(August 29, 2022 – NEWPORT, Ore.) – ODFW will discuss the commercial nearshore black and blue rockfish and nearshore fisheries during Sept. 13-14 public meetings in Pacific City and Port Orford with…
Category: Environment
Oregon Coast Aquarium Contributes To Broadnose Sevengill Shark Research Efforts
OIOpublisher Newport, Oregon — The gulls’ raucous cries echo across the water of Willapa Bay. Sunlight coats the shoreline, the slick black rocks glistening in the dawn. “This one looks pretty sharky.”…
All salmon fishing closed below Bonneville Dam starting tomorrow, Sept. 2; Recreational fishery exceeded allocated ESA fall Chinook impacts
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington have closed all salmonid (salmon and steelhead) fishing, including both retention and catch-and-release fishing, on the Columbia River from Buoy 10 to Bonneville Dam as of tonight, Thursday Sept….
“The Truth about the Economics of Logging” Online Event Sept. 13th
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP), which advocates to protect our local drinking-watersheds, is excited to announce an upcoming online talk with economist Ernie Niemi: “The Truth about the Economics of…
Chinook salmon retention on the Columbia River from Buoy 10 to west Puget Island to close after Tuesday, Aug. 30
CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Chinook salmon retention on the Columbia River from the Buoy 10 line upstream to the western (downstream) end of Puget Island will close effective 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30. State fishery…
ODFW seeks North Coast representative for the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Advisory Committee – Apply by Sept. 16
SALEM, Ore.—ODFW is seeking applicants for one position representing the North Coast on the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee. Interested individuals should apply by Sept. 16, 2022. ODFW is…
Tillamook Bay Estuaries Partnership – Lots of Projects, Funding to Celebrate at Bounty on the Bay Fundraiser Set for September
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor The Tillamook Bay Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is a 501(c)(3) with the mission of the conservation and restoration of Tillamook County’s watersheds through active stewardship, scientific inquiry, community…
Retention of some rockfish species prohibited, bag limit decreases beginning Sept. 6
(August 26, 2022- NEWPORT, Ore) – Beginning Sept. 6 when fishing from a boat during the recreational bottomfishing season, retention of China and copper rockfish and cabezon is prohibited, and the daily…
Beach Hazards Can Kill During Any Season – Learn to Identify Rip Currents, Watch for Sneaker Waves
Since yesterday, Sunday August 21st, Seaside Fire & Rescue Beach Lifeguards and Water Rescue Team have pulled 16 distressed swimmers out of the ocean; and there was the drowning tragedy on Saturday…
Action Notice Recreational Ocean Salmon North of Cape Falcon: Closed to Chinook Salmon Retention Beginning at 12:01 am Tuesday, Aug. 23
(August 22, 2022 RECREATIONAL OCEAN SALMON ACTION NOTICE: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in consultation with the State of Oregon, the State of Washington, and fishery representatives met today via conference…