Image: Pacific Salmon Commission. Applications for four grant fund programs offered through the Pacific Salmon Commission are being accepted for projects to enhance wild salmon stocks and their habitat, with deadlines ranging from Sept. 6 through Nov. 1. The call for proposals for the Southern Endowment Fund, for southern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Idaho’s […]
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Red king crab. Photo: NOAA Fisheries. Congress has appropriated over $220 million to address fishery disasters that occurred in multiple Alaska and Washington fisheries from 2019 through 2023. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced the allocation on May 19, noting the devastating effects these disasters have had on local communities in both states, and on the […]
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Atmospheric dust. Image: NASA Earth Observatory via Oregon State University. Research led by Oregon State University (OSU) scientists has identified new information on the role that dust plays in nourishing global ocean ecosystems while helping regulate atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. OSU oceanographer Toby Westberry said this is the first time it has been shown that […]
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Image: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials have issued a fleet advisory for commercial Dungeness crab harvesters through May 31, urging vigilance to avoid setting gear in area where humpback whales are transiting or foraging to further minimize risk of entanglement. ODFW is anticipating an above average crab […]
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Chinook salmon. File photo. A commercial salmon troll fishery in Southeast Alaska that contributes millions of dollars to the regional economy is uncertain, with federal fisheries managers and harvesters pitted against an environmental group that contends endangered orca whales need those fish more. The state of Alaska on May 3 served notice of its intent […]
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Though the solstice takes place in June, May is the unofficial start of summer in much of the coastal United States. And in the northern reaches, many fishing seasons are just kicking off. Whether you chase inshore favorites like striped bass or snook, prefer bottomfish like flounder, or pursue pelagics, odds are good that you’re […]
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Image: U.S. Department of Commerce. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is asking the Department of Commerce for an expedited declaration of a federal fishery resource disaster, in the wake of a federal fisheries managers’ recommendation to close all commercial ocean fisheries for Chinook salmon from Cape Falcon to the California border. Due to recent droughts, returns […]
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Image: U.S. Department of the Interior. Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington are among 22 states sharing in a new $35 million federal investment to address outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers to fish in the nation’s rivers and streams. The Interior Department announcement of Friday, April 21 is being funded under President […]
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Image: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Federal officials are recommending over $265 million in funding for new projects nationwide, including salmon habitat in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington state, to help strengthen climate resilience of coast ecosystems and communities. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in an April 21 announcement that the […]
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OAKLEY, Calif. (April 24, 2023) – The Simpson University team of Ryan Beaty of Martinez, California, and Nathan Phillips of Kelseyville, California, brought a five-bass limit across the stage Friday weighing 14 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI event on the California Delta presented by Tackle Warehouse . The victory earned […]
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Mary Furuness, a supervisory fish management specialist, receives the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Bob Mace Distinguished Service Award from council chair Simon Kinneen. Image: NPFMC. Federal fisheries managers have honored Mary Furuness, a supervisory fish management specialist with the agency’s Alaska regional office, with the Bob Mace Distinguished Service Award for her years of […]
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Image: Pacific Fishery Management Council. The Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) has brought to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek concerns about potential adverse impacts to fisheries from offshore wind energy in ocean waters off of the Oregon coast. In an April 6 letter, the PFMC suggested to Kotek that the state rescind the Coos Bay and […]
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Image: Oregon State University. An Oregon State University (OSU) study that tracked juvenile black rockfish in nearshore waters from 2013 to 2019 has concluded that the young fish fared better than feared in a marine heatwave between 2014 and 2016. “The study is important for gauging the conditions and making management plans that will affect […]
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the agency’s Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program will provide more than $20 million in grant funding for 19 states to construct, renovate and maintain marinas and other boating facilities for outdoor recreation. Under the BIG program, more than $2.8 million will fund projects in 19 states under the […]
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The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) joined recreational boating and fishing stakeholders and advocates, including Oregon-based marine dealers, and grassroots organization Oregon Families for Boating (OFFB) at Oregon’s inaugural “Advocacy Day” in Salem, Oregon. The coalition of industry stakeholders met with nearly 20 Oregon Senate and House of Representative legislators and staff to discuss legislative […]
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Win a New $50,000 Phoenix Boat at the Potholes Pro/Am Potholes Reservoir is set to host the first Pro/Am Bass Tournament in the Northwest, offering a grand prize of $50,000 Phoenix boat to the winner. The tournament, which is open to both professional and amateur anglers, will take place on May 4-5th, 2023 and is […]
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Proponents of 30×30 such as the NRDC state that no-take MPAs represent the best means of reaching the goals of the initiative. But California anglers argue that closing access to coastal recreational fishing and species such as calico bass is not the solution. Jim Hendricks A conservation movement aimed to mitigate climate change, enhance biodiversity […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Steadfast. Photo: USCG. The Coast Guard cutter Steadfast returned to its Astoria, Oregon homeport on March 14, following a 69-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, during which they confiscated over 7,500 pounds of cocaine valued at $85.6 million. The Steadfast had deployed with a Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron […]
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Image: Pacific Fishery Management Council. The Pacific Fishery Management Council last week adopted three alternatives for 2023 ocean salmon fisheries off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California, all in advance of its plan to make a final decision on salmon seasons during its April 1-7 meeting. Detailed information about season starting dates, areas open […]
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Image: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Commercial ocean troll salmon fishery seasons that were scheduled to open between March 15 and May 15 in all areas from Cape Falcon to the Oregon-California border have been cancelled for 2023, officials with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced March 9. They said the […]
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