SALEM, Ore.— On Friday May 10th, the Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to select Dr. Debbie Colbert as the new ODFW Director. Colbert is the first woman to ever be appointed…
Category: Oregon Dept. Fish & Wildlife
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Commission to consider two candidates for agency director on May 10
(May 3, 2024 – SALEM, Ore.) —Debbie Colbert and Kaitlin Lovell were selected as the two final candidates for the ODFW director position today during a subcommittee meeting that included two commissioners and two…
$7 million available in Oregon ocean commercial salmon fishery disaster funds
SALEM, Ore. – A total of $7,050,722 is available to Oregon to address poor performance of Oregon’s ocean commercial salmon fisheries for 2018, 2019, and 2020. This includes impacts to commercial fishermen, processors, and…
Oregon’s Fish & Wildlife Commission meets in Tillamook April 18-19
(SALEM, Ore.)—Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission meets in Tillamook April 18-19 for a tour of area projects on Thursday and a meeting on Friday. To join the tour on Thursday, meet at the Terimore Motel, 5105 Crab…
Action Notice: Pacific Fishery Management Council Finalizes 2024 Salmon Seasons, Recreational & Commercial
4/10/2024 OCEAN SALMON ACTION NOTICE: The Pacific Fishery Management Council finalized their recommendations for 2024 ocean salmon seasons on Wednesday, April 10. The adopted seasons will be available at the PMFC’s website (www.pcouncil.org) in Preseason Report III, and…
Monkeyface prickleback could be world record; Fish caught by Tillamook woman April 1st
(SALEM, Ore.-April 5, 2024) – April Fool’s Day was no joke for Oregon angler Rebecca Jones when she caught a monkeyface prickleback weighing 4.8 pounds and 28 inches long, potentially the new…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Confirm Recent Wolverine Sightings in Nehalem, Netarts & Newport
Everyone needs a trip to the coast every now and then, right? Wolverine sightings continued this year with confirmed reports in Nehalem, Netarts and Newport over the last week and a half!…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife steelhead satellite tagging project first for Oregon in Rogue & Chetco Rivers
(CENTRAL POINT, Ore.) – If you’ve ever wondered where steelhead go in the ocean after they spawned in rivers, you’re not alone. ODFW biologists in southern Oregon want to know too. Biologists…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE INFORMATIONAL UPDATE: Ocean Salmon Seasons Alternatives – Recreational & Commercial
(March 19, 2024) On March 11 the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) adopted a range of ocean salmon fishing season alternatives for the 2024 fishing year (May 16, 2024-May 15, 2025). The alternatives also reflect…
Free Fishing Weekend in Oregon, Feb. 17-18
SALEM, Ore.—Make fishing part of your President’s Day weekend plans with friends and family. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17-18, 2024. No fishing/shellfish licenses or…