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 document is a response to a proposal to extend the 1972-73 crab fishing season by two weeks. It describes the problem, gives a short background on the season so far, discusses the factors for and against the extension, and gives the Fish Commission staff’s position.
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...
In 1991, the State of Oregon experimented with allowing the recreational harvest of female Dungeness crabs. This experiment was unsuccessful, due to confusion about areas appropriate for catching crabs and probable overharvesting. Documents given here show the initial ODFW request to amend the regulation made to the Oregon Fish and...
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 Dept. of Fish and Wildlife to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. As the limited entry system for commercial crabbing began to be implemented, issues needed to be resolved around license requirements, permit eligibility, permit transfers and status of boats under construction....
"The sport/commercial interaction concerning Dungeness crab in our estuaries is heating up again. The shellfish staff has discussed this at length and agrees.that the interaction is an indication that our bay crab regulations need to be reviewed. There are currently two issues that need to be resolved: 1) The sport/commercial...
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...
"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."...