Oregon's rocky intertidal habitats have been subjected to gradually increasing human-use pressures as the coastal and tourist populations have risen over the years. Brosnan and Crumrine (1991,1992) have documented impacts to intertidal communities at Yaquina Head, Sunset Bay, and Haystack Rock that have resulted from people walking on the intertidal...
"The Oregon fishery for Dungeness crab has a long history. Catch records have been kept for this fishery since 1889. The management strategy for Dungeness crab is derived from these records and from our knowledge of crab biology. Management of a single species fishery such as this should be a...
"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 following bibliography was first prepared in April 1974 for use as a working bibliography on the State/Federal Dungeness Crab Management Program. The present collection combines the articles appearing in the 1974 report with those that have appeared through June 1976.
An earlier bibliography on the Dungeness crab (Butler, 1967)...
Gives statistics for catch, number of boats, number of trips, price data, crab size and grade, and number of crab pots fished. "This report includes 14 years of data to reduce costs of printing." (p.1) 157 pp.
This report summarizes the results of our bay clam studies in 1982. Activities summarized include the recreational clam fishery, commercial clam fishery, hatchery stock enhancement studies, natural recruitment studies, and miscellaneous other project.
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...
An innovative attempt to fish for crabs with helicopters in early 1977 upset some traditional crab fishers, who "claimed that prolonged flight at high speeds would cause delayed mortalities in crabs that were returned to the water. A study was done November 3-December 1 to provide insight into that claim....