ODFW reminds anglers about the following 2026 recreational bottomfish season and regulations beginning Thursday, January 1, 2026. Changes from 2025 are in italics and underlined. Bag Limits General Marine Species: 4-fish bag limit Canary rockfish: 2-fish sub-bag limit…
Category: Environment
King Tides – Another round happening January 1st – 4th!
These extremely high tides occur when the moon’s orbit comes closest to the earth, the earth’s orbit is closest to the sun, and the sun, moon and earth are in direct alignment,…
GUIDED FIRST DAY HIKES SET FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY IN 25 OREGON STATE PARKS; TILLAMOOK COUNTY STATE PARKS HOST FIRST HIKES AT OSWALD WEST, SITKA SEDGE
SALEM, Oregon— Whether you prefer a moderate hike through a desert landscape or a paved wooded trail inside city limits, Oregon State Parks has a First Day Hike for you on New Year’s Day, Thursday Jan. 1. In Tillamook…
OREGON STATE PARKS: WINTER WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS TO THE OREGON COAST DEC. 27-31
Oregon State Parks will host Winter Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, Dec. 27 through Wednesday, Dec. 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 14 sites along the Oregon Coast from 10 a.m….
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Oregon’s north coast opens to commercial crab fishing Dec. 31
NEWPORT, Ore. – The commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens Dec. 31 from Cape Falcon to the Washington border. Fishermen can begin the presoak period – setting baited crab pots in the water…
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection Upcoming Events: Beyond High Water Mark Webinar; Astoria Meeting & More
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center will host a webinar entitled “Beyond the High Water Mark: A Call for Floodplain…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Commission sets 2026 groundfish seasons
(SALEM, Ore.)— The Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Commission set 2026 groundfish regulations during their meeting in Salem Friday December 12, 2025. The daily catch limit for lingcod will increase from…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE ASKING FOR PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE TO IDENTIFY POACHER – LINCOLN COUNTY
Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s help to locate the person(s) responsible for the waste of one cow elk in Lincoln County near Waldport. On November 28,…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Commercial crab season begins Dec. 16 from Cape Falcon to the California border
(Newport, OR) – Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season opens Dec. 16 from Cape Falcon to the California border, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Crab will be available in…
UPDATE ABOUT DUNGENESS CRAB SEASON FROM LOCAL OCEAN, NEWPORT SEAFOOD MARKET & RESTAURANT
This year’s commercial Dungeness crab season has been delayed until at least December 16. Oregon’s crab have passed both meat fill and biotoxin tests, but the season cannot open until Oregon, Washington,…