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Fire devastates Southwest Washington seafood facility
A massive fire broke out at a crab-landing facility in Pacific County on Monday, inflicting significant damage on the facility and destroying fishing gear ahead of Washington’s commercial Dungeness crab season.
Oregon Fish and Wildlife director to retire after nearly 4 decades at the agency
Curt Melcher spent nearly 10 years at the helm of the agency, helping stabilize its budget while conserving and opening access to nearly 16,000 acres of wildlife and riparian habitat along the Minam River in northeast Oregon as well as 10,000 acres of the lower Deschutes River.
Oregon Coast fishing families lean on Newport nonprofit following tough years
Oregon’s commercial fishing industry continued to have challenges in 2023 after seeing revenue drop by over $90 million the previous year. That means more families in the fishing industry have been leaning on the nonprofit group Newport Fishermen’s Wives.
Struggling salmon fishermen getting federal help in Oregon and along West Coast, but it may be too late
U.S. Department of Commerce declared a Chinook fishery disaster for 2018, 2019 and 2020 when salmon populations plummeted.
Planned repair work on dam near Roseburg has led to emergency lamprey rescues
Planned repair work on Winchester Dam near Roseburg, Oregon, has led to emergency salvage efforts for Pacific lamprey. It’s just the latest concern from environmentalists who are opposed to the dam on the North Umpqua River.
Anti-poaching campaign launches across Oregon
A statewide anti-poaching campaign kicks off Tuesday. It’s to educate the public about recognizing poaching and reporting incidents to authorities.
Low steelhead numbers prompt closure of North Umpqua River to fishing
For the second time in three years, the North Umpqua River and its tributaries will be closed to all fishing for several months.
This fishing gear can help save whales. What will it take for fishermen to use it?
On both the East and West coasts, whales are at risk of being entangled and injured by ropes used by fishermen. Fishing grounds are being closed, but new technology could help avoid that.
Shellfish growers in Northwest’s oyster capital want ‘blitz’ against invasive green crabs
Shellfish growers in Willapa Bay in southwest Washington, the self-styled "Oyster Capital of the World," are alarmed by an invasion of potentially destructive nonnative European green crabs. Some are asking for an all-out trapping offensive to corral the invasive species.
Dungeness crab season opens this week on last sections of Oregon’s coastline — with possible caveat
The final two stretches of Oregon’s coast will open for commercial Dungeness crab fishing this week. But there may be a special requirement.