, and subsequent recommendations for its continued large-scale production of oysters.
Attached note reads, "This report is provided as background information for the November 25 hearing. The staff will be providing a review of the status of the clam resource at that time."
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 publication is an exhibit prepared by the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife for the Oregon State Fish and Wildlife Commission in response to a request to extend the commercial fishing season for Dungeness crabs.
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife before a meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The report addresses the need for a "destruct device" to stop lost crab pots from continuing to fish. Today, Oregon crab pots must use biodegradable twine in...
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife before a meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. It concerns the need for a uniform system of identifying crab pot buoys to help law enforcement.
"Problem: Conflicts between estuary recreational and commercial crab fishermen over fishing space and crab have increased in recent years. Some recreational crabbers have stated that commercial crabbing in estuaries should be banned." (p. 1) This is an Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife exhibit for a meeting of the Oregon...
This is a staff statement for a hearing of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The document addresses problems associated with commercial clamming. Some commercial diggers were not selling harvests as required by law, were not properly reporting harvests, and were not paying State fees. Some commercial diggers were taking...
"A recent change in fishing effort in the summer part of the crab season has resulted in increased sorting and landing of unfilled crab and much unrest in the industry. Department staff believes the handling is excessive and that modification of the season structure should be considered by the Commission."...
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...
Where there’s a law, there is probably someone trying to evade that law. In this document, ODFW personnel working with the Oregon Commission on Fish and Wildlife attempted to tweak crabbing regulations to prevent unfair exploitation of a limited resource. This document addresses the need to sort and discard undersized...
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 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 is an exhibit made by Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife staff for the October 16, 1991 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. “In 1990, the Commission received a petition which called for prohibition of commercial crabbing within 1 1/2 miles of the mouth of Alsea Bay....
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on October 19, 1994. Topics covered include a summary of the 1993/1994 crab fishery, analysis of the use of long-line gear in crab fisheries, and standards for biodegradable twine on...
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for a rule-making hearing held by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on October 21, 1992. The hearing concerned rules regulating the commercial Dungeness crab fishery including measures to adjust timing of the season, close crabbing areas...
This document discusses a proposal for a two-week extension to the 1973-74 crab season. It gives the opinion of the staff of the Management and Research division of OFW, and their reasoning.
This is a presentation made by the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife before a meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. It advocates closing sport harvests of abalone, citing a "conservation crisis." ""We have reason to suspect that abalone are being taken from Oregon waters under the guise...
The new closed season for commercial crab fishing in Oregon went into effect in 1948. This 1949 document summarizes the results of the 1948 closure and details research and procedures being used to refine the closing dates. This document provides a good look at earlier methods of natural resource management...