The 8th Annual Oregon Coastal Caucus Economic Summit was held August 21-22, 2019 in Florence, Oregon. Over 600 people attended the event which promotes the economic development of rural coastal regions, promotes relationships across regional and political spectrums, and pursues a balanced approach that can unite all Oregonians. Oregon Sea...
PowerPoint slides and documents from a meeting between the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and crab fishers at the Curry County Fairgrounds on July 30-31, 1997. Topics covered included buoy tags, logbooks, law enforcement, pot limits, the Washington State buyback program, derelict gear and...
PowerPoint slides and documents from a meeting between the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and crab fishers at the Best Western, Agate Beach Inn on July 28-29, 2009. Topics covered included pot limits, derelict gear, vessel safety, crab logbooks, the Washington State buyback program,...
In Part I the environment of the coastal dunes of Oregon and Washington is analyzed. Most of the substratum is a narrow foreland or terrace, in part submerged, that borders the mountain front. Temperature is relatively low in summer and rarely reaches the freezing point in winter. Winter precipitation is...
The coastal zone is the area where the land, sea, air meet.
It has a unique combination of characteristics which favor human
development, trade and industry.
"Coastal climates are more moderate and stable than those of
the interior of the continents, and are usually associated with
sufficient rainfall to sustain...
This report and accompanying program inventory have been prepared in support of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's statewide nonpoint source pollution control efforts and for use in the development of Oregon's new federally mandated Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program (CNPCP).
When Congress reauthorized the Coastal Zone Management Act in...
Against the backdrop of growing concern about dead zones, rare and endangered sea mammals, depletion of Oregon’s once‐abundant fish stocks, acidification threatening coastal molluscs, and proposals for marine reserves along Oregon’s coastline, a multidisciplinary group of scientists was called together in 2008 to discuss what is known about Oregon’s coastal...
In an effort to describe the plant communities and
succession of the Oregon coastal grasslands, vegetation
and environmental data were collected from 75 stands at
24 separate locations ranging from Cape Falcon in Tillamook
County to Cape Ferrelo in Curry County. The vegetation
data consisted of cover and frequency values...
Proceedings of Visible Possibilities: The Economics of Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Trade, the 16th Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, held July 16-20, 2012 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Pacific razor clams (Siliqua patula) are narrow oblong bivalves that can be found in sandy habitats along the western coast of the United States, from Alaska (Aleutian Islands) to southern California (Pismo Beach). In Washington state, the razor clam fishery has been documented to be an important contributor to the...
The portion of the Oregon coast extending from Cape Blanco south into California has long been recognized as a distinct physiographic region, with probable ramifications for prehistoric subsistence and settlement patterns. Several researchers have proposed models outlining a greater reliance upon marine/littoral resources among groups within this region, while more...
With the current pressure for increased growth, the affects of climatic forcing events
pose serious threats to Oregon's Coastal Communities. Mathematical methods have been
implemented to establish setback distances for development adjacent to littoral cells.
Using formulae developed by the Coastal Construction Setback Taskforce (CCST) under
the Oregon Coastal Management...
Many resource management controversies indicate
disagreement about the possible intended and unintended effects
of management actions on ecosystems. Researchers have
documented a variety of negative effects on specific ecosystems, e.
g. the degradation of salmonid habitat due to mass wasting
(Hagans et al. 1986). While the effects of some management...
Recent warnings from scientists suggest there is limited time to enact policies to avert wide‐ranging ecological and social damage from climate change. In the United States, discussions about comprehensive national policies to avert climate change have begun, with “Green New Deal” proposals and climate plans put forth by members of...
In an effort to foster a collaborative approach to advancing the ocean energy industry, OWET convened the OWET 2010 Developersʼ Summit on September 27 and 28, 2010 in Portland, Oregon. The purpose of the Summit was to create an open dialogue among developers, utilities, and regulatory and policy leaders to...
This report has been prepared in support of the Pacific Northwest
Coastal Ecosystems Regional Study (PNCERS) to provide
a summary and compendium of the management of estuaries
in the Pacific Northwest of the United States that lie between Puget
Sound, Washington, and Cape Mendocino, California. Federal, state,
and local government...
In 2007, the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) put out a request for proposals
to begin to discover answers to many of the environmental and human dimensions
questions. A multidisciplinary group of social scientists – Flaxen Conway, Brent Steel,
Michael Harte, and Bryan Tilt, Oregon State University – responded to...
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Oregon Innovation Council initiatives supporting job
creation and long-term economic growth.
Oregon
In 2007, the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) put out a request for proposals
to begin to discover answers to many of the environmental and human dimensions
questions. A multidisciplinary group of social scientists – Flaxen Conway, Brent Steel,
Michael Harte, and Bryan Tilt, Oregon State University – responded to...
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Oregon
Final Report to the
Oregon Wave Energy Trust
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Collaborative management of subsistence fisheries in the Philippines requires policies that devolve authority to the local level. This involves creating mechanisms to hold managers accountable for creating opportunities for active participation by fisher folk communities. The Philippines has created a comprehensive national framework for the co-management of coastal resources at...
The accumulation of domoic acid (DA) and saxitoxins (STX), phycotoxins produced by some species of Pseudo-nitzschia and Alexandrium, respectively, in coastal food webs are a focus of research on the West Coast of the United States due to the deleterious effects they have on coastal ecosystems and economies. Results are...
"Indexed herein are references to literature pertaining to the marine waters of Oregon. References to papers, depending on the subject matter contained in the paper, are indexed under one or more of the following headings: Marine Biology, Climate, Fisheries, Geology, Hydrology, Chemical and Physical Oceanography, and Bibliographies, Literature Surveys and...
Phytoplankton are a sentinel class of organisms in the marine environment. Through their photosynthetic activity in sunlit waters worldwide, phytoplankton shape the health and productivity of marine ecosystems and impact the global climate. In this work a range of ocean sensing technologies (via ships, surf zone sampling, moorings, gliders, and...
This study was an investigation to determine the distribution, abundance and general food habits of salmonids and non-game fishes residing in several selected coastal streams, Douglas and Coos Counties, Oregon. The physical conditions that characterize the various stream habitat types were monitored and the influence of physical conditions on the...
Various international instruments that could play a positive role in the management of fisheries on the high seas, such as the UN Fish Stocks Agreement and the FAO Compliance Agreement, have not yet come into force. The reach of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations does not yet extend seamless across the...
From July 7 to 11, 2008, the International Coastal Atlas Network (ICAN) held a workshop on “Federated Atlases: Building on the Interoperable Approach” at the headquarters of the European Environment Agency (EEA) in Copenhagen, Denmark. The workshop (aka “ICAN 3”) engaged 29 participants from 10 countries, representing 25 organizations and...
The marine fisheries production from African coastal countries, combined with that of freshwater production of
the continent is estimated to be 6 millions metric tons, corresponding only 5 % of the total world production. Africa's
contribution to fisheries products (1,5 %) is insignificant compared to that of world commerce which...
Published February 1976. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
A series of studies and replicated field sites were implemented in the Oregon Coast Range within Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) sapling plantations infected with varying levels of Swiss needle cast (SNC) caused by the fungus, Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii (Rhode) Petrak (PG). This research was conducted to understand the effects of...
The Oregon coast faces complex environmental and social challenges, such as the threat of a regionally disastrous Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake and tsunami. Researchers are united in their assertion that the CSZ is new, the region is due for a quake, and to mitigate this hazard society must collaborate...