@article {83190, title = {Oregon shellfish farmers: Perceptions of stressors, adaptive strategies, and policy linkages}, journal = {Ocean and Coastal Management}, volume = {234}, number = {106475}, year = {2023}, note = {The demand for oysters in the United States exceeds supply, marking the oyster growing as an industry meriting support. On the west coast, growers must cope with climate change, particularly ocean acidification, as well as regulatory problems and labor shortages. In order to help resource managers help oyster farmers, the authors of this paper went to the growers. In 2022, they conducted detailed interviews with Oregon oyster growers, and their comments abundantly populate this paper. {\textquotedblleft}To expand and enhance United States oyster production, and support domestic food security and livelihoods, a better understanding of the limitations that oyster farmers{\textquoteright} experience, and corresponding pathways forward for adaptation is needed. Through semi-structured interviews conducted with commercial Oregon shellfish farmers, we assess the environmental, economic, social and regulatory stressors impacting oyster growing operations, and the corresponding adaptive strategies employed or envisioned by aquaculture farmers{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). The authors note adaptive strategies oyster growers adopt to cope, and advocate for more targeted outreach to support the oyster growers.}, month = {2023}, pages = {15 p.}, keywords = {aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, climate, commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Coos Bay, economics, environmental law and policy, mollusks, Netarts Bay, ocean acidification, oysters, South Slough, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106475 }, author = {Green, Kristen Marie and Spalding, Ana K. and Ward, Melissa and Levine, Arielle and Wolters, Erika Allen and Hamilton, Sara Luanne and Rice, Lauren} } @article {83147, title = {Status of the European Green Crab, Carcinus maenas, (aka 5-spine crab) in Oregon Estuaries. Report for 2022}, year = {2023}, note = {The invasive European green crab is a voracious predator of bivalve molluscs, small crustaceans and other organisms. It has been present in Oregon since the late 1990s. The population grows when winter waters are warm, as they are during El Ni{\~n}os. Since 2015, however, {\textquotedblleft}recruitment has been good every year. Since green crabs live for 6 years, these recent strong year classes can produce larvae until 2027. . . Now that populations in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia have built up, we have evidence for local production and for larvae sources from a genetically distinct population on Vancouver Island. . .{\textquotedblright} (from the Executive Summary) }, pages = {30 p.}, institution = {Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Aquatic Nuisance Species Project}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, Coos Bay, crustaceans, El Nino, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, Grays Harbor (Wa.), introduced species, Netarts Bay, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, population count, Salmon River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Willapa Bay (Wa.), Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/73666d40c}, author = {Yamada, Sylvia Behrens and Royer, Cameron and Schooler, Shon and Flitcroft, Rebecca and Vance, Mitch and Randall, Andrea and Fisher, Jennifer} } @article {83146, title = {Status of the European Green Crab, Carcinus maenas, in Oregon and Washington Coastal Estuaries. Report for 2020 and 2021}, year = {2022}, note = {The COVID-19 pandemic affected this report, leading to combined years and trapping on a reduced number of estuaries. The invasive European green crab is a voracious predator of bivalve molluscs, small crustaceans and other organisms. It has been present in Oregon since the late 1990s. The population grows when winter waters are warm, as they are during El Ni{\~n}os. Since 2015, however, {\textquotedblleft}recruitment has been good every year. Since green crabs live for 6 years, these recent strong year classes can produce larvae until 2027. . . Now that populations in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia have built up, we have evidence for local production and for larvae sources from a genetically distinct population on Vancouver Island. . .{\textquotedblright} (from the Executive Summary) This report is accompanied by a dataset, available at: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/b8515w17z }, pages = {27 p.}, institution = {Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Aquatic Nuisance Species Project}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, Coos Bay, crustaceans, El Nino, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, Grays Harbor (Wa.), introduced species, Netarts Bay, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, population count, Tillamook Bay, Willapa Bay (Wa.), Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/g445cn70c }, author = {Yamada, Sylvia Behrens and Royer, Cameron and Schooler, Shon and Fisher, Jennifer and Randall, Andrea and Buffington, Chelsey and Stote, Alex and Akmajian, Adrianne} } @article {83182, title = {A doubled down invasion of the northeast Pacific by the Asian mud shrimp, Upogebia major, and its coevolved bopyrid isopod parasite, Orthione griffenis}, journal = {Aquatic Invasions}, volume = {16}, number = {4}, year = {2021}, note = {The blue mud shrimp, Upogebia pugettensis, is known to be an ecosystem engineer, turning over and re-suspending, and aerating sediments (bioturbation), burrowing, and deposit feeding. The mud shrimp affects organic structure, nutrients, and the grain size of sediments in mudflats. Some of this activity creates difficulties for oyster growers, causing the application of pesticides in oyster growing areas in the 1950s. It may be that the changes in the ecosystem caused by introduced oysters and pesticides opened the doors for subsequent invasions. In 1999, a parasitic isopod was discovered to be infecting the native mud shrimp, and effectively sterilizing the shrimp. A related species, the Asian mud shrimp. Upogebia major, is less susceptible to the parasite, and has begun to fill in spaces formerly occupied by the blue mud shrimp. While this article is concerned with mud shrimp populations in California, the dynamics discussed are relevant to Oregon estuaries. If the ways our estuaries are engineered changes thanks to the double invasion, the way we manage our estuaries will also have to change. This is an open-access article, and it has also been re-printed as no.21-021 in the ORESU-R series.}, month = {2021}, pages = {p.721{\textendash}749}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Asian mud shrimp Upogebia major, bioturbation, community ecology, Coos Bay, depleted populations, Griffen{\textquoteright}s isopod = Orthione griffensis, introduced species, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, natural resource management, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Upogebia macginitieorum, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2021.16.4.09}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/k643b826b }, author = {Chapman, John W. and Li, Jingchun and McGowan, Michael F. and Breitenstein, Ralph A. and Appy, Ralph and Hieb, Kathryn A. and Piotrowski, Christina N. and Elder, Leanne E.} } @article {83114, title = {A maximum rupture model for the central and southern Cascadia subduction zone{\textemdash}reassessing ages for coastal evidence of megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis}, journal = {Quaternary Science Reviews}, volume = {261 }, number = {106922}, year = {2021}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}A new history of great earthquakes (and their tsunamis) for the central and southern Cascadia subduction zone shows more frequent (17 in the past 6700 yr) megathrust ruptures than previous coastal chronologies.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) The article contains a link to supplementary data, also accessible through U.S. Geological Survey data releases.}, month = {2021, Jun.1}, pages = {19 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, coastal hazards, Columbia River, Coos Bay, Coquille River, earthquakes, geology, mathematical modeling, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.106922 }, author = {Nelson, Alan R. and DuRoss. Christopher B. and Witter, Robert C. and Kelsey, Harvey M. and Engelhart, Simon E. and Mahan, Shannon A. and Gray, Harrison J. and Hawkes, Andrea D. and Horton, Benjamin P. and Padgett, Jason S.} } @article {83119, title = {Pharmaceuticals and alkylphenols in transplanted Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas): Spatial variation and growth effects}, journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin}, volume = {170}, number = {112584}, year = {2021}, note = {Modern household and industrial products contain chemical compounds that can find their way into the environment and can stress estuarine animals. This article describes an experiment in which oysters were transplanted into either oyster aquaculture sites or sites near outfalls of wastewater treatment plants. Contaminants were found in all sites, {\textquotedblleft}indicating that even in sparsely populated coastal areas (<25,000 in the watershed), shellfish are exposed to and uptake wastewater contaminants. Additionally, oyster condition was lower at wastewater sites compared to aquaculture sites, indicating a need to better understand whether contaminant exposure affects oyster condition.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, month = {2021, Sep.}, pages = {11 p.}, keywords = {bivalves, chemistry, Coos Bay, Grays Harbor (Wa.), human impacts, mollusks, Netarts (Or.), Netarts Bay, North Bend (Or.), oysters, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, Pharmaceutical, phenols, Valino Island (Coos), Westport (Wa.), Whiskey Creek}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112584}, author = {Ehrhart, Amy L. and Granek, Elise F.} } @article {83115, title = {Relationship between ocean ecosystem indicators and year class strength of the invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas)}, journal = {Progress in Oceanography}, volume = {196}, number = {102618}, year = {2021}, note = {The link between invasive European green crab populations on the American west coast and warm oceanic conditions is well established. This article closely examines the link between ocean climate and these crab populations and probes aspects of this population{\textquoteright}s increase.}, month = {2021, Aug.}, pages = {8 p.}, keywords = {California Current, Coos Bay, Davidson current, El Nino, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, Grays Harbor, introduced species, mathematical modeling, Netarts Bay, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, population biology, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102618 }, author = {Yamada, Sylvia Behrens and Fisher, Jennifer L. and Kosro, P. Michael} } @mastersthesis {83183, title = {Shell Boring Polychaetes and the Oregon Oyster Aquaculture Industry: Spatial Distribution, Regulatory Actions, and Stakeholder Engagement}, year = {2021}, note = {In 2020, an infestation of invasive shell-boring polychaete worms (mud-blister worms) was discovered in Puget Sound, providing the impetus for this study. While the boring done by the worms does not damage the quality of the oyster, it does affect its aesthetic appeal, and to some extent lowers productivity. In this Master{\textquoteright}s thesis, the author endeavors to ascertain the distribution of mud blister worms in Oregon commercial oyster farms. The author also hoped to understand whether culture methods, seasonal changes and {\textquotedblleft}oyster shell metrics{\textquotedblright} affect the prevalence of the worms. Finally, the author attempted to show if their findings and outreach could improve the management of oyster farms and resource management decisions. (p.10) Netarts Bay was found to be the most affected by the infestation.}, month = {2021}, pages = {63 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. Marine Resource Management Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Annelid worms, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, Coos Bay, invasive species, mollusks, Mud blister worm = Polydora spp., Netarts Bay, oysters, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, Polychaetes, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/nz806657t }, author = {Considine, Megan E.} } @article {82946, title = {Life history and population dynamics of green crabs (Carcinus maenas)}, journal = {Fishes}, volume = {5}, number = {1 article 4}, year = {2020}, note = {The European green crab has been present in the Pacific Northwest for the past thirty years. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature considers it one of the top 100 worst invasive species in the world. This article reviews current knowledge about this species around the world. {\textquotedblleft}This review provides an up-to-date account of the current published information on the life history and population dynamics of this very important species, including genetic differentiation, habitat preferences, physical parameter tolerances, reproduction and larval development, sizes of crabs, densities of populations, sex ratios, ecosystem dynamics and ecological impacts in the various established global populations of green crabs." This is an Open Access article.}, pages = {p.1-44}, keywords = {Coos Bay, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, habitats, introduced species, life history information, Netarts Bay, physiology, population biology, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes5010004 }, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/5/1/4 }, author = {Young, Alan M. and Elliott, James A.} } @mastersthesis {83243, title = {Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems: Spatial Variation, Organism Effects, and Consumer Perspectives}, year = {2020}, note = {This eye-opening doctoral dissertation is concerned with environmental contamination from pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP), and possible reduction of pollution from these products. The author examined wastewater treatment plant outfalls for these contaminants. She checked Pacific oysters for PPCP at Pacific Northwest hatcheries. She concentrated wastewater from two treatment plants and undertook a laboratory experiment to learn the effects that contaminated wastewater has on oysters. {\textquotedblleft}Lastly, I explored a potential opportunity for reducing pharmaceutical pollution with improved drug disposal practices through use and establishment of drug take-back boxes in pharmacies. I conducted surveys with pharmacy customers, interviews with pharmacists, and a focus group with other pharmacy professionals regarding drug disposal behaviors, recommendations, and obstacles+{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Portland State University Dissertations and Theses. Paper 5661. }, pages = {182 p.}, school = {Portland State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Earth, Environment and Society}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alkylphenols, aquaculture, Coos Bay, Grays Harbor, Netarts Bay, North Bend, waste disposal, water pollution, water quality, Westport (Wash.), Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.7533 }, url = {https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/5661/ }, author = {Ehrhart, Amy Lynne} } @article {82911, title = {Evidence for regional-scale controls on eelgrass (Zostera marina) and mesograzer community structure in upwelling-influenced estuaries}, journal = {Limnology and Oceanography}, volume = {64}, number = {3}, year = {2019}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}In estuaries of the U.S. Pacific Northwest coast, eelgrass (Zostera marina ) ecosystems are exposed to latitudinally varying oceanographic inputs in the form of ocean upwelling. Previous research suggests that ocean upwelling is critical to eelgrass and ulvoid macroalgae abundance, but the degree to which secondary producers are controlled by processes at regional vs. local scales is unknown. Here, we consider the relationships among primary producers (eelgrass, ulvoid macroalgae, and epiphytic microalgae), epifaunal mesograzers, and mesopredator fish within and across three Oregon, U.S.A., estuaries during a spring{\textendash}summer season to examine the role of multiple scales in structuring these communities.