Posted by Webmaster on Nov 9, 2009 in
General The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is extending the current angling closure on the Chetco River upstream of Highway 101 until further notice. The season was expected to reopen today, but will remain closed to protect spawning fall Chinook.
Parks and Rec asks for state bikeway nominations
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department currently is taking nominations for bike routes for consideration as State Scenic Bikeways.
Such designated bikeways would follow roads and bicycle paths that connect riders with outstanding scenic, historic and natural settings. The OPRD will be accepting nominations through Jan. 31, 2010, and annually from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31 thereafter.
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Tags: Chetco, Chinook, closures, ODFW, salmon
Posted by Webmaster on Oct 13, 2009 in
General SALEM (AP) — Health officials have reopened Pacific coastal beaches for recreational razor clamming from the south jetty of Yaquina Bay down to the California border.
The state Monday also approved recreational mussel harvesting from Bastendorff Beach near Charleston to the California border.
The Department of Agriculture and Department of Fish and Wildlife says shellfish samples taken last week show levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins have dropped to a safe level. The entire coast had been closed to recreational razor clam and mussel harvest since Sept. 21.
Razor clamming is still closed from the mouth of the Columbia to the north jetty of Yaquina Bay, and mussel harvesting is closed north of Bastendorff Beach.
Tags: Clamming in Oregon, ODFW, Razor clams, toxins
Posted by Webmaster on Aug 17, 2009 in
Fishing The 10th-Annual Coos Basin Amateur Salmon Derby will be held Sept. 12 and 13 on the Coos River in Coos Bay.
Tickets cost $20, and can be purchased at England Marine in Charleston, Bite’s on Tackle Shop, Coos Bay Marine and Y Marina in Empire, and BNT in Coos Bay. Tickets also can be purchased the day of the derby at Eastside, California Street (North Bend) and Dora’s Place boat ramps. Free tickets for children ages 16 and under will be available at any of the boat ramps on the day of the derby.
A total of $1,000 in prize money will be distributed among first through fourth places and the biggest fish in the Junior Division.
Proceeds go toward the Salmon Trout Enhancement Program in Coos County.
For more information, call the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at 888-5515 or Valerie Pena at 759-2709.
Tags: 2009, Bite’s on Tackle Shop, Coos Salmon Derby, Englund Marine, ODFW, salmon
Posted by Webmaster on Jul 27, 2009 in
General Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife marine biologist Cristen Don will discuss wave energy development at an ODFW fish conference in September.
As the United States looks for ways to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels the Oregon coast is gaining more attention as a potential source of renewable energy.
Questions about this new technology revolve around the effect of large anchors and other structures on marine habitat and species composition, an ODFW press release said. There also are concerns about entanglements and the effects of electromagnetic fields on fish and other animals.
Don is the near-shore assistant project leader for ODFW’s Marine Resources Program and is a member of team of stakeholders addressing potential environmental impacts of wave energy technology.
The conference will bring together 40 speakers who are scheduled to present the latest findings in fish-related research at the conference Sept. 11-13 at the Oregon 4-H Conference and Education Center eight miles west of Salem.
A New Jersey company is already pursuing a permit to set up wave energy facilities off the Oregon coast, and others are contemplating it.
Oregon State University is studying wave energy at its Hatfield Marine Science Center and plans to expand that research. Gov. Ted Kulongoski wants to promote wave energy in an environmentally responsible manner and has directed state agencies to amend Oregon’s Territorial Sea Plan, which governs activities in the ocean within three miles of the coast.
Advance registration is required at a cost of $15 for individuals, $20 for families and $5 for students. Registration forms are available on the ODFW Web site at www.dfw.state.or.us/STEP.
For more information, contact Debbi Farrell by phone at 503-947-6211 or by e-mail at Debbi.L.Farrell@state.or.us.
Tags: fishing, ODFW, Wave energy
