Commercial fisheries are coupled human-natural systems that cross state borders and integrate private, public, academic sectors and interests. These systems integrate complicated relationships between coastal socioeconomics, resource management and environmental realms. Previous findings from West Coast-based studies have identified aging trends in commercial fisheries participation, commonly referred to as the...
Policy decisions in fishery management are becoming increasingly
complex and difficult. This is especially true for the salmon fisheries
where policy outcomes affect the productivity of the salmon
resource and the subsequent well-being of commercial fishermen, charter
boat operators, Indian fishermen, and sport anglers. The objective
of this study was...
Crabs molt every year. After molting, the shells are soft, and have not filled in with flesh. Fishery managers face a constant challenge to set the start of the crab season at the right date. Too early, and there are too many softshell crabs. Too late, and crab fishers are...
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 is an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife exhibit made before the December 5, 1990 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The exhibit contains a briefing on a citizen’s petition to prohibit commercial crabbing at the mouth of Alsea Bay. The exhibit includes the petition, a Waldport...
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...
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...