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Suppplementary material in a separate file accompanies this article.}, month = {2019, May}, pages = {p.1120-1134}, keywords = {algae, community ecology, Coos Bay, eelgrass = Zostera marina, eutrophication, fish, Grazing, Netarts Bay, primary production, Ulva spp., upwelling, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11102 }, author = {Hayduk, Jennifer L. and Hacker, Sally D. and Henderson, Jeremy S. and Tomas, Fiona} } @article {82926, title = {PSU researchers find suspected microplastics in Oregon oysters}, journal = {Confluence}, year = {2019}, note = {In April and July, 2017, Britta Baechler, a Portland State University doctoral student, purchased Pacific oysters each from six different oyster growers on Oregon{\textquoteright}s Pacific coast. Out of the 120 oysters, she found on average 11 suspected microplastics, mostly tiny fibers, per oyster. The data is preliminary, pending analysis of the microparticles, but the implications of a world awash in plastic, are disturbing.}, month = {2019, Win/Spr}, pages = {p.3-4}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, Coos Bay, human impacts, molluscs, Netarts Bay, North Bend (Or.), Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, Plastic, pollution, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/4j03d539z }, author = {Woods, Tiffany} } @article {82861, title = {Status of the European Green Crab, Carcinus maenas, in Oregon and Washington coastal Estuaries in 2017}, year = {2018}, note = {The invasive European green crab is a voracious predator of bivalve molluscs, small crustaceans and other organisms. It has been present in Oregon since the late 1990s. The population grows when winter waters are warm, as they are during El Ni{\~n}os. {\textquotedblleft}Prior to 2015, green crabs were too rare to exert measurable effects on the native benthic community and on shellfish culture in Oregon and Washington. Following the recent strong El Ni{\~n}o, however, we documented the arrival of three strong year classes in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Average catch rates in over the last three years steadily increased from 0.5 to 0.8 and to 1.9 crabs per trap. These catches are much higher than in any of the previous years, including 1998. Since green crabs live for 6 years, these three consecutive year classes will provide larvae until 2023. A switch to cooler ocean conditions in the coming years will result in poor recruitment, but a return to high PDO and strong El Ni{\~n}o patterns would signal good recruitment and higher green crab densities.{\textquotedblright} (from the Executive Summary) Coos Bay, in particular, has experienced shocking growth of this population, going from 9 crabs captured in 2002 to 1,653 crabs captured in 2017. This report is accompanied by a dataset, available at: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/rn3016632 }, pages = {29 p.}, institution = {Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Aquatic Nuisance Species Project}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, Boat ramp (Netarts), Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, crustaceans, El Nino, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, Grays Harbor (Wa.), Hatfield Marine Science Center, introduced species, Johnson{\textquoteright}s Slough (Yaquina), Makah Bay (Wa.), Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, North of Nevor Shellfish (Netarts), Oregon Coast Aquarium mudflat, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, population count, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Tillamook Bay, Whiskey Creek Salmon Hatchery, Willapa Bay (Wa.), Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/rx913w156 }, author = {Yamada, Sylvia Behrens and Yednock, Bree and Indivero, Julia and Geierman, Christina and Prickett, Joel A. and Randall, Andrea and Akmajian, Adrianne} } @article {80556, title = {Human Dimensions of Climate Change in Coastal Oregon}, volume = {no. 2017-052 }, year = {2017}, note = {An attractive climate relative to the rest of the state and nation draws more people to the Oregon Coast. Longer, drier summers bring more tourists, more forest fires and less available freshwater. Heavier winter rains bring more flooding and erosion events. Higher water temperatures cause the ranges of animals (terrestrial and aquatic) to change, increase toxic algae blooms, kill salmon and stress Dungeness crabs. Increasing ocean acidity stresses shellfish. More intense winter storms and higher sea levels threaten infrastructure. These are some of the consequences of climate change outlined in this excellent report. One of the more valuable aspects of this comprehensive look at climate change in our area is extensive quotations from local residents. Good information on the Coos Bay and Newport areas. This report is highly recommended. }, pages = {216 p.}, institution = {U. S. Dept. of the Interior. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, }, address = {Washington, D. C.}, keywords = {climate, coastal hazards, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, demographics, ecosystem modeling, general, general ecosystem health, human impacts, ocean acidification, precipitation, sea levels, water temperature, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://espis.boem.gov/final\%20reports/5630.pdf}, author = {Hoelting, Kristin and Burkardt, Nina} } @article {76911, title = {A sea-level database for the Pacific coast of central North America}, journal = {Quaternary Science Reviews}, volume = {113}, year = {2015}, note = {When the glaciers melted at the end of the last ice age, sea levels along the Pacific Coast of North America did not rise uniformly. Areas where the earth had been pressed down by the weight of glaciers saw relatively little sea level rise, as the land rebounded when the weight was removed. Sites further away from the great glaciers saw higher sea levels. In this paper, the authors describe a database of sea levels and reference points for the last 16,000 years in our area. Appendices give reference points, descriptions, and referenced publications. Interestingly, Alsea Bay in Appendix 1 is spelled {\textquotedblleft}Alsey Bay.{\textquotedblright}}, month = {2015, Apr. 1}, pages = {p.78-92}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Coos Bay, Coquille River, geology, Glaciation, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Salmon River, sea level, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.12.001}, author = {Engelhart, Simon E. and Vacchi, Matteo and Horton, Benjamin P. and Nelson, Alan R. and Kopp, Robert E.} } @article {76891, title = {Stratigraphic and microfossil evidence for a 4500-year history of Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes and tsunamis at Yaquina River estuary, Oregon, USA}, journal = {Geological Society of America Bulletin, }, volume = {127}, number = {1-2}, year = {2015}, note = {There{\textquoteright}s a freshwater spruce swamp buried near the northeastern shore of Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend in Yaquina Bay. Sediment cores show 8-10 different soil sequences buried there, going back about 4500 years before the present. Each sequence terminates abruptly with a sandy deposit and then over 10 centimeters of mud. The authors of this paper infer that {\textquotedblleft}each buried soil represents a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) The article includes maps of the bay, and show locations of previous research by other scientists. The Yaquina Bay sequence is compared with sequences from other Oregon estuaries.}, pages = {p.211-226}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Cannon Beach, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, Coquille River, earthquakes, geology, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Salmon River, sediments, Sixes River, South Slough, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Estuary}, doi = {10.1130/B31074.1}, author = {Graehl, Nicholas A. and Kelsey, Harvey M. and Witter, Robert C. and Hemphill-Haley, Eileen and Engelhart, Simon E.} } @article {77101, title = {Thermogeographic variation in body size of Carcinus maenas, the European green crab}, journal = {Marine Biology}, volume = {162}, year = {2015}, note = {For many ectotherms, or {\textquotedblleft}cold-blooded{\textquotedblright} animals, a warmer environment leads to a smaller body size, and these animals grow larger in cooler temperatures. {\textquotedblleft}Here, we test whether biogeographic differences in size (carapace width) exist for a recent invasion of the non-native European green crab, Carcinus maenas, along the west coast of North America. . . Forces that shape the phenotypic trajectory of species may play an important role in both invasion dynamics and subsequent ecological impacts.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.1625{\textendash}1635}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, Bodega Bay, Coos Bay, crustaceans, decapods, Elkhorn Slough, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, Gales Passage, introduced species, Netarts Bay, phenology, Pipestem Inlet, San Francisco Bay, Seadrift Lagoon, temperature, Tillamook Bay, Tomales Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-015-2698-5}, author = {Kelley, Amanda L. and de Rivera, Catherine E. and Grosholz, Edwin D. and Ruiz, Gregory M. and Yamada, Sylvia Behrens and Gillespie, Graham} } @article {76631, title = {Tidal channel diatom assemblages reflect within wetland environmental conditions and land use at multiple scales}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts }, volume = {38}, year = {2015}, note = {The authors examined diatom assemblages collected from surface sediment in tidal channels of 47 tidal wetlands on the Oregon coast during the summer of 2007. They found some interesting and enlightening differences between the different groups of diatom species collected. {\textquotedblleft}The tidal channel benthic diatom community was most strongly correlated with variables related to human disturbance at all scales surrounding the wetland and not with any tidal channel water quality parameter, including salinity. . . The sensitivity of the tidal creek benthic diatom assemblage to both wetland and landscape level factors indicates that it might be a useful bioindicator of human disturbance to tidal wetland ecosystems.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, month = {2015, Mar.}, pages = {p.534-545}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Amphora coffeaeformis, Coos Bay, Coquille River, diatoms, Ecola Creek, ecosystem health, environmental disturbance, marshes, Navicula gregaria, Necanicum River, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, Planothidium delicatulum, salinity, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, species list, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetlands, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1007/s12237-014-9826-1}, author = {Weilhoefer, Christine L. and Nelson, Walter G. and Patrick J Clinton} } @article {76871, title = {Ecological effect of a nonnative seagrass spreading in the Northeast Pacific: A review of Zostera japonica}, journal = {Ocean \& Coastal Management}, volume = {102}, number = {Part A}, year = {2014}, note = {This review article examines studies of Japanese eelgrass to see if this invasive species harms native species or damages habitats. While the literature is not extensive enough to permit solid conclusions, the data suggest that Z. japonica harms large invertebrate species and the native eelgrass, Z. marina, while providing advantageous habitat for smaller marine invertebrates. The authors urge that {\textquotedblleft}rigorous scientific investigation is needed{\textquotedblright} in order to develop the best policies for managing the species.}, month = {2014, Dec.}, pages = {p. 375{\textendash}382}, keywords = {community ecology, Coos Bay, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Grays Harbor, habitats, introduced species, Japanese eelgrass = Zostera japonica, Netarts Bay, Padilla Bay, Roberts Bank, Tillamook Bay, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.10.002 }, author = {Mach, Megan E. and Wyllie-Echeverria, Sandy and Chan, Kai M. A.} } @article {54926, title = {Evaluating the Population Genetic Structure of Dungeness Crab (Cancer magister) off the Oregon Coast}, year = {2014}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}The goal of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity and population genetic structure of Dungeness crab off the Oregon coast and provide baseline data that could be used to help inform decisions on marine spatial planning. From a conservation and management standpoint, it is critical to determine the population genetic structure and genetic diversity within subpopulations to ensure the long term viability of a species.{\textquotedblright} (p.4-5) There are clear and helpful explanations of the concepts and issues involved in this study. Nicely done.}, pages = {20 p.}, institution = {Oregon Wave Energy Trust,}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Astoria, Brookings, Coos Bay, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Garibaldi, general, genetics, Newport (Or.), population biology, Port Orford}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/w0892g295}, author = {O{\textquoteright}Malley, Kathleen and Roegner, Curtis and Oregon. Wave Energy Trust, and Oregon. Dungeness Crab Commission,} } @article {76666, title = {Foredune texture: landscape metrics and climate}, journal = {Annals of the Association of American Geographers}, volume = {104}, year = {2014}, note = {The authors characterized 22 different sites with sand dunes across the United States, including 4 in Oregon. {\textquotedblleft}Foredunes are an important node in the coastal sand-sharing system and accommodate spatially compressed and diverse ecological habitats. The value of ecosystem services provided by foredunes will increase as the protective functions of the dunes are better appreciated and more appropriately managed, especially in the context of rising sea level, the likelihood of increased storm severity, and increased human population pressures. Linking foredune stability, in this case represented by the characteristics of foredune texture, to current and predicted climatic conditions is an important step toward understanding and planning for environmental change.{\textquotedblright} (p.917)}, pages = {p. 903-921}, keywords = {climate change, Coos Bay, Manzanita (Or.), Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, sand dunes, sediments, wind}, doi = {DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2014.923723}, author = {Ryu, Wansang and Sherman, Douglas J.} } @article {52376, title = {Science and management of the introduced seagrass Zostera japonica in North America}, journal = {Environmental Management }, volume = {53}, year = {2014}, note = {The Pacific Coast of North America is home to two species of eelgrass: the native Zostera marina, and the introduced Zostera japonica. This review looks at the two species, which are managed very differently in different parts of the West Coast. Should the invader be driven out and destroyed? Should it be ignored? The authors identify gaps in knowledge that limit resource managers{\textquoteright} ability to decide, and make recommendations for management and future research. }, month = {2014, Jan.}, pages = {p.147-162}, keywords = {Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, eelgrass = Zostera marina, geographic distribution, habitats, introduced species, Japanese eelgrass = Zostera japonica, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1007/s00267-013-0172-z}, author = {Shafer, Deborah J. and Kaldy, James E. and Gaeckle, Jeffrey L.} } @article {54886, title = {Tsunami impact to Washington and northern Oregon from segment ruptures on the southern Cascadia subduction zone}, journal = {Natural Hazards}, volume = {72}, year = {2014}, note = {All who live on the West Coast of the United States should be aware of the possibility of a major earthquake occurring. But what if only a part of the subduction zone ruptures? This article examines a possible rupture in the southern half of the Cascadia Subduction Zone (south of Alsea Bay, Oregon). The authors ask important questions. How quickly does tsunami wave height decline north of the southern rupture areas? How much time do communities north of the southern rupture areas have to evacuate before the first inundation and the largest inundation occur? How far north of the southern rupture areas will felt shaking likely trigger evacuation of a populace trained to evacuate for a local earthquake? (p.851) The authors address these questions using a 10,000-year record of offshore turbedite deposits and a ~4,600-year record of tsunami deposits at Bradley Lake.