ASTORIA, Ore. – The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC-630) returned to their home port Tuesday following a 60-day living marine resources patrol that began in late August. The cutter…
Category: Fishing
Recreational Shellfish Alert 10/30/20: Razor Clam Closure Extends to the North Coast
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced today October 30th the razor clam closure on the central coast has been extended and now…
Razor clamming reopens Oct. 1 on Clatsop beaches
Astoria, Ore – Following the annual conservation closure, Clatsop beaches reopen to razor clamming October 1 with good news: razor clam abundance is high and the clams are large. Razor clams this year average just under four inches with…
OHA to host virtual town hall with Clatsop County, Pacific Seafood Co. officials Friday Oct. 2nd
Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen, Clatsop County officials and Pacific Seafood Co. officials invite the public to a community town hall at 5 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 2, to discuss the…
Recent sighting of entangled whale off Tillamook Coast caused concern, calls to local officials; Response from NOAA; Oregon commercial Dungeness crab industry leading on reducing risks to whales
EDITOR’S NOTE: This issue has recently come up on social media in Tillamook County after an encounter near Three Arches Rock in the ocean off of Netarts. A video was shared on…
Tillamook nonprofit, Food Roots FarmTable & Tillamook Farmers Market host first annual Local Seafood Stockup shopping event – Final Hours to Shop
Oregon’s North Coast is known in the Pacific Northwest for its delicious seafood bounty. Thanks to Tillamook nonprofit Food Roots Farmtable and Tillamook Farmers Market, North Coast residents can bulk order online…
Chinook retention reopens on mainstem Columbia River starting Saturday, Sept. 19
CLACKAMAS, Ore.— Fishery managers were able to reopen the 2020 Chinook retention season starting this Saturday, Sept. 19, four days earlier than scheduled based on preseason planning and run forecasts. Effective Sept. 19-Dec. 31,…
Oregon men caught setting stolen crab traps in a protected marine reserve await trial; Garibaldi fisherman Bob Browning assists, using TIP line
NEWPORT, Ore.—Two men caught setting stolen crab traps in Cape Falcon Marine Reserve of the North Oregon coast await trial following a joint effort of citizen reporting and solid detective work. Bob…
States add two days of Chinook retention at Buoy 10, two sturgeon retention days above Wauna
CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers decided to provide more Chinook retention opportunity for the Buoy 10 fishery on the Columbia River in time for Labor Day weekend when they met by conference call this…
Coast Guard urges safe boating during holiday weekend
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard urges boaters across the Pacific Northwest to use extra caution while on the water this Labor Day weekend. Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of…