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…
Category: Tillamook Bay
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…
Tillamook Bay South Jetty Repair Update: Project to Begin Soon
By Michael Saindon, General Manager Port of Garibaldi It has been a long road to get to this point, but we, the Port of Garibaldi) can finally announce some good news. Since…
Gray Whale Migration Has Begun – Whales Spotted at Tillamook Bay Bar, Seaside Cove
Some great tail action at the Cove this morning (10/31/23)! And some amazing video of whale breaches at the entrance to Tillamook Bay yesterday (10/30/23)! Here’s some information about gray whales from…