}, month = {2014, Jun.}, pages = {p.849-870}, keywords = {Bandon (Or.), Brookings (Or.), Cannon Beach (Or.), Cape Blanco, coastal hazards, Columbia River, Coos Bay, Crescent City (Cal.), Depoe Bay (Or.), earthquakes, Florence (Or.), geology, Gold Beach (Or.), Grays Harbor (Wa.), Lincoln City (Or.), Long Beach (Wa.), Manzanita (Or.), Netarts Bay, Newport (Or.), Pacific City (Or.), paleosciences, Port Orford (Or.), Rockaway (Or.), Seaside (Or.), Tillamook Bay, tsunamis, Waldport (Or.), Winchester Bay}, doi = {10.1007/s11069-014-1041-7}, author = {Priest, George R. and Zhang, Yinglong and Witter, Robert C. and Wang, Kelin and Goldfinger, Chris and Stimely, Laura L.} } @article {36481, title = {Upwelling-influence, macroalgal blooms, and seagrass production; temporal trends from latitudinal and local scales in northeast Pacific estuaries}, journal = {Limnology and oceanography}, volume = {58}, number = {3}, year = {2013}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}In coastal marine systems worldwide, land-based nutrient inputs are often correlated with blooms of macroalgae, which can negatively affect seagrass habitats. We used spatiotemporal trends in production to identify the role of marine-derived nutrients in mediating these interactions. Among ocean upwelling-influenced estuaries along the northeastern Pacific, we documented a negative correlation between annual production of ulvoid macroalgae and the seagrass, Zostera marina L., at a regional scale that included four estuaries along a 400 km distance. While macroalgal biomass was , 30 times greater in southern (Yaquina Bay and Coos Bay, Oregon) compared to northern (Willapa Bay, Washington, and Netarts Bay, Oregon) estuaries, no temporal patterns of eelgrass decline were observed within the estuaries over a 5 yr period{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, month = {2013, May}, pages = {p,1103-1112}, keywords = {algae, Coos Bay, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, phosphorus, primary production, Ulva spp., upwelling, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {doi:10.4319/lo.2013.58.3.1103}, author = {Hessing-Lewis, Margot L. and Hacker, Sally D.} } @mastersthesis {34596, title = {Ecosystem Services Provided by Olympia Oyster (Ostrea lurida) Habitat and Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Habitat; Dungeness Crab (Metacarcinus magister) Production in Willapa Bay, WA}, year = {2012}, note = {"A final report submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Professional Science Master{\textquoteright}s." "Oyster reefs provide an array of ecosystem services. Specifically, they provide structurally complex habitat for fish and invertebrate species such as the commercially important Dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister. This ecosystem service, once provided by the native oyster Ostrea lurida, is now provided by the commercially cultured oyster Crassostrea gigas in many estuaries on the U.S west coast. An economic investigation was conducted examining the ecosystem services provided by oyster habitat, common economic valuation theories and techniques, and tradeoffs between oyster restoration and aquaculture expansion. A scientific investigation, comprised of three studies, was also conducted to examine Dungeness crab production as an ecosystem service provided by oyster habitat." (from the Abstract) Major professor was Flaxen Conway.}, pages = {54 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Environmental Sciences}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {aquaculture, Coos Bay, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister). eelgrass = Zostera marina, economics, habitats, natural resources management, Netarts Bay, nutrient cycles, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, sediments, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_projects/fj236741w}, author = {Ramsay, Jessica} } @article {34531, title = {An introduced Asian parasite threatens northeastern Pacific estuarine ecosystems}, journal = {Biological Invasions}, volume = {14}, year = {2012}, note = {The non-indigenous isopod Orthione griffenis effectively castrates the mud shrimp Upogebia. The spread of the invasive parasite has dramatically depleted mud shrimp populations along the northwestern coast of North America. "All previously known abundant Upogebia populations were either absent or at greatly reduced abundances in all California, Oregon and Washington estuaries examined." (p.1225) "[U]rgent, immediate responses, including captive breeding programs for the most impacted Upogebia populations and species are warranted." (p.1234)}, pages = {p.1221-1236}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, bioturbation, Coos Bay, depleted populations, invasive species, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, Netarts Bay, Orthione griffenis, parasites, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1007/s10530-011-0151-3}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/nc580n174}, author = {Chapman, John W. and Dumbauld, Brett R. and Itani, Gyo and Markham, John C.} } @mastersthesis {38611, title = {Site Selection by Migratory Shorebirds in Oregon Estuaries Over Broad and Fine Spatial Scales}, year = {2012}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}My goal in this research was to identify environmental features or habitat characteristics that predict shorebird abundance in Oregon estuaries{\textquotedblleft} (p.72). The author found differences in preferred habitat between spring and fall migrations. In the spring, shorebirds have a relatively narrow window in which to make it to their Arctic breeding grounds. In this intensely social time, the birds preferred larger estuaries. On the other hand, in the fall, shorebird preference was more strongly influenced by habitats. Marsh habitats and grasslands for roosting sites were good fall density predictors. Estuarine channels were preferred feeding sites. In Oregon, the Coquille River estuary, Coos Bay and Siletz Bay were the preferred fall sites. This most interesting and enlightening work can help wildlife managers better understand the relative importance of various habitats. }, pages = {79 p.}, school = {Portland State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M. S.}, chapter = {Environmental Science and Management}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, birds, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Dowitcher = Limnodromus spp., Dunlin = Calidris alpine, feeding behavior, food availability, habitats, Humboldt Bay, Least sandpiper = Calidris minutilla, Necanicum River, Necanicum River estuary, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, San Francisco Bay, Sand Lake, Sanderling = Calidris alba, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, spatial distribution, temporal distribution, theses, Tillamook Bay, western sandpiper = Calidris mauri, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/443/}, author = {Miller, Aileen Kilpatrick} } @mastersthesis {13516, title = {Eelgrass-Macroalgae Interactions : Context-Dependency in Upwelling-Influenced Estuaries}, year = {2011}, note = {"Throughout these studies I demonstrated that the mechanisms determining context-dependency in upwelling-influenced estuaries are informed by physical and biogeochemical conditions, coupled with high ambient marine-derived nutrient concentrations. These findings are important to coastal management because they suggest that the strength, direction and mechanisms of interactions are shaped by local abiotic conditions and long-term nutrient regimes, rather than high nutrient concentrations per se." (p.iii)}, pages = {136 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Zoology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {algae, Coos Bay, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Netarts Bay, nutrient cycles, South Slough (Coos Bay), spatial abundance, spatial distribution, species composition, temporal abundance, temporal distribution, theses, Ulva species, upwelling, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/mp48sg67r}, author = {Hessing-Lewis, Margot} } @inbook {13526, title = {Lower Columbia and Oregon coast}, booktitle = {Oregon Archaeology}, year = {2011}, note = {A contemporary overview of the archeology of the Oregon Coast, explaining the unique problems archeologists face associated with earthquakes, subsidence, tsunamis and sea level rise. Well illustrated.}, pages = {p.210-283}, publisher = {Oregon State University Press}, organization = {Oregon State University Press}, chapter = {Ch. 4}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {archeology, Bandon Sandspit, bob Creek, Boiler Bay, Cape Perpetua, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Graveyard Point, Half Moon Weir, K{\textquoteright}ama{\textquoteright}cdun, Necanicum River, Neptune, Netarts Sandspit, Palmrose, Par-Tee, Seal Rock, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, Spencer Bridge, Tahkenitch Lake, Umpqua River, Umpqua-Eden, Whale Cove, Yaquina Falls, Yaquina Head, Yaquina River} } @article {26881, title = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s Non-Consumptive Recreational Ocean User Community : Understanding an Ocean Stakeholder}, volume = {no.11-001}, year = {2011}, note = {This is a study of "the non-consumptive recreational ocean user (NROU) community. The NROU group includes surfers, kayakers, boaters, divers, and many others..." (p.3) Who are marine recreationists who are not hunters or fishers? Where do they go? What factors motivate their recreational choices? How do they contribute to local economies? How do they relate to marine renewable energy such as wind or tidal power generation? This publication offers insights on these questions.}, pages = {38 p.}, institution = {Oregon Sea Grant}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea Bay, Bayview County Park, boating, Cannon Beach, Cape Kiwanda, Cape Lookout, Coos Bay, Depoe Bay, economics, energy, environmental tourism, Nehalem Bay, Nehalem Bay State Park, Netarts Bay, Newport Pinnacles, North Jetty, Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area, Orford Reef, Port Orford, recreation, Redfish Rocks, scuba diving, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, South Jetty, surfing, Tillamook Bay, tourism, Whales Head Rock, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/sites/seagrant.oregonstate.edu/files/sgpubs/onlinepubs/s11001.pdf }, author = {Eardley, Christopher S. and Conway, Flaxen D. L. and Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program and National Sea Grant College Program (U.S.),} } @inbook {51326, title = {Impacts of climate change on Oregon{\textquoteright}s coasts and estuaries}, booktitle = {Oregon Climate Assessment Report}, year = {2010}, note = {This is Chapter 6 of the Oregon Climate Assessment Report. Predicts {\textquotedblleft}Increased winter{\textendash}early spring flow of coastal rivers and creeks and reduced flow during summer{\textquotedblright} for the Umpqua River (p.242)}, pages = {p.211-268}, publisher = {Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute,}, organization = {Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute,}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea Spit, bacteria, Bayocean Spit, climate change, climate precipitation, coastal hazards, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, dissolved oxygen, El Nino, erosion, estuaries, geology, landslides, Nehalem Bay, Nehalem Spit, Neskowin (Or.), Netarts Bay, ocean acidification, Rockaway Beach, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, wave heights, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A637577}, author = {Ruggiero, Peter and Brown, Cheryl A. and Komar, Paul D. and Allan, Jonathan C. and Reusser, Deborah A. and Lee II, Henry}, editor = {Dello, Kathie and Mote, Philip W.} } @article {13561, title = {Linking ocean conditions to year class strength of the invasive European green crab, Carcinus maenas}, journal = {Biological Invasions}, volume = {12}, number = {no.6}, year = {2010}, note = {The authors correlate recruitment strength in the introduced European green crab in the Pacific Northwest with certain prevailing ocean conditions. "Once a non-native species arrives and survives in an area, its long-term persistence depends on its recruitment success. If conditions are not favorable for recruitment it will ultimately disappear. . . . Right now, green crabs are still too rare to exert a measurable effect on the native benthic community and on shellfish culture in Oregon and Washington. However, if their numbers were to increase, we would be able to predict the arrival of strong year classes from ocean conditions and alert managers and shellfish growers of possible increases in predation pressure from this invader. " [from the article abstract] }, pages = {p.1791-1804}, keywords = {Coos Bay, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, introduced species, Netarts Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1007/s10530-009-9589-y}, author = {Yamada, Sylvia Behrens and Kosro, P. Michael} } @article {13571, title = {Rupture area and displacement of past Cascadia great earthquakes from coastal coseismic subsidence}, volume = {122}, number = {no.11-12}, year = {2010}, pages = {p.2079-2096}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Coos Bay, Coquille River, earthquakes, geology, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Salmon River, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tillamook Bay, tsunamis, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1130/B30108.1}, author = {Leonard, Lucinda J. and Currie, Claire A. and Mazzotti, Stephane and Hyndman, Roy D.} } @article {13576, title = {Classification of Regional Patterns of Environmental Drivers and Benthic Habitats in Pacific Northwest Estuaries}, volume = {EPA 600/R-09/140}, year = {2009}, note = {"This report describes a pilot effort at classifying PNW estuaries with regards to landscape attributes and their susceptibility to nutrient enrichment." (p.247) Much data is presented. Although the report focuses on seven estuaries (Alsea, Coos Bay, Nestucca, Salmon River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua and Yaquina), many other estuaries are mentioned, and basic statistical data is given for all PNW estuaries.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, climate, Coos Bay, demographics, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), hydrography, hydrology, Japanese eelgrass = Zostera japonica, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, Nestucca River estuary, nitrate-nitrite, nitrogen, phosphorus, phytoplankton, precipitation, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sediment data, tidal currents, Tillamook Bay, turbidity, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/386ba6jn}, author = {National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (U.S.). Western Ecology Division,}, editor = {Lee II, Henry and Brown, Cheryl A.} } @article {34591, title = {The ecological role of bivalve shellfish aquaculture in the estuarine environment: A review with application to oyster and clam culture in West Coast (USA) estuaries}, journal = {Aquaculture}, volume = {290}, number = {3-4}, year = {2009}, note = { Excellent review of the ecological impact of bivalve aquaculture on the West Coast.}, month = {2009, May}, pages = {p.196-223}, keywords = {aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, Baynes Sound (B.C.), bivalves, carbaryl, Coos Bay, Drakes Estero, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), eastern oyster = Crassostrea virginica, economics, ecosystem health, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Geoduck clam = Panopea generosa, Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), Grays Harbor, Humboldt Bay, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Netarts Bay, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, sediments, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Tomales Bay, Totten Inlet (Puget Sound), water quality, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.02.033}, author = {Dumbauld, Brett R. and Ruesink, Jennifer l. and Rumrill, Steven S.} } @article {13586, title = {History of Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864) in Oregon estuaries, and a description of recovering populations in Coos Bay}, volume = {28}, number = {no.1}, year = {2009}, note = {"Historical evidence indicates that Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida) are indigenous to at least three of Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuaries. Populations of O. lurida occur in Yaquina Bay, Netarts Bay, and Coos Bay, although only the population in Yaquina Bay seems likely to have been continuous since prewestern settlement." (p.51)}, month = {2009 Mar.