Newport, Ore. – Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed coastwide until at least Dec. 16, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Pre-season testing shows Dungeness crabs are too low in meat yield in some ocean areas…
Category: Oregon Dept. Fish & Wildlife
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE ASKING FOR HELP IN IDENTIFYING SUSPECTED POACHER – YAMHILL COUNTY (VIDEO)
(YAMHILL COUNTY, Ore. 30 Oct. 2024) – The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for help to identify a suspected poacher. The suspected poacher was hunting in the Trask…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Razor clam harvest closure Cascade Head to California border
(October 25, 2024- SALEM, Ore) – Razor clam harvesting is now closed from Cascade Head to the California border the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Razor clamming opens Oct. 1 on Clatsop beaches
Clatsop beaches reopen Oct. 1 for razor clam harvesting after the annual conservation closure that began July 15. Before heading out to harvest razor clams or any shellfish, always call the Shellfish Safety Hotline at 1-800-448-2474 or visit…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Columbia River Chinook fishing extended through Oct. 13
(September 25, 2024- CLACKAMAS, Ore.)—Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington extended Chinook retention on the mainstem Columbia River for two additional weeks during a joint state hearing today. The decision came after…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE hosts Oct. 2 Pacific halibut public meeting
(NEWPORT, Ore) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting an Oct. 2 public meeting to discuss the 2025 sport Pacific halibut season. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE recommends people avoid harvesting and consuming softshell clams from Alsea Bay estuary; OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY issued recreational use advisory for Eckman Lake
(September 19, 2024- NEWPORT, Ore) – After the Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use advisory for Eckman Lake in Lincoln County, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recommends people avoid harvesting…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Keep fishing for fall salmon – Columbia River seasons extended to Sept. 30th
(September 18, 2024 – CLACKAMAS, Ore.)—Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added more recreational salmon fishing days in the mainstem Columbia River during a joint state hearing today. With today‘s changes, the following…
More fall salmon fishing in store for the Columbia River – Chinook Salmon reopens at Buoy 10 – Sept. 12-22
(September 11, 2024 – CLACKAMAS, Ore.) —Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added additional recreational salmon fishing days in the mainstem Columbia River during a joint state hearing yesterday afternoon. Chinook fishing at…
Commercial black rockfish harvest reductions for 2025 one topic of annual ODFW commercial nearshore fishery public meetings
NEWPORT, Ore. – ODFW is holding two public meetings to discuss the commercial black and blue rockfish fishery and the nearshore fishery. Meetings will be held Sept. 10 in Port Orford with…