Health officials say at least 20 people sickened by naturally occurring biotoxin after gathering mussels from Short Beach near Oceanside, Hug Point, and near Seaside PORTLAND, Ore.—An outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning…
Category: Government
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Pausing to Reflect on Our Shared Values
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 With all the things that disturb and divide us these days, I want to believe that Memorial Day is a time that brings us all…
MYSTERIES FROM THE SEA: Tar Balls, Oiled Birds and Beached Whale – Report from Oregon DEQ Incident Response Team 5/27/24
Responders continue surveying and cleanup efforts for a tar-like oil washing up on shorelines and impacting wildlife since Sunday, May 19 from Long Beach, WA to south of Waldport, OR. To date, no source has been identified. However, analysis…
Where’s the Whale? North Oregon Coast Watch Whale Float by Rockaway Beach; Whale Beached North of Nehalem Jetty May 26th
The whale drama began on Saturday May 25th on local social media community pages as local Rockaway Beach residents noticed a large object offshore beyond the surf line. Several queries and guesses,…
Fish, clam and crab for free during Free Fishing Weekend June 1-2; Fishing Events at Hebo Lake, Trask Hatchery in Tillamook
Free fishing events in Clatskanie, Estacada, Eugene, Gaston, Hebo, Junction City, Lakeside, Portland, Tillamook, Toledo, Florence, and Ukiah SALEM, Ore.— Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of the first weekend of June….
Some Ballots Mailed USPS “Returned to Sender” in Tillamook County; Returned Ballots Need to be to Clerk’s Office by May 28th
By Laura Swanson Some Tillamook County residents were surprised to receive their mailed ballots “returned to sender – mis-delivered back to them. There have been reports of ballots that were mailed via…
Coast Guard’s 56th Fast Response Cutter Arrives at Home Port in Astoria, Oregon on Saturday May 25th
Let’s welcome the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter David Duren – the first Fast Response Cutter to be homeported in the Pacific Northwest! The cutter is named after Master Chief Petty…
OREGON DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE & OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE Recreational Shellfish Alert 5/26/24: Mussel Closure Extended to Include Entire North Coast
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish closure today Sunday, May 26, 2024. The mussel closure has been extended from the central…
Tar Balls Continue to Wash Up Along Oregon, Washington Coasts; Unified Command Urges Coastal Visitors to Avoid Contact
(ASTORIA, Ore. –May 25, 2024) — Responders continue surveying and cleanup efforts for a tar-like substance washing up on shorelines and impacting wildlife since Sunday, May 19 from Long Beach, WA to south…
Central Coast Closes For Mussel Harvesting 5/23/24 – from Cape Lookout to Seal Rock State Park
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish closure. Mussel harvesting has closed on the central coast effective May 23, 2024. Levels of…