}, pages = {p.51-58}, keywords = {Coos Bay, historical, Netarts Bay, Olympia oyster = Ostrea lurida, population biology, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.2983/035.028.0111}, author = {Groth, Scott and Rumrill, Steve} } @article {26636, title = {The Coastal Connection: Assessing Oregon Estuaries for Conservation Planning}, year = {2008}, note = {A good overview of the concepts used for evaluating the health of estuaries in Oregon. Identifies data sources, standards. Good bibliography.}, month = {2008. Apr.}, pages = {48 p.}, institution = {The Nature Conservancy in Oregon}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, Chetco River, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Depoe Bay, eelgrass = Zostera marina, erosion, general ecosystem description, habitats, hydrology, introduced species, landslides, marshes, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Rogue River, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, water quality, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/docs/conservation_planning_1110/TNC_report.pdf}, author = {Aldous, Allison and Brown, Jenny and Elseroad, Adrien and The Nature Conservancy in Oregon} } @article {13606, title = {Will the European green crab (Carcinus maenas) persist in the Pacific Northwest?}, volume = {65}, number = {no.5}, year = {2008}, note = {After the strong 1997/1998 El Nino, young green crabs appeared in several West Coast estuaries. The question is: would European green crabs maintain viable populations in their new environments once ocean conditions became less favorable to their survival? This paper reports on a study of European green crabs during their first ten years in the Pacific Northwest. Their populations declined as the 1997/1998 El Nino ebbed and less favorable conditions resumed. The downward trend was reversed in 2005 and 2006, however, and it now seems likely that mild winters and continued favorable recruitment could lead to their spread to northern British Columbia and Alaska. This is an open-access article.}, pages = {p.725-729}, keywords = {Coos Bay, El Nino, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, Grays Harbor, invasive species, Netarts Bay, Tillamook Bay, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1093/icesjms/fsm191}, url = {https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/65/5/725/712074}, author = {Yamada, Sylvia Behrens and Gillespie, Graham E.} } @book {13616, title = {Identification of Historical Populations of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the Oregon Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit}, series = {NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-NWFSC}, volume = {no.79}, year = {2007}, note = {Important report on coho stocks and their genetic relationships.}, month = {2007, Jan.}, pages = {129 p.}, publisher = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service}, organization = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service}, address = {[Seattle, Wash.]}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea Basin, aquatic vegetation, Beaver Creek, biological, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kitsutch, commercial fisheries - salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, Devil{\textquoteright}s Lake, general ecosystem description, human impacts, hydrology, natural resource management, Necanicum Bay, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River estuary, recreational fisheries - salmon, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, terrestrial vegetation, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River Basin, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/123357711.pdf}, author = {Lawson, Peter W. and Bjorkstedt, Eric P. and Chilcote, Mark W. and Huntingdon, Charles W. and Mills, Justin S. and Moore, Kelly M. S. and Nickelson, Thomas E. and Reeves, Gordon H. and Stout, Heather A. and Wainwright, Thomas C. and Weitkamp, Laurie A.} } @mastersthesis {13636, title = {The distribution and abundance of a non-native eel-grass, Zostera japonica, in Oregon estuaries}, year = {2006}, note = {Senior thesis, Zoology Department. Sylvia Yamada was advisor. Studied introduced eelgrass in Netarts Bay, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, and the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in 2005. "In Netarts Bay, Z. japonica beds were intermingled with native eelgrass, Zostera marina, throughout most of its range with Z. japonica covering on average 44\% of the substrate." (from the Abstract) Charts, aerial photographs. Includes appendix on Z. japonica removal in the Coquille Estuary. }, month = {2006}, pages = {16 p}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Senior Thesis, Bachelor of Science Degree}, edition = {B.S.}, chapter = {Zoology Dept.}, address = {Corvallis, OR}, keywords = {{\textquoteright}Bandon Marsh, Coos Bay, eelgrass = Zostera marina, introduced species, marine plants, Netarts Bay, South Slough, theses, Zostera japonica}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/undergraduate_thesis_or_projects/sb397d41z}, author = {Dudoit, Chana M.} } @article {13646, title = {Range expansion in the northeast Pacific by an estuary mud crab -- a molecular study}, volume = {8}, number = {no.4}, year = {2006}, note = {Authors checked for signs of presence of the introduced Harris mud crab. Adults closely resemble the Oregon shore crab. First found in Netarts Bay in 1976, not found this time. }, pages = {p.565-576}, keywords = {Coos Bay, Harris mud crab = Rhithropanopeus harrisii, introduced species, Netarts Bay, Oregon shore crab = Hemigrapsus oregonensis, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1007/s10530-005-0160-1}, author = {Petersen, Christine} } @article {13661, title = {Bay Clam Dive Fishery}, year = {2005}, note = {This is an exhibit prepared by the Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife for the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. Prior to November, 2005, ODFW managed a developmental fishery program for commercial harvest of bay clams by scuba divers. This document recommends removing bay clams from the developmental fisheries species list and setting up a limited entry system for the commercial bay clam divers.}, pages = {28 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii (Cardium corbis), commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, natural resource management, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/sj139262c}, author = {McCrae, Jean and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Developmental Fisheries,} } @mastersthesis {13691, title = {The size of the Oregon coastal salmon runs in the mid-1800s}, volume = { }, year = {2005}, note = {"Presented July 12, 2004. Commencement June 2005." Attempts to reconstruct data regarding salmon populations circa 1850 and contrast that data with contemporary statistics. Tables give estimated run sizes and loss of lands in estuaries. Suggests that ocean conditions are the most significant factor affecting salmon runs, and that improving habitats in estuaries and lowlands would be a way to improve salmon runs. Includes historical photographs.}, pages = {68 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M. S.}, chapter = {Environmental Science Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River estuary, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, depleted populations, habitats, historical, human impacts, logging, mining, Necanicum River estuary, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts Bay, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, seafood processing, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw estuary, theses, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/3r074x21m}, author = {Meengs, Chad C.} } @mastersthesis {55376, title = {The Application of Geographic Information Systems for Delineation and Classification of Tidal Wetlands for Resource Management of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Watersheds}, year = {2004}, note = {This report is the product of a Capstone Project and is submitted in place of a thesis. "Research paper submitted to Marine Resource Management Program, College of Oceanic \& Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." Not just a technical report, this is a reader-friendly look at GIS in conservation. Good summary of historical regulation. Gives acreages potentially available as wetlands for streams covered. Major professor was Robert Frenkel.}, pages = {105 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Capstone Report}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Marine Resource Management Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Depoe Bay, geographic information systems, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh vegetation, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Ten Mile Creek, tidal data, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_projects/5999n7779}, author = {Scranton, Russell W.} } @mastersthesis {15751, title = {Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980}, year = {2000}, note = {A needed look at the forces that influenced fisheries management on the West Coast in the postwar period. Among the author{\textquoteright}s findings are, "that science was vastly too optimistic in its assessment of how much food could be wrung from the ocean on a sustainable basis," and "that salmon policy tended to be grounded in political, social, economic considerations, not what was known about the biology of the fish." (p.168) Major professor was William G. Robbins.}, pages = {206 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters of Art in Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis}, edition = {M.A.I.S.}, chapter = {Interdisciplinary Studies: History, Political Science, Speech Communication}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Anadromous, commercial fisheries - salmon, Coos Bay, dams, depleted populations, Donsea Farms, environmental policy and law, habitats, hatcheries, historical, human impacts, Inc., industrial development, Keta Corporation, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Oregon Aqua Foods, Oregon Fish Commission, Oregon State University, salmonid species, Siuslaw River estuary, theses, Whiskey Creek, Wright Creek, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/wp988q02k}, author = {Finley, Carmel} } @book {25701, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1997}, year = {1999}, note = { In addition to statistics on bay clams, the report includes information about a program to replant native Olympia oysters in Netarts and Alsea bays and to enhance native oyster habitat in Yaquina Bay.}, pages = {18 p.}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, chapter = {18 pp.}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/h415pb27h}, author = {Johnson, John A. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @book {36746, title = {Status review of coastal cutthroat trout from Washington, Oregon, and California}, series = {NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC}, year = {1999}, note = {The Biological Review Team concluded that coastal stocks of cutthroat trout were not presently at risk of extinction. Appendix 1-A gives the known history of hatchery releases in streams and lakes.}, month = {1999}, publisher = {Northwest Fisheries Science Center}, organization = {Northwest Fisheries Science Center}, address = {[Seattle, Wash.]}, keywords = {Alsea Fish Hatchery, Alsea River, Chetco River, Coos Bay, Coos River, Coquille River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Devils Lake, endangered species, environmental policy and law, general ecosystem description, genetics, hatcheries, history, Kilchis River, life history information, Miami River, Millicoma River, natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population biology, population count, Rogue River, Salmon River, salmonid species, Sand Creek, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, Smith River, statistics, Tahkenitch Lake, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook River, Trask River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/3066}, author = {Johnson, Orlay W. and Ruckelshaus, Mary H. and Grant, W. Stewart and Waknitz, F. William and Garrett, Ann M. and Bryant, Gregory J. and Neely, Kathleen and Hard, Jeffrey J. and Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.),} } @book {13871, title = {Bay clam data series report: 1998}, year = {1998}, note = { In addition to statistics on bay clams, the report includes information about a program to replant native Olympia oysters in Netarts and Alsea bays.}, month = {1998, Nov.}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, chapter = {18 pp.}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Netarts Bay, Olympia oyster = Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/bv73c1123}, author = {Johnson, John A. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {13886, title = {NOAA{\textquoteright}s estuarine eutrophication survey : Pacific coast region}, year = {1998}, note = {"In Netarts Bay, chlorophyll a concentrations are high and turbidity concentrations are medium. Nuisance or toxic bloom events are unknown, as are nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations. There are no observations of anoxia, hypoxia or biological stress. SAV [submerged aquatic vegetation] coverage is medium. Dissolved oxygen observations and SAV spatial coverage have not changed. All other trends are unknown." (p.51)}, month = {April_1998}, institution = {Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment}, address = {Silver Spring, MD}, keywords = {algal species, Alsea River, aquatic vegetation, biological, Coos Bay, Coquille River, dissolved oxygen, hydrology, Nehalem River, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, phosphorus, physical, Rogue River, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, toxicity, turbidity, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, url = {http://www.eutro.org/documents/pacific\%20regional\%20report.pdf}, author = {National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,} } @book {13911, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1996}, year = {1997}, note = { In addition to statistics on bay clams, the report includes information about a program to replant native Olympia oysters in Netarts and Alsea bays and to enhance native oyster habitat in Yaquina Bay.}, month = {1997, Apr.}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, chapter = {18 pp.}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Netarts Bay, Olympia oyster = Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/td96k337m}, author = {Johnson, John A. and Wood, Claire and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @book {13916, title = {Molluscan fisheries in Oregon: past, present, and future}, series = {The history, present condition, and future of the molluscan fisheries of North and Central America and Europe: Volume 2, Pacific Coast and supplemental topics}, volume = {no.128}, year = {1997}, note = {Good photographs and maps}, month = {December_1997}, pages = {p.75-87}, publisher = {U.S. Department of Commerce}, organization = {U.S. Department of Commerce}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, bent-nose clam = Macoma nasuta, biological, bivalves, blue mussel = Mytilus edulis, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, California mussel = Mytilus californianus, cephalopods, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, community ecology, Coos Bay, eastern oyster = Crassostrea virginica, economics, edible oyster = Ostrea edulis, historical, introduced species, kitchen middens, molluscs, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Olympia oyster = Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), Pacific littleneck = Protothaca staminea, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, Pacific razor clam = Siliqua patula, pulp mill effluent, recreational fisheries - shellfish, shellfish poisoning, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Umpqua River estuary, water pollution, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/tr128opt.pdf}, author = {Robinson, Anja M.}, editor = {MacKenzie, Clyde L. Jr. and Burrell, Victor G. Jr. and Rosenfield, Aaron and Hobart, WIllis L.