The Coastal Buzz with Walter Mills is back – heading north to Astoria with a feature about Fisher Poets, happening this weekend virtually. Then Mills heads south to Tillamook for a taste…
Category: Fishing
Coast Guard announces formal investigation into Coastal Reign capsizing
OIOpublisher SEATTLE – The Coast Guard announced today a formal marine casualty investigation has been convened into the marine casualty of the commercial fishing vessel Coastal Reign which capsized February 20, 2021 resulting in the loss of two lives….
Two Perish in Coastal Reign Capsizing on Tillamook Bay Bar February 20th
By Laura Swanson, editor The 38-foot fishing boat the Coastal Reign capsized near the mouth of the Tillamook bay at around 4:40 p.m. Saturday, February 20th United States Coast Guard officials announced….
Coast Guard completes 3 rescues during busy crab season opener
ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard rescue crews from Station Cape Disappointment responded to three distress calls during the season opener of the Washington State commercial crab season this past Saturday. The station, located…
Oregon commercial crab fishery to open North of Cape Falcon February 16
NEWPORT, Ore.—After a significant delay, the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open in the most northern section of Oregon’s coast as of Feb. 16, 2021. This area has remained closed to commercial…
Public comment sought for Cape Falcon Marine Reserve draft management plan by Feb. 28th
NEWPORT, Ore – The public is invited to comment on a draft management plan for the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve located on Oregon’s north coast near Manzanita. The draft Cape Falcon Marine…
Rigorous management practices have led to successful rebuilding of several West Coast groundfish stocks
Groundfish – The Council manages a diverse array of species under the groundfish fishery management plan, including more than 65 rockfish species; flatfish, such as petrale sole and Dover sole; and roundfish,…
A Word From the Pacific City Dorymen’s Association: Promoting & Protecting Fishing Traditions at Cape Kiwanda
(Pacific City, Oregon) If there is one thing a fleet of over 300 fishing vessels, a 115 year-old tradition, and a small community connected to the Pacific Ocean know how to do,…
Commercial Dungeness crab fishery continues; Season opening delay north of Cape Falcon
Friday, December 18, 2020 The opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season from Cape Falcon northward to the Washington border is further delayed until at least mid-January. This area will remain closed…
GOOD NEWS FOR 2020: Smiley Brothers & Sisters North Fork Nehalem River Coho Salmon Harvest – RECORD-BREAKING YEAR!
By Laura Swanson, Volunteer Coordinator for Smiley Brothers/Sisters Salmon Harvest 2020 has been a challenging year is so many ways, and as the season loomed for the Smiley Brothers/Sisters Salmon Harvest, we…