"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...
The Oregon Conservation Strategy is an ambitious effort to synthesize the best available data, science, and knowledge into a broad vision and conceptual framework for long-term conservation of Oregon’s native wildlife. It is intended to be a dynamic, living approach that will be adjusted as new information and insights are...
"Members of the clam harvesting industry have been requesting for several year[s] to allow the use of mechanical gear to harvest bay clams. Presently, harvest is limited to hand methods. . . The purpose of this report is to summarize the use of mechanical gear in the past in Oregon...
In 2000, the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife allowed one permit for an experimental scuba diving fishery for flat abalone (Haliotis walallensis) in Oregon. "The purpose of this report is to summarize the data collected during the first year of harvest/research and make recommendations for future sampling needs and...
This is an exhibit made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on October 19, 2001. "This report reviews the status of Oregon's ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery. An overview is presented for the entire 2000-01 ocean commercial crab fishery with a...
This document is an exhibit made by the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on October 13, 2000. "This is an annual review of the status of Oregon's ocean commercial crab fishery, a review of preseason crab testing off Oregon south of Cascade...
The data in this document was presented to the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission at a September 1, 2000 meeting. It summarizes the 1999/2000 Dungeness crab fishery in Oregon and gives an overview of issues of pot limits and preseason quality testing. Includes statistics.