} } @book {13931, title = {Bay clam data series report: 1995}, year = {1996}, note = { In addition to statistics on bay clams, the report includes information about a program to replant native Olympia oysters in Netarts and Alsea bays and to enhance native oyster habitat in Yaquina Bay.}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, chapter = {18 pp.}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Netarts Bay, Olympia oyster = Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/d791sg986}, author = {Johnson, John A. and Wood, Claire and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {13966, title = {Bay clam data series report: 1994}, year = {1995}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/9593tv921}, author = {Johnson, John A. and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {49781, title = {Legislative Fellowship Final Report, 1995}, year = {1995}, note = {This document details the work done by the 1995 Oregon Sea Grant / Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association Legislative Fellow. {\textquotedblleft}The Oregon Sea Grant/OCZMA Legislative Fellowship Program began in 1987 primarily to provide students from the Oregon State University Marine Resource Management Program (MRM) with a means with which to apply academic knowledge gained in science or public policy to the real-world arena of legislative politics.{\textquotedblright} (p.1) The author was assigned to State Senator Stan Bunn{\textquoteright}s office, and worked for him, for Sea Grant and for OCZMA. The document includes summaries of legislation important to coastal communities, and brief interviews with Oregon legislators.}, month = {1995, Aug.}, pages = {59 p.}, institution = {Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association,}, address = {Salem, Or. }, keywords = {coastal hazards, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, dungeness crab=Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), earthquakes, environmental law and policy, fish screens, general, Lower Smith River, marine mammals, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus spp., salmon hatcheries, tsunamis, Vincent Creek, wild salmonids}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/8910jz376}, author = {Coontz, Julie and Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association and Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program} } @book {13981, title = {Oyster plat production annual report 1994}, year = {1995}, note = {The most recent statistics are obtainable from the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture: https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/AboutUs/Pages/Publications.aspx .}, month = {[1995]}, publisher = {Oregon Department of Agriculture}, organization = {Oregon Department of Agriculture}, address = {Salem, OR}, keywords = {aquaculture, bivalves, Coos Bay, molluscs, Netarts Bay, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, shellfish, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Oregon. Department of Agriculture, Shellfish Program,} } @article {36606, title = {1994 Proposed Coastal Barrier Resources System Maps [cartographic resource] : State of Oregon}, year = {1994}, note = {Coastal barriers are landforms that protect mainlands and aquatic habitats against the worst effects of coastal storms. Coastal barriers include estuaries, inlets, marshes, wetlands and nearshore waters and can include islands, sandspits, sandbars and broad beaches. The protective value of these landforms can be degraded by development. In 1994, a proposal was made to expand the Coastal Barrier Resources System to include the West Coast of the United States. These maps were drafted to show areas that should be protected. The proposed expansion, however, did not take place. Nevertheless, the maps have value in showing what should not be developed. }, pages = {31 p.}, institution = {U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Bayocean Peninsula, Clatsop Spit, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, Ecola Creek, Elk River, erosion, flooding, maps, Necanicum River estuary, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca Bay, Nestucca Spit, Netarts Bay, Netarts Spit, New River, Salishan Spit, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Sixes River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/6q182q79q}, author = {United States. Fish and Wildlife Service,} } @article {14001, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1993}, year = {1994}, note = {Mentions work to re-establish native (Olympia) oysters in Netarts Bay.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, Olympia oyster = Ostrea conchaphila (Ostrea lurida), recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/db78tc82t}, author = {Johnson, John A. and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @book {14041, title = {Oyster Plat Production Annual Report 1993}, year = {1994}, note = {The most recent statistics are obtainable from the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture: https://tinyurl.com/vt8rjmm}, month = {[1994]}, publisher = {Oregon Department of Agriculture}, organization = {Oregon Department of Agriculture}, address = {Salem, OR}, keywords = {aquaculture, bivalves, Coos Bay, molluscs, Netarts Bay, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, shellfish, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Oregon. Department of Agriculture, Shellfish Program,} } @article {14051, title = {Stratigraphic evidence for great subduction earthquakes at four estuaries in Northern Oregon, U.S.A.}, volume = {10}, number = {no.4}, year = {1994}, note = {The authors describe in detail marsh sediments indicating major deposition from tsunamis from the Necanicum, Nestucca, Siletz and Yaquina Rivers, and correlate them with sediments from Netarts Bay, Alsea Bay and Coos Bay. This evidence supports the view that there have been six major subduction zone earthquakes on the north Oregon coast in the last 2,800 years.}, pages = {p.850-876}, keywords = {Alder, Alsea Bay, Conser, Coos Bay, Drift Creek, earthquakes, Hatfield Marine Science Center, King Slough, Little Nestucca River, Millport Slough, Neacoxie Creek, Neawanna Creek, Necanicum River, Nestucca Bay, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, Oysterville, Poole Slough, Salishan Spit, salt marsh, Seaside Spit, sediment data, Siletz Bay, Siletz River, Siletz Spit, South Slough (Coos Bay), Stanley Lake, Toledo, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, author = {Darienzo, Mark Edward and Peterson, Curt D. and Clough, Charles} } @book {14066, title = {Oyster Plat Production Annual Report 1992}, year = {1993}, note = {The most recent statistics are obtainable from the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture: https://tinyurl.com/vt8rjmm}, month = {[1993]}, publisher = {Oregon Department of Agriculture}, organization = {Oregon Department of Agriculture}, address = {Salem, OR}, keywords = {aquaculture, bivalves, Coos Bay, molluscs, Netarts Bay, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, shellfish, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Oregon. Department of Agriculture, Shellfish Program,} } @article {36366, title = {Statewide Boating Survey, 1993}, year = {1993}, note = {This is part of a longstanding series of publications (Pleasure boating in Oregon, Statewide boating survey, Oregon recreational boating survey) surveying recreational boating in Oregon and published every three years. It examines the type, extent and locality of recreational boating and identifies issues faced by boaters, from poor infrastructure to illegal practices (or, {\textquotedblleft}jerks on the water{\textquotedblright}). The Colombia and Willamette Rivers were the most heavily used waterways, followed by the Pacific Ocean. Tillamook Bay was the most heavily-used estuary, followed by Alsea Bay.}, month = {1993, Sep.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, boating, Chetco River, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Devils Lake, Diamond Lake, Nehalem River, Netarts Bay, North Tenmile Lake, recreational fisheries, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, South Tenmile Lake, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, water use, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Oregon. State Marine Board,} } @article {14081, title = {Assemblages of U.S. west coast estuaries based on the distribution of fishes}, volume = {19}, year = {1992}, note = {The authors analyzed twenty-eight West Coast estuaries regarding whether any of 360 possible fish species were present in those estuaries. Using these results, they grouped the 28 estuaries into six possible classifications. This estuary falls into the Northern Estuarine Group. Important species are given.}, pages = {p.251-267}, keywords = {Arrow goby = Clevelandia ios, Brown Irish lord = Hemilepdotus spinosus, Coos Bay, Copper rockfish = Sebastes caurinus, fishes, Humboldt Bay, Netarts Bay, Padded sculpin = Artedius fenestralis, Penpoint gunnel = Apodichthys flavidus, Silverspotted sculpin = Belpsias cirrhosus, Snake prickleback = Lumpenus sagitta, species composition, species list, Tillamook Bay, Tube-snout = Aulorhynchus flavidus, Tubenose poacher = Pallasina barbata, Umpqua River, Wolf-eel = Amarrhichthys ocellatus, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Monaco, Mark E. and Lowery, Tony A. and Emmett, Robert L.} } @book {14086, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1991}, year = {1992}, note = {Much statistical information, including data from interviews with recreational clammers. }, pages = {33 p.}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cape Lookout State Park, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Happy Camp, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/7s75dd16p}, author = {Johnson, John A. and McCrae, Jean E. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {25191, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1992}, year = {1992}, note = {This report, primarily intended as an internal document for ODFW staff, is concerned with commercial clam fisheries. Tables give harvest statistics for commercial clam harvests for 1970-1992, in pounds, species and estuaries where clams were harvested. No data for recreational fisheries are given.}, pages = {4 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/v979v373w}, author = {Johnson, John A. and McCrae, Jean and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @book {14106, title = {Oyster Plat Production Annual Report 1991}, year = {1992}, note = {The most recent statistics are obtainable from the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture: https://tinyurl.com/vt8rjmm}, month = {[1992]}, publisher = {Oregon Department of Agriculture}, organization = {Oregon Department of Agriculture}, address = {Salem, OR}, keywords = {aquaculture, bivalves, Coos Bay, molluscs, Netarts Bay, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, shellfish, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Oregon. Department of Agriculture, Shellfish Program,} } @book {25101, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1990}, year = {1991}, note = {Numerous statistics, including data from interviews with recreational clam diggers. Reports on test plots of the introduced Manila clams (Venerupis philippinarum) in Coos and Yaquina bays. Reports on subtidal surveys of Yaquina Bay and intertidal surveys of Netarts Bay.}, pages = {39 p.}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cape Lookout State Park, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Happy Camp, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/8p58pd79c}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {14121, title = {Oregon Dungeness Crab Fishery Data Report Series: 1977-1990}, year = {1991}, note = {Gives statistics for catch, number of boats, number of trips, price data, crab size and grade, and number of crab pots fished. "This report includes 14 years of data to reduce costs of printing." (p.1)}, pages = {157 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, catch statistics, Chetco River estuary, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, crustaceans, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Netarts Bay, statistical analyses, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/rx913q63t} } @book {14126, title = {Oyster Plat Production Annual Report 1990}, year = {1991}, note = {The most recent statistics are obtainable from the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture: https://tinyurl.com/vt8rjmm }, month = {[1991]}, publisher = {Oregon Department of Agriculture}, organization = {Oregon Department of Agriculture}, address = {Salem, OR}, keywords = {aquaculture, bivalves, Coos Bay, molluscs, Netarts Bay, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, shellfish, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Oregon. Department of Agriculture, Shellfish Program,} } @article {14136, title = {Abundance and distribution of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Oregon, 1975-1983}, volume = {71}, number = {no.3}, year = {1990}, note = {The objectives of this study were to determine the location and use of haulout sites and to document any changes in abundance and distribution of harbor seals in Oregon from 1975 to 1983.}, pages = {p.65-71}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Cape Arago, Cascade Head, Coos Bay, Coquille Point, Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina, Netarts Bay, population count, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos outlet, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Harvey, James T. and Brown, Robin F. and Mate, Bruce R.} } @book {14146, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1987}, year = {1990}, note = {Much statistical information, including interviews with recreational clammers. Reports on experiments with introducing Manila clams into Tillamook, Yaquina and Coos bays and natural recruitment studies in Netarts and Yaquina bays.. }, month = {1990}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cape Lookout State Park, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Happy Camp, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/p5547s11k}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @book {14151, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1988}, year = {1990}, note = {Much statistical information, including interviews with recreational clammers. Reports on experiments with introducing Manila clams into Tillamook, Yaquina and Coos bays and natural recruitment studies in Netarts and Yaquina bays.. }, month = {1990}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cape Lookout State Park, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Happy Camp, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/j9602153c}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @book {14156, title = {Bay Clam Data Series Report: 1989}, year = {1990}, note = {Much statistical information, including data from interviews with recreational clammers. }, month = {1990}, publisher = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, organization = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cape Lookout State Park, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Happy Camp, introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/d791sg99g}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {14196, title = {Status of Stocks : Bay Clams, Bait Shrimp}, year = {1990}, note = {Internal discussion paper. Numerous statistical tables and charts.}, month = {March, 1990}, pages = {20 p.}, keywords = {abundance, age composition, Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis, Happy Camp, life history information, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, population biology, sediments, Siuslaw Bay, size composition, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, statistical analysis, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/3484zh72x}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Region,} } @article {14261, title = {Species profiles : life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Northwest) : Olympia oyster}, volume = {no. 82-11.124}, year = {1989}, note = {This is a classic overview of the biology and life history of the Dungeness crab in the Pacific Northwest. Good bibliography, if a bit dated.Map, charts, line drawings.