A GoogleMaps photo shows Indian Beach where a Coast Guard aircrew rescued three men after they became stranded by the rising tide at Indian Beach, January 17, 2018. ASTORIA, Ore. — A…
Category: Explore Nature
Coast Guard reminds commercial crabbers, boating public to apply safety measures as Dungeness crab season begins
OIOpublisher WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard is reminding commercial fishermen and the boating public to remember safe boating practices and honor crabber-towboat lane agreements as the presoak period for the commercial…
Crab Boats Ready for Start of Season at Port of Garibaldi – 1/8/18
PHOTOS BY DON BEST The docks at the Port of Garibaldi have been bustling as crabbers load pots and anticipate heading out for the start of the Dungeness crab season January 15th….
East students win “Kiss the Pig” challenge, Additional funds sought for Bud’s Fitness Trail
By Chelsea Yarnell What’s more motivating then seeing your school principal kiss a pig? Not much. That was the deal that Tillamook Junior High School Principal Melissa Radcliffe and East Elementary Principal…
Whale Spoken Here – Whale Watch Week Dec. 27-31
Gray whales are visible from Oregon’s shore nearly year-round, but two weeks every year are special! The winter and spring Whale Watch Weeks along the Oregon coast are recognized as some of…
Triumph tows disabled dragger with 42,000 lbs of fish aboard through deep draft bar
ILWACO, Wash. — The Coast Guard towed a 58-foot fishing vessel after the crew lost use of their main engine about 17 miles west of Willapa Bay, Sunday, December 11th. A boat…
Season Opening Delayed In Washington, Oregon and California (North of Point Arena)
On Wednesday December 6, 2017 the Coastal Dungeness Crab Tri-State policy representatives from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the California…
Crab harvesting reopens on a portion of Oregon coast
November 22, 2017… The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the reopening of recreational and commercial bay crabbing from the north jetty of the Coquille River to the north…
BY EXTENSION: Dungeness Crab — an Oregon Tradition on Hold
By Amanda Gladics, Assistant Professor of Practice – Coastal Fisheries Extension As Oregonians, we look forward to the annual opening of the Dungeness Crab fishery and getting fresh crab on our holiday…
Entire Oregon coast reopened for mussel harvesting
November 9, 2017… The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the reopening of recreational and commercial mussel harvesting from the south jetty of the Columbia River to the north…