March 9, 2023 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in consultation with the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), the State of Oregon, and the State of California met today, March 9, 2023…
Category: Oregon Dept. Fish & Wildlife
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife to host informational meeting March 7 in Tillamook for 2023 coastal salmon season on the North Coast
TILLAMOOK, Ore. – The ODFW Tillamook office will host a meeting on Tuesday, March 7 to discuss the process for setting the 2023 coastal salmon season for the North Coast. The meeting…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Offshore longleader gear fishery bag limit increases to 15 fish per day beginning March 1
The recreational offshore longleader gear fishery daily bag limit will be increasing from 10 to 15 fish per day beginning on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. ODFW staff worked with our federal partners…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Initial Columbia River recreational spring Chinook seasons set
(February 22, 2023- CLACKAMAS, Ore.) – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted recreational spring Chinook seasons for the Columbia River during a joint state hearing today. Effective March 1 (downstream of Bonneville Dam) and April 1 (upstream…
Free Fishing President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19
SALEM, Ore.—Make fishing part of your three-day weekend plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19, 2023. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin…
Public meeting for sport Pacific halibut anglers Feb. 7
NEWPORT, Ore – Oregon’s Pacific halibut quota and season for recreational anglers is being discussed at a Feb. 7 public meeting in Newport. The meeting runs 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. with…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife & Tillamook Estuaries Partnership: Eelgrass in Tillamook Bay Presentation Feb. 22nd
Tony D‘Andrea from the ODFW Shellfish team will be in Tillamook on Feb 22nd to discuss Eelgrass in Tillamook County watersheds.Topics of Tony’s presentation will include the life cycle of Eelgrass, common…
Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens Jan. 15 from Cape Falcon to Cape Arago
(January 6, 2023- NEWPORT, OR) – Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery season opens from Cape Falcon to Cape Arago on Jan. 15 after having passed all tests for the crab being ready…
Ocean commercial Dungeness crab season opening delay continues until Jan. 15, 2023
(December 22, 2022 -NEWPORT, Ore) – The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season remains closed until at least Jan. 15, 2023. Round three of pre-season testing shows crabs still remain too low in…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE: 2023 Recreational Bottomfish Season Set
On Friday, December 16, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission finalized the 2023 recreational bottomfish season and regulations. Bag Limits General marine fish bag limit -5 fish New in 2023. No sub-bag limit for…