}, pages = {8 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, bivalves, Chetco River estuary, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, fecundity, general, growth, life history information, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Olympia oyster = Ostrea conchaphila (Ostrea lurida), recreational fisheries - shellfish, reproductive behavior, Rogue River estuary, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, taxonomy, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a225231.pdf}, author = {Couch, David and Hassler, Thomas J. and U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Coastal Ecology Group, and National Wetlands Research Center (U.S.),} } @article {14266, title = {Species profiles : life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Northwest) : English sole}, volume = {no. 82-11.101.}, year = {1989}, note = {Estuaries serve as nurseries for young English sole, although adult fish migrate to the ocean. This is a classic overview of the biology and life history of English sole in the Pacific Northwest. Good bibliography, if a bit dated.Map, charts, line drawings.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, English sole = Parophrys vetulus, fecundity, growth, juvenile fish, life history information, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries, reproductive behavior, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, taxonomy, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA214303.pdf}, author = {Lassuy, Dennis R. and U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Coastal Ecology Group, and National Wetlands Research Center (U.S.),} } @article {14246, title = {Species profiles : life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Northwest) : ghost shrimp and blue mud shrimp}, volume = {no. 82-11.93}, year = {1989}, note = {This is a classic overview of the biology and life history of ghost shrimp and mud shrimp in the Pacific Northwest, although the heavily parasitized mud shrimp may soon become extinct in Oregon estuaries. Good bibliography, if a bit dated. Map, charts, line drawings.}, pages = {14 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, crustaceans, fecundity, general, Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), growth, life history information, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, reproductive behavior, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, taxonomy, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a206132.pdf}, author = {Hornig, Susanna and Sterling, Anita and National Wetlands Research Center (U.S.), and Smith, Stanley DeWitt and U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Coastal Ecology Group, and National Wetlands Research Center (U.S.),} } @article {14251, title = {Species profiles : life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Northwest) : pacific herring}, volume = {no. 82-11.126}, year = {1989}, note = {This is a classic overview of the biology and life history of Pacific herring in the Pacific Northwest. Good bibliography, if a bit dated.Map, charts, line drawings.}, pages = {18 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, fecundity, fishes, growth, juvenile fish, life history information, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi, recreational fisheries, reproductive behavior, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, taxonomy, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a224836.pdf}, author = {Lassuy, Dennis R. and U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Coastal Ecology Group, and National Wetlands Research Center (U.S.),} } @article {14271, title = {Assessment of pinniped populations in Oregon: April 1984 to April 1985}, volume = {no.88-05}, year = {1988}, note = {Discusses haulout locations, seasonal patterns in haulout site use, seal pup production, fishery interactions of pinnipeds, recommends further research.}, pages = {44 p.}, institution = {National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Center}, address = {Seattle, Wa.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, California sea lion = Zalophus californianus, Cascade Head, Columbia River, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina, marine mammals, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts Bay, northern elephant seal = Mirounga angustirostris, population biology, population count, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Steller sea lion = Eumetopias jubatus, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/p5547s19s}, author = {Brown, Robin F.} } @article {24851, title = {Commercial Crab Fishing in Oregon{\textquoteright}s Estuaries}, year = {1987}, note = {Should commercial crabbing be banned in Oregon bays in order to eliminate potential conflict with recreational bay crabbers? In answering this question, this report summarizes the state of the commercial bay crab fishery in the mid-1980s and examines esthetic and economic aspects of the issue. Includes statistics. This is a staff report for the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission.}, pages = {23 p.}, institution = {Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), economics, natural resource management, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, Siuslaw Bay, statistical analyses, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/x633f172r}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {14331, title = {Species profiles : life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Northwest) : common littleneck clam}, volume = {no. 82-11.78}, year = {1987}, note = {This is a classic overview of the biology and life history of the littleneck clam in the Pacific Northwest. Good bibliography, if a bit dated. Map, charts, line drawings.}, pages = {22 p.}, keywords = {bivalves, clams, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, fecundity, general, growth, life history information, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, mollusca, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, reproductive behavior, sediments, Siuslaw Bay, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041024110105/http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/wdb/pub/0106.pdf}, author = {Chew, Kenneth K. and Ma, Alex P. and U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Coastal Ecology Group, and National Wetlands Research Center (U.S.),} } @article {14341, title = {Bay Crab Management.}, year = {1986}, note = {"The sport/commercial interaction concerning Dungeness crab in our estuaries is heating up again... There are currently two issues that need to be resolved: 1) The sport/commercial interaction, and 2) the wise use of available crabs by the sport fishery." (p.1) Includes comments on the history of the fishery in Netarts Bay, statistics for commercial crab catch and effort for Netarts Bay for 1971-1985 and dollar value of the commercial harvest to Netarts Bay crabbers from 1977-1985.}, pages = {19 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), environmental law and policy, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/0c483k09s}, author = {Demory, Darrell and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {14371, title = {Species profiles : life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Northwest) : Dungeness crab}, volume = {no. 82-11.63}, year = {1986}, note = {This is a classic overview of the biology and life history of the Dungeness crab in the Pacific Northwest. Good bibliography, if a bit dated.Map, charts, line drawings.}, pages = {20 p.}, institution = {U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. National Wetlands Research Center}, address = {Slidell, La.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, crustaceans, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), fecundity, general, growth, life history information, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, reproductive behavior, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, taxonomy, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a181590.pdf}, author = {Pauley, Gilbert B. and Armstrong, David A. and Heun, Thomas W. and U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Coastal Ecology Group, and National Wetlands Research Center (U.S.),} } @article {14386, title = {Clam studies: 1984}, volume = {no.85-8}, year = {1985}, note = {"This report summarizes the results of our bay clam studies in 1984. Activities summarized include monitoring of the recreational and commercial clam fisheries, hatchery stock enhancement studies, natural recruitment studies, and miscellaneous other projects." (Introduction)}, pages = {56 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Bay Ocean Flat, Bayshore, bivalves, Bolin Island, breakwater, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cape Lookout Sand Spit, Charleston Flat, Charleston Triangle, Clam Island, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Point, Coquille River estuary, Criteser{\textquoteright}s Moorage, Empire Flat, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Garibaldi Flat, Hanson{\textquoteright}s Marina, Happy Camp, Idaho Point, Little Nestucca Flat, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, North Fork Flat, North Shore, North Spit, Pigeon Point, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Sitka Flat, Siuslaw Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, statistics, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Bay Bridge}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/t722h9759}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {14421, title = {Clam studies: 1983}, volume = {no.84-14}, year = {1984}, note = {"This report summarizes the results of our bay clam studies in 1983. Activities summarized include monitoring of the recreational and commercial clam fisheries, hatchery stock enhancement studies, natural recruitment studies, and miscellaneous other projects." (Introduction)}, month = {1984}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Bay Ocean Flat, Bayshore, bivalves, breakwater, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cape Lookout Sand Spit, Charleston Flat, Charleston Triangle, Clam Island, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Point, Coquille River estuary, Criteser{\textquoteright}s Moorage, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Empire Flat, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Garibaldi Flat, Hanson{\textquoteright}s Marina, Happy Camp, Idaho Point, Little Nestucca Flat, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, North Fork Flat, North Shore, North Spit, Pigeon Point, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Sitka Flat, Siuslaw Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, statistics, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Bay Bridge}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/12579s92p}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {14466, title = {1982 clam studies}, volume = {no.83-11}, year = {1983}, note = {Many statistics. Includes reports of clam digger interviews and enhancement activities.}, pages = {29 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Happy Camp, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siuslaw Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/8g84mm89v}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {14481, title = {The ecology of tidal marshes of the Pacific Northwest coast : a community profile}, year = {1983}, pages = {65 p.}, address = {Washington, DC}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, birds, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, fishes, geographic distribution, natural resource management, Necanicum Bay, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts Bay, Rogue River estuary, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Sixes River estuary, soils, species list, terrestrial mammals, tidal marsh, tidal processes, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/2vsbvs8c}, author = {Seliskar, Denise M. and Gallagher, John L. and National Coastal Ecosystems Team and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Division of Biological Services, and University of Delaware. College of Marine Studies,} } @article {14511, title = {Commercial Clam Production. Annual Eeport. October 1, 1980 to September 30, 1981}, year = {1982}, note = {"During the year we continued our studies on the clam resources in Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuaries. Our objectives were: to collect data for developing a scientifically sound clam management data base and to refine techniques for assessing the potential for a commercial clam fishery in several of Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuaries. In addition we continued to monitor the growth of laboratory reared Manila littleneck clams (Tapes japonica) released in Netarts Bay." (from the Introduction)}, month = {March_1982}, pages = {23 p.}, institution = {=Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {[Portland, OR]}, keywords = {abundance, age composition, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Coast Guard Station, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, human impacts, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Pigeon Point, population biology, reproductive behavior, size composition, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/wp988k57b}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Starr, Richard M. and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and National Marine Fisheries Service} } @article {14516, title = {Commercial Clam Production. Completion Report. October 1, 1979 to December 31, 1981}, year = {1982}, note = {"We completed our assessment of commercial clam harvest potential in Tillamook, Yaquina and Coos bays. All three bays contained commercial quantities of clams. Detailed studies in Yaquina Bay in 1981 revealed a biomass estimate of 2.6 million pounds (1,179.1 mt) of gaper clams (Tresus capax) in the study tract." (from the Abstract)}, month = {March_1982}, pages = {16 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,}, address = {[Portland, OR]}, keywords = {abundance, age composition, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, Coast Guard Station, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, general, life history information, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, natural resource management, piddock clam = Zirfaea pilsbryi, population biology, sediments, size composition, stained macoma = Macoma inquinata, statistical analyses, Tillamook estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/kk91fm31s}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Starr, Richard M. and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and National Marine Fisheries Service} } @article {56066, title = {Crabbing: commercial and sport}, journal = {Oregon Wildlife}, volume = {34}, year = {1979}, note = {Popular article about crabbing. Includes basic crab biology, fishing techniques, popular crabbing areas in bays. BW photographs.}, month = {1979, Oct.}, pages = {p.3-6}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, crustaceans, decapods, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/08612p853}, author = {Demory, Darrell} } @book {51236, title = {Critical Species and Habitats of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Beaches and Dunes}, year = {1979}, note = {Estuaries as well as the outer coast are considered in this report. Includes line drawings of rare species, maps showing critical habitat.}, pages = {91 p.}, publisher = {Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association}, organization = {Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Bayocean Spit, Big Creek, birds, Clatsop County, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Daley Lake, depleted populations, endangered species, Euchre Creek, habitats, Henderson Creek, Lily Lake, Myers Creek, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Netarts Spit, New River, North Spit Umpqua River, Rock Creek, Saltmarsh bird{\textquoteright}s beak = Cordylanthus maritimus Nutt. ssp. palustris, Sandlake estuary, Seal Rock, Siltcoos River estuary, Snowy plover = Charadrius nivosus, South Beach, Tahkenitch Spit, Tenmile Creek, terrestrial vegetation, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CZIC-ql88-b85-1979/pdf/CZIC-ql88-b85-1979.pdf}, author = {Burley, Bill and Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association}, editor = {Fitzpatrick, Kathy Bridges} } @article {14651, title = {Oregon Bay Clam Distribution, Abundance, Planting Sites and Effects of Harvest. Annual report. October 1, 1978 to September 30, 1979}, year = {1979}, note = {"The objectives of this study were: (1) to continue mapping the distribution of bay clams in Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuaries, (2) to assess the effects of mechanical harvest on subtidal claws and habitat, and (3) to evaluate the success of planting hatchery produced and released juvenile clams in selected Oregon estuaries." (p.1) Includes maps of clam, shrimp, eelgrass, and algae distribution in Umpqua and Coos Bays, and of areas approved for commercial clam harvesting in Yaquina and Coos bays, Gives biomass estimates for Yaquina Bay. Gives commercial clamming statistics. Discusses sediment changes after clam harvest. Numerous charts and tables. }, month = {December_1979}, pages = {47 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {[Portland, Or.]