EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s that time of the year … Orcas sighted in Tillamook Bay (over the last few years, we have regular visits from Orcas during June.) We follow various social media…
Category: Tillamook Bay
Tillamook Bay – South Jetty Construction Update 6/17/24
From Matthew Craig, P.E. Project Manager for Tillamook South Jetty Repairs U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District The contractor continues to stockpile jetty armor stone at the barge loading facility at…
Razor clamming reopens on mid and north coast; two bays – Netarts & Tillamook – reopen for commercial oyster harvest; coastwide closures remain for mussel and bay clam harvesting
SALEM, Ore – Razor clamming reopens today from Yachats to the Washington border and commercial oyster harvest reopens in Netarts and Tillamook bays, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Preserving Tillamook Bay – Why We Must Act Against Destructive Aquaculture Practices
Have you ever been out on Tillamook Bay and seen clumps of long thin green grass moving along with the tide? Have you walked on Cape Meares Spit beach and seen miles…
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…
PORT OF GARIBALDI PREPARES FOR JETTY ROCK TRANSPORT, CLOSING AREAS FOR STAGING, LOADING ROCKS TO BARGE ACROSS BAY
In a crucial step toward the restoration of the Tillamook Bay South Jetty, the Port of Garibaldi will be temporarily closing the Port’s dirt lot/staging area located between the Port office and…
COAST GUARD WEEK LAUNCHES IN GARIBALDI MARCH 4-10; Garibaldi to receive prestigious Coast Guard City designation March 5; Activities ALL WEEK
March 5 – Coast Guard City designation ceremony at Old Mill Even Center 10 am March 6 – Coast Guard Auxilliary 2pm at Garibaldi Library March 7 – Pat Patterson Day @Garibaldi…
Crossing the Tillamook Bar: Garibaldi Crab Fleet Takes to Ocean Dec. 30th – Photos & Video by Don Backman
The 2023 crab season has had partial openings with southern waters opening December 16th; and the northern waters opened on December 31st. Pioneer videographer/photographer Don Backman caught these images of the Garibaldi…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, FIRST RESPONDERS SAFELY RESCUE SIX PEOPLE FROM BOAT IN TILLAMOOK BAY DEC. 22
esterday, December 22, 2023, a recreational boater lost engine power while crabbing in Tillamook Bay. Personnel from the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Garibaldi Fire Rescue, Oregon State Police and United States Coast…
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: Tillamook South Jetty Repairs – Bayocean Dike Road Access Update
The US Army Corps of Engineers has announced that beginning November 27, 2023, public access to Bayocean Dike Road, north of Bayocean Peninsula Park will be intermittently closed. In support of the…
