(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,…
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Commercial Dungeness crab fishery continues; Season opening delay north of Cape Falcon
OIOpublisher 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…
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…
Oregon commercial crab fishery opens December 16 south of Cape Falcon
Fresh Oregon crab is back on the menu – the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open on most of Oregon’s coast as of Dec. 16, 2020. Dungeness crab will be ready to…
BOAT CAPSIZES IN NETARTS BAY NOVEMBER 27, ONE RESCUED, ONE MISSING
On Friday, November 27, 2020 at approximately 2:20 P.M., emergency personnel from the Oregon State Police, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Netarts Fire and Rescue, and the United States Coast Guard responded to…
Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed
NEWPORT, Ore. (Nov. 20, 2020) – The Dec. 1 commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed until at least Dec. 16 for the entire Oregon coast as testing shows crabs are too low…
Astoria-based Coast Guard cutter returns home following 60-day living marine resources patrol along California coast
ASTORIA, Ore. – The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC-630) returned to their home port Tuesday following a 60-day living marine resources patrol that began in late August. The cutter…
Recreational Shellfish Alert 10/30/20: Razor Clam Closure Extends to the North Coast
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced today October 30th the razor clam closure on the central coast has been extended and now…
Razor clamming reopens Oct. 1 on Clatsop beaches
Astoria, Ore – Following the annual conservation closure, Clatsop beaches reopen to razor clamming October 1 with good news: razor clam abundance is high and the clams are large. Razor clams this year average just under four inches with…
OHA to host virtual town hall with Clatsop County, Pacific Seafood Co. officials Friday Oct. 2nd
Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen, Clatsop County officials and Pacific Seafood Co. officials invite the public to a community town hall at 5 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 2, to discuss the…