}, keywords = {abundance, age composition, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, human impacts, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, population biology, reproductive behavior, size composition, species list, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/rn3012042}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Robart, Gregory P. and Geiger, Anne and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service,} } @article {14701, title = {Oregon Bay Clam Distribution, Abundance, Planting Sites and Effects of Harvest. Annual Report. October 1, 1977 to September 30, 1978}, year = {1978}, note = {"Studies were continued on the distribution and abundance of bay clams in Oregon{\textquoteright}sestuaries. f4aps showing distribution of cl ams, substrate type and vegetation type in Tillamook, INetarts and Salmon River estuaries are presented." (from the Introduction) The report also covers attempts to artifiially enhance natural production of clams, and examines the commercial clam fisheries in Yaquina and Coos Bays. Good maps.}, month = {November_1978}, pages = {70 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {[Portland, OR]}, keywords = {algae, aquaculture, Baltic clam = Macoma balthica, Bay shrimp = Crangon franciscorum, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, California softshell clam = Cryptomya californica, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, crustaceans, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Fucus species, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), growth, Irus clam = Irus ishibashianus, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, Netarts Bay, Piddock clam = Penitella penita, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Salmon River Estuary, Sand clam = Macoma secta, sediments, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, spatial distribution, Tillamook Bay, Ulva species: Enteromorpha species, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/6w924c49m}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Robart, Gregory P. and Geiger, Anne and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service,} } @article {14716, title = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s Oyster Resources, Industry and Management}, year = {1978}, note = {"Oregon{\textquoteright}s oyster industry is almost as old as the state. In the early 1860{\textquoteright}s, schooner loads of native oysters were taken from Yaquina Bay and transported to markets in San Francisco. Over the years, the industry and the resource have changed drastically. This report briefly reviews the status of Oregon{\textquoteright}s oyster resources and discusses some issues that the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the oyster industry need to address." (Introduction) Includes statistics for oyster landings from 1966-1977.}, pages = {9 p.}, keywords = {aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, Coos Bay, economics, land use, molluscs, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Olympia oyster = Ostrea conchaphila (Ostrea lurida), Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, pesticides, Sevin, statistics, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/sx61dn00d}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Region,} } @article {14736, title = {Summary report on releases of laboratory produced clams}, volume = {no.78-4}, year = {1978}, note = {"In 1968 the Oregon Fish Commission (now Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife) initiated P.L. 88-309 funded studies to develop techniques to spawn and rear several species of bay clams. After our successful spawning and rearing studies, we planted the laboratory-produced juvenile clams on various tideflats of several estuaries to evaluate their growth and survival. . . This report summarizes the results of cur field work on Yaquina, Netarts, Tillamook, Alsea, Coos and Coquille estuaries." (from the Introduction) Although the spawning and rearing of clam larvae was successful, efforts to plant out clam larvae in various estuaries mostly failed. One glim of hope involved successful planting of Manila littleneck clams (Venus clams) in Netarts Bay. Includes maps of planting areas.}, month = {1978, Aug.}, pages = {24 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Netarts Bay, Tillamook Bay, Venus clam = Venerupis philippinarum, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/6h440t226}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {82691, title = {The Dungeness Crab Fishery in Oregon Estuaries}, year = {1977}, note = {"Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuaries are focal points in an important recreational and commercial fishery for Dungeness crab. This report describes crabbing in Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuaries and includes brief notes on crab biology, catch statistics, major fishing areas, fishing regulations, problems, and proposed solutions." (Introduction) Internal discussion paper.}, pages = {13 p.}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea Bay, catch statistics, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, crustaceans, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), life history information, natural resource management, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, shellfish, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/4f16c371f}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Region,} } @article {14766, title = {Oregon Bay Clam Distribution, Abundance, Planting Sites and Effects of Harvest. Annual report. July 1, 1976-September 30, 1977}, year = {1977}, note = {Continued to chart the distribution of intertidal and subtidal populations of clams in Oregon. Looked for possible clam planting sites. Colored maps.}, month = {July_1977}, pages = {38 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {[Portland, OR]}, keywords = {aquaculture, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, California softshell clam = Cryptomya californica, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, growth, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Netarts Bay, Oregon Aqua Foods, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Red abalone = Haliotis rufescens, sediments, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, spatial distribution, Tillamook Bay, Venus clam = Venerupis phillipinarum, Whale Cove, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/fb4949124}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and National Marine Fisheries Service} } @article {14801, title = {Use of benthic sediments as indicators of marina flushing}, volume = {no.77-07}, year = {1977}, note = {"This report presents the findings of a sediment analysis program formulated to determine the flushing potential of various shaped small boat basins. Chemical tests regarding volatile solids, Kjeldahl nitrogen, grease and oil, and sulfides were performed with the results compared to established sediment quality criteria." (from the Abstract)}, month = {1977}, pages = {54 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University, Sea Grant College Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Depoe Bay, Netarts Bay, physical modifications, sediment data, sediments, Siuslaw River estuary, sulphide, tidal currents, Umpqua River estuary, water pollution, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/39785}, author = {Slotta, Larry S. and Noble, Scott M.} } @article {14811, title = {Classification and utilization of oyster lands in Oregon}, volume = {no.76-7}, year = {1976}, note = {Evaluates Oregon estuaries for suitability for growing oysters. Includes estuary maps, lists possible risks for oyster growers by estuary.}, month = {September_1976}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Chetco River estuary, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, environmental policy and law, general, Japanese oyster drill = Ocenebra japonica, land use, maps, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/0z708x17s}, author = {Osis, Laimons and Darrell, Demory and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {82686, title = {Methods of Supplementing Clam and Abalone Production: Annual R eport July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976}, year = {1976}, note = {This report presents information on clam distribution in Oregon estuaries. It includes clam population estimates for parts of Yaquina, Tillamook and Coos bays. Gives data from a clam aging study. Permits were issued for commercial clam harvesting in Yaquina and Coos bays. Reports on plantings of clams in Netarts and Yaquina Bays and the abalone planting in Whale Cove. Includes maps showing clams, substrate and vegetation for Nehalem, Tillamook, Netarts, Nestucca, Salmon River and Siletz bays.}, month = {1975-1976}, pages = {65 p.}, institution = {Oregon Fish Commission of Oregon, Division of Management and Research}, address = {Oregon}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, Coos Bay, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, maps, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts Bay, Red abalone = Haliotis rufescens, Salmon River Estuary, sediments, Siletz Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, spatial distribution, Tillamook Bay, Whale Cove, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/79407x89g}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Lukas, Gerald T. and Halstead, Bruce G. and Oregon. Fish Commission. Division of Management and Research, and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @mastersthesis {51251, title = {Use of Benthic Sediments as Indicators of Marina Flushing}, year = {1976}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This study is an attempt to unfold the important functions of small scale estuarine circulation patterns by using benthic sediments as indicators of marina flushing. Specifically, the research has tried to identify physical parameters that are influential in providing the flushing necessary to preserve a high state of water quality within small estuarine marina basins.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) The author took sediment samples from 13 marinas along the Oregon coast, and used the sediments to show how well pollutants were being flushed out of the various estuaries. The author ranks the marinas to show which had acceptable and unacceptable levels of pollution. Masters of Ocean Engineering thesis. Major professor was Larry S. Slotta.}, pages = {136 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M. Oc. E.}, chapter = {Dept. of Civil Engineering}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Depoe Bay, Netarts Bay, physical modifications, Rogue River estuary, sediment data, sediments, Siuslaw River estary, sulphide, theses, tidal currents, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, water pollution, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/dj52w739f}, author = {Noble, Scott Morgan} } @article {14846, title = {Chlorinated pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in marine species, Oregon/Washington coast, 1972}, volume = {9}, number = {1}, year = {1975}, month = {June_1975}, pages = {2-9}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, blue mussel = Mytilus edulis, chemical, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, molluscs, Netarts Bay, pesticides, physiology, polychlorinated biphenyls, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, toxicity, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Claeys, Robert R. and Caldwell, Richard S. and Cutshall, Norman H. and Holton, Robert} } @article {36611, title = {Estuary Planning Guidelines}, year = {1973}, note = {The Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission was created by the 1971 Oregon legislature. Its mandate was to develop a natural resource management plan for the Oregon Coast, emphasizing estuaries. Long-range plans for estuary rehabilitation and development were needed before other agencies would be able to issue permits for work in the estuaries. This document is a guide for the newly created estuary planning groups. Tillamook Bay{\textquoteright}s sedimentation problems are used as an example in this report.}, pages = {37 p.}, institution = {Oregon Coastal Conservation \& Development Commission}, address = {Florence, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, environmental law and policy, natural resource management, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Rogue River, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Tillamook Bay, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay, Youngs Bay}, url = {https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CZIC-gc97-8-o7-o7-1973/pdf/CZIC-gc97-8-o7-o7-1973.pdf}, author = {Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission ,} } @article {36626, title = {The Oregon Coast and the Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission: the Fox Guarding the Chickens?}, year = {1973}, note = {This scathing critique of the early efforts of the Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission shows development activities on the Oregon Coast in the early 1970s, and the pressures on planning agencies and the environment at that time. It describes a fragmented government overly represented by development interests struggling to come to grips with complex issues and failing to use appropriate resources. Individual anecdotes are fascinating. This report does have a point of view.}, pages = {96 p.}, institution = {Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group}, address = {Portland, Or. }, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Bolon Island (Umpqua), Coos Bay, Devils Lake, Douglas County (Or.), dredging, environmental policy and law, human impacts, industrial development, landfills, Lane County (Or.), Lincoln City (Or.), Lincoln County (Or.), natural resource management, Necanicum River estuary, Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River estuary, Tamara Quays, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook County (Or.), Trask River, Umpqua River estuary}, url = {https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CZIC-tc224-o7-r53-1973/pdf/CZIC-tc224-o7-r53-1973.pdf}, author = {Richmond III, Henry R. and Oregon Student Public Interest Group,} } @article {14991, title = {Spawning fish surveys in coastal watersheds, 1972}, volume = {no.73-3}, year = {1973}, month = {November_1973}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek estuary, biological, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, hatchery salmonids, human impacts, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, physical modifications, population biology, population count, salmonid species = Oncorhynchus species, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, weather}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/474299894}, author = {Skeesick, Delbert G.} } @article {15061, title = {Spawning fish surveys in coastal watersheds, 1971}, volume = {no.72-1}, year = {1972}, note = {Gives spawning counts for fall Chinook, coho and chum salmon.}, month = {August_1972}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, biological, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, hatchery salmonids, human impacts, Kilchis River, Miami River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, physical modifications, population biology, population count, precipitation, salmonids = Oncorhynchus species, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tenmile Lakes, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook River, Trask River, weather, Whiskey Creek, wild salmonids, Wilson River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/1g05fc341}, author = {Skeesick, Delbert G. and Oregon. Fish Commission. Management and Research Division,} } @article {15086, title = {Spawning fish surveys in coastal watersheds, 1970}, volume = {no.71-1}, year = {1971}, month = {June_1971}, pages = {52 p.