The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce the opening of razor clam harvesting on the north Oregon coast. Recreational and commercial razor clam…
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New permits, fee increases to hike and fish in Oregon, take effect in 2020
OIOpublisher Oregon public land officials have announced visiting and recreational activity costs are expected to increase while new permit systems limit access to large regions of backcountry. By The Associated Press SALEM…
Recreational crabbers required to mark buoys beginning Jan. 1, 2020
Crabbers are reminded that effective Jan. 1, 2020, all surface buoys used with recreational crab pots or rings must be marked to identify the owner of the gear. The identifying information should…
Coast Guard completes 5-hr tow of fishing vessel offshore Yachats, Ore. on Tuesday, Dec. 31st
A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew towed a disabled 52-foot commercial fishing vessel Tuesday night across the Yaquina Bay Bar approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Yachats, Oregon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard…
UPDATE: OREGON STATE POLICE FISH & WILDLIFE TROOPERS REQUESTING PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH WASTE OF DUCKS AND GEESE – TILLAMOOK COUNTY
UPDATE – OREGON STATE POLICE FISH & WILDLIFE TROOPERS REQUESTING PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE WITH WASTE OF DUCKS AND GEESE – TILLAMOOK COUNTY OSP would like to thank the media and the public for…
FIRST DAY HIKES EVENT RETURNS TO STATE PARKS JAN. 1, 2020
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) invites Oregonians outdoors on New Year’s Day for the annual First Day Hikes event. Visitors can choose from 37 hikes in 31 parks across the state….
VISIT THE OREGON COAST FOR WHALE WATCH WEEK DEC. 27 – 31
Thousands of Gray whales are migrating south through Oregon’s waters later this month and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) invites visitors to the coast for the annual Winter Whale Watch Week…
Oregon commercial crab fishery to open Dec. 31
NEWPORT, Ore.—Fresh Oregon crab is back on the menu soon—the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open along all of Oregon’s coast on Dec. 31, 2019. Prior to the opener, crab vessels will…
Razor Clamming Closed Along Entire Oregon Coast for Elevated Domoic Acid Levels 12/13/19
All Razor Clamming Now Closed Along Entire Oregon Coast For Elevated Levels of Domoic Acid 12/13/19 The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce…
Additional Chinook mortality leads to North Coast fall salmon angling closure
December 11, 2019 – TILLAMOOK, Ore.: Following a recent die-off of fall Chinook salmon in the Wilson River, excessive pre-spawn mortality of fall Chinook in other nearby rivers has prompted fishery managers…