U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 63, Station Tillamook Bay will be presenting a Boat America Course. All Oregon boaters who operate a motorboat with over 10 horsepower(hp) are required to take a…
Category: Explore Nature
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Preserving Tillamook Bay – Why We Must Act Against Destructive Aquaculture Practices
OIOpublisher Have you ever been out on Tillamook Bay and seen clumps of long thin green grass moving along with the tide? Have you walked on Cape Meares Spit beach and seen…
Reproductive success improves after a single generation in the wild for descendants of some hatchery-origin Chinook salmon
By Michelle Klampe, Oregon State University (April 16, 2024-NEWPORT, Ore.) – Researchers who created “family trees” for nearly 10,000 fish found that first-generation, wild-born descendants of hatchery-origin Chinook salmon in an Oregon…
$7 million available in Oregon ocean commercial salmon fishery disaster funds
SALEM, Ore. – A total of $7,050,722 is available to Oregon to address poor performance of Oregon’s ocean commercial salmon fisheries for 2018, 2019, and 2020. This includes impacts to commercial fishermen, processors, and…
Rockaway Beach Removes “No Access” Signs from Beach Access with Temporary Legislative Action on Recreational Immunity Issue
By Bill Hassell Today, April 23, 2024, at the Rockaway Beach Wayside, Counselor Mary McGinnis, Public Works Superintendent Dan Emerson and Planning Commission President Bill Hassell carry away the No Access sign…
Action Notice: Pacific Fishery Management Council Finalizes 2024 Salmon Seasons, Recreational & Commercial
4/10/2024 OCEAN SALMON ACTION NOTICE: The Pacific Fishery Management Council finalized their recommendations for 2024 ocean salmon seasons on Wednesday, April 10. The adopted seasons will be available at the PMFC’s website (www.pcouncil.org) in Preseason Report III, and…
Monkeyface prickleback could be world record; Fish caught by Tillamook woman April 1st
(SALEM, Ore.-April 5, 2024) – April Fool’s Day was no joke for Oregon angler Rebecca Jones when she caught a monkeyface prickleback weighing 4.8 pounds and 28 inches long, potentially the new…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife steelhead satellite tagging project first for Oregon in Rogue & Chetco Rivers
(CENTRAL POINT, Ore.) – If you’ve ever wondered where steelhead go in the ocean after they spawned in rivers, you’re not alone. ODFW biologists in southern Oregon want to know too. Biologists…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE INFORMATIONAL UPDATE: Ocean Salmon Seasons Alternatives – Recreational & Commercial
(March 19, 2024) On March 11 the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) adopted a range of ocean salmon fishing season alternatives for the 2024 fishing year (May 16, 2024-May 15, 2025). The alternatives also reflect…
Garibaldi – Home of World-Class Dungeness Crab Thanks to Experienced, Professional Commercial Fishing Fleet (VIDEO)
Story & Photos By Don Backman Did you know that Garibaldi, Oregon produces some of the best Dungeness crab? This small-town port has taken advantage of its close proximity to the ocean…