After a “lights out” early season for the Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington are adjusting regulations to manage Chinook harvest…
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OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: ODFW Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Update 8/20/26; Regulatory changes ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery to address whale entanglements
Since 2019, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has been implementing measures to reduce the risk of whale entanglements in the commercial crab fishery. These measures are foundational to…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: ODFW to host public meetings in Tillamook Sept. 2 and Port Orford Sept. 3 on commercial nearshore fisheries
(NEWPORT, OR) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is holding two public meetings to discuss the commercial black and blue rockfish and nearshore fisheries. The meetings will be held in…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Chinook fishing closed in ocean from Cape Falcon to Leadbetter Pt.
(NEWPORT, OR) – Chinook salmon fishing closes tonight, Aug. 17 from Leadbetter Pt., WA to Cape Falcon, OR. Hatchery coho fishing will continue in this area. Projected harvest of Chinook salmon…
Fishing Vessel Joins Trained Team to Free Injured Humpback Whale 20 Miles off Oregon Coast
Recovered fishing gear will inform action to reduce whale entanglements. A researcher in a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter first spotted the entangled humpback anchored to the bottom about 20 miles off…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Let’s Talk About Fish
Why a federal decision could change fishing on the Columbia River for years to come. EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A…
OFRENDA A NUESTRO OCÉANO SANADOR: AN OFFERING TO OUR HEALING OCEAN – A HUEHCA OMEYOCAN CELEBRATION AUGUST 2nd
Join Friends of Netarts Bay, Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea (WEBS) and celebrate Huehca Omeyocan’s tenth year at Neah-Kah-Nie High School in Rockaway Beach on August 2nd from 11 am to…
U.S. Coast Guard responds to collision between 2 fishing vessels 22 miles offshore of Grays Harbor, Washington Tuesday July 21st
(SEATTLE) — Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor and Coast Guard Air Station Astoria responded to a reported collision between two fishing vessels, approximately 22 miles offshore of Grays Harbor, Tuesday, July…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Reminder: Online Public Meeting July 29 on 2027 Sport Pacific Halibut and Bottomfish Fishing
ODFW will host an online public meeting at 6 pm on Wednesday, July 29 to discuss the 2027 Pacific halibut season as well as a brief update on how the 2026…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: ODFW to host an online Public Meeting on July 29 at 6pm in preparation for 2027 Sport Pacific halibut and bottomfish fishing.
(SALEM, OR) – ODFW staff will be hosting an online public meeting at 6 pm on Wednesday, July 29 to discuss the 2027 Pacific halibut season. The meeting will be held online only, through Microsoft…