}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek estuary, biological, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, hatchery salmonids, human impacts, Kilchis River, Miami River, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, physical modifications, population biology, population count, salmonid species = Oncorhynchus species, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook River, Trask River, weather, Whiskey Creek, Wilson River, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/sn009z51x}, author = {Skeesick, Delbert G. and Oregon. Fish Commission, and United States. Fish and Wildlife Service,} } @article {15116, title = {Pelagic Fisheries and Coastal Rivers Investigation : Progress Report, Coastal Rivers Section : July 1, 1966-June 30, 1967}, year = {1970}, note = {Includes Netarts chum salmon spawning data.}, pages = {36 p.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Chetco River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Clear Lake, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Edna Lake, forest fires, Hall Lake, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, Oxbow Creek (tributary of the Siuslaw River), Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi, Pacific smelt = Thaleichthys pacificus, Pistol River, population count, Schuttpele Lake, Shad = Alosa sapidissima, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Smith River, spatial distribution, streamflow, Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis, Teal Lake, temporal distribution, Tenmile Lakes, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Winchester Bay, Winchuck River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/cv43nx632}, author = {Oregon. Pelagic Fisheries and Coastal Rivers Investigation, and Oregon. Fish Commission. Research Division,} } @article {15136, title = {Shooting of Sea Lions}, year = {1970}, note = {Before the passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972, marine mammal populations were regulated by the states. This 1970 document gives a brief history of Oregon{\textquoteright}s management of sea lions, explores issues around the shooting of sea lions, and recommends that this practice be banned. Netarts Bay was among the places where shooting sea lions was legal.}, month = {1970, May 6}, pages = {4 p.}, keywords = {California sea lion = Zalophus californianus, Coos Bay, Elk River, marine mammals, natural resource management, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, Rogue River, Sixes River, Steller sea lion = Eumetopias jubatus, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Umpqua River estuary}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/v405sb20b} } @article {15141, title = {Spawning fish surveys in coastal watersheds, 1969}, volume = {no.70-1}, year = {1970}, note = {Gives spawning counts for spring Chinook, fall Chinook, coho and chum salmon.}, month = {June_1970}, pages = {52 p.}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, biological, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, hatchery salmonids, human impacts, Kilchis River, Miami River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, physical modifications, population biology, population count, precipitation, salmonids = Oncorhynchus species, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tenmile Lakes, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook River, Trask River, weather, Whiskey Creek, wild salmonids, Wilson River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/5q47rp68k}, author = {Skeesick, Delbert G. and Oregon. Fish Commission and United States. Fish and Wildlife Service,} } @article {15161, title = {Spawning fish surveys in coastal watersheds, 1968}, year = {1969}, note = {Netarts Bay was surveyed for chum salmon.}, month = {April_1968}, pages = {24 p.}, institution = {Oregon Fish Commission}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, chinook salmon=Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon=Oncorhynchus keta, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Devils Lake, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, population count, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/rn3012017}, author = {Skeesick, Delbert G. and Oregon. Fish Commission. Coastal Rivers Investigations,} } @mastersthesis {15171, title = {The abundance and distribution of harbor seals and steller sea lions in Oregon}, year = {1968}, note = {By the 1960s, before the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the number of Stellar or northern sea lions and harbor seals were greatly reduced in Oregon. This study documents the numbers of these marine mammals and where they were found. Maps of haul-out areas are given. Includes statistics on bounty payments from 1925 to the mid-1960s.}, pages = {23 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M. S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Cape Arago, Cape Blanco, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, depleted populations, geographic distribution, Gull Rock, Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina, Netarts Bay, Orford Reef, Otter Crest, population biology, population count, Sea Lion Caves, Simpson Reef, Steller sea lion = Eumetopias jubatis, Sunset Bay, theses, Three Arch Rock, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook Head}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/fx719q266}, author = {Pearson, John Philip} } @article {15181, title = {Spawning fish surveys in coastal watersheds, 1967}, year = {1968}, note = {Spawning spring Chinook, fall Chinook, coho and chum salmon were counted.}, month = {April_1968}, institution = {Oregon Fish Commission}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek estuary, biological, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Elk River estuary, hatchery salmonids, human impacts, Kilchis River, Miami River, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts Bay, physical modifications, population biology, population count, salmonid species = Oncorhynchus species, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River estuary, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook River, Trask River, weather, Whiskey Creek, Wilson River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/ft848r215}, author = {Skeesick, Delbert G. and Oregon. Fish Commission,} } @article {55296, title = {Implementation and Enforcement Plan for the Public Waters of the State of Oregon}, year = {1967}, note = {This is a look at the sad state of Oregon{\textquoteright}s waters in the mid-1960s, and shows the beginnings of a plan for extensive and systematic monitoring of water quality. At the top of the list was municipal; sewage treatment. Locations for sampling stations for various waterways are given. }, pages = {98 p.}, institution = {Oregon State Sanitary Authority}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, human activities, industrial development, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Oregon, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, waste disposal, water pollution, water quality, water quality data, Winchuck River, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Oregon State Sanitary Authority,} } @article {15236, title = {Crab fishermen interviews}, year = {1963}, note = {"As requested, crab fishermen, processing plants, boat moorages, and chambers of commerce along the Oregon coast ware interviewed to obtain their thinking on crab seasons and regulations." (p.1) Interviews were conducted from Astoria to Brookings.}, pages = {10 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River estuary, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, Depoe Bay, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), environmental policy and law, natural resource management, Necanicum Bay, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/08612p411}, author = {Snow, C. Dale and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @article {51256, title = {Pacific Coast Recreation Area Survey}, year = {1959}, note = {This report was important. Written decades before the Oregon Dunes became a National Recreation Area, it placed the dunes and the Sea Lion Caves areas in its top category ({\textquotedblleft}of possible national status{\textquotedblright}) for conservation. Other sites were listed for their state, local, recreational or biological importance. Black-and-white photographs of sites and brief site descriptions are included.}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {Beaver Creek Beach, Clatsop Plains, Coos Bay, Coos Bay Sandspit, Coquille Beach, habitat conservation, Langlois Beach, Manzanita Beach, Myers Creek Beach, natural resource management, Nestucca Spit, Netarts Bay, Netarts Spit, Oregon Dunes, recreational uses, Sand Lake, Siletz Spit, Sisters Rocks Area, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook Spit, Whale Cove}, url = {https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/rec_area_survey/pacific/contents.htm}, author = {U.S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service,} } @article {77091, title = {Shellfish investigations : April 1, 1956 - March 31,1959}, volume = {no.32}, year = {1959}, note = {This report covers a 3-year period. It includes a growth survey of gaper clams to establish normal growth patterns, a summary of a transplantation of softshell clams into Siuslaw Bay, and the results of crab tagging to determine movement/migration patterns. This report also has research on personal-use fisheries for razor clams, including number and rate of success of clam diggers, as well as calculations on clam wastage. Finally, it has the initial findings of exploratory dives for rock scallop and red abalone off the Oregon Coast.}, pages = {46 p.}, keywords = {commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Coos Bay, environmental policy and law, Gardiner (Or.), natural resource management, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Pacific gaper clam = Tresus nuttallii, Pacific razor clam = Siliqua patula, Pink shrimp = Pandalas jordani, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Red abalone = Haliotis rufescens, Reedsport (Or.), rock scallop = Crassadoma gigantea, Siuslaw Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Steamboat Island, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/gt54kn800}, author = {Oregon. Fish Commission,} } @book {15291, title = {Hydrography of Oregon estuaries: June 1956 to September 1958}, series = {Data Report (Oregon State College. School of Science)}, number = {no.3}, year = {1958}, note = {Subseries: Reference (Oregon State College. School of Science) no. 58-6}, month = {1958, Oct.}, publisher = {School of Science, Oregon State College}, organization = {School of Science, Oregon State College}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coos Bay, estuarine dynamics, hydrology, Nehalem River, Netarts Bay, salinity data, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, tidal data, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, water temperature data, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/t722hb284} } @book {15311, title = {Hydrography of Oregon estuaries : prior to June 1956}, series = {Data Report (Oregon State College. School of Science)}, volume = {no.2}, year = {1956}, note = {Also called Reference (Oregon State College. School of Science) no.56-2}, month = {1956, Jun.}, publisher = {School of Science, Oregon State College}, organization = {School of Science, Oregon State College}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coos Bay, estuarine dynamics, hydrology, Nehalem River, Netarts Bay, salinity data, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, tidal data, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, water temperature data, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/vm40xs83p} } @article {51246, title = {The intertidal mussel, piddock, and abalone resources of Oregon{\textquoteright}s outer coast}, journal = {Research Briefs {\textendash} Fish Commission of Oregon}, volume = {6}, year = {1955}, note = {This 1955 survey told where to go to find some kinds of shellfish. Works like this should not be used without considering health issues such as bacteria counts, red tides, etc. {\textquotedblleft}At Yachats there are mussels on the rocks on both sides of Yachats River.{\textquotedblright}}, month = {1955, Nov.}, pages = {p.4-13}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea Bay, California mussel = Mytilus californianus. Piddock clam = Penitella penita, Cape Arago, Cape Falcon, Cape Lookout, Cape Meares, Cascade Head, Chetco Point, Coos Bay, Coquille Point, Coquille River, Depoe Bay, geographical distribution, Lincoln Beach, Nehalem Bay, Nelscott (Or.), Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Nye Beach, Oceanlake (Or.), Otter Crest, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Red abalone = Haliotis rufescens, Seal Rock, Seaside, Tillamook Bay, Yachats, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/vd66w0709}, author = {McCauley, James E. and Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @article {76711, title = {Shellfish investigation : Jan. 1 - May 31, 1954}, year = {1954}, note = {This report covers a range of topics, including clam populations in Yaquina, Netarts and Tillamook bays, a Pacific oyster mortality event in Coos bay (with a hand-drawn map of Coos Bay), crab bait testing, and statistics about the Coquille River Crab Fishery. This report also covers an algacide toxicity test, preliminary work on a kelp survey, and water temperature data for Yaquina Bay in May and June of 1954.}, month = {1954 Jan.-May}, pages = {35 p.}, keywords = {algae, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, bivalves, clams, Coos Bay, Coquille Point, Coquille River estuary, crabs, Criteser{\textquoteright}s Moorage, crustacea, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Hinton Point, Idaho Flats, McLean Point, mollusks, Netarts Bay, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Shell Point. Yaquina Bay, Tillamook Bay, toxicity, water temperature, Yaquina Bay Marina}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/kp78gh191}, author = {Oregon. Fish Commission,} } @article {17951, title = {Summary, Coastal River Regulations, 1878-1950}, year = {1953}, note = {Gives the details of fishing regulations from 1878-1950, with a 1974 addendum by Robert E. Mullen for some streams. We learn, for example, that in 1891-1892 "No fixed gear to extend more than one-third distance across streams," or that Beaver Creek was "closed to commercial fishing following 1916."}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Chetco River, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Dover sole = Microstomus pacificus, Elk Creek, Elk River, environmental law and policy, Euchre Creek, Floras Creek, Hoquarton Slough, Hunters Creek, Kilchis River, Klamath River, Miami River, Neawanna Creek, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, New River, Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, Pistol River, recreational fisheries, Rogue River, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Shad = Alosa sapidissima, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Smith River, Starry flounder = Platichthys stellatus, Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook River, Trask River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Windchuck River, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, author = {Gharrett, J. T. (compiler)} } @article {15336, title = {Summary, coastal river regulations, 1878-1950}, year = {1953}, note = {Gives the details of fishing regulations from 1878-1950, with a 1974 addendum by Robert E. Mullen for some streams. We learn, for example, that in 1891-1892 "No fixed gear to extend more than one-third distance across streams," or that Beaver Creek was "closed to commercial fishing following 1916."}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Chetco River, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Dover sole = Microstomus pacificus, Elk Creek, Elk River, environmental law and policy, Euchre Creek, Floras Creek, Hoquarton Slough, Hunters Creek, Kilchis River, Klamath River, Miami River, Neawanna Creek, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, New River, Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus species, Pistol River, recreational fisheries, Rogue River, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Shad = Alosa sapidissima, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Smith River, Starry flounder = Platichthys stellatus, Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook River, Trask River, Umpqua River, Wilson River, Windchuck River, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, author = {Gharrett, J. T.} } @article {37816, title = {Ghost shrimp, weights of crabs {\textendash}- Oregon landings, souvenir crabs}, volume = {no.16}, year = {1949}, note = {This document is in three parts: a report on the ghost shrimp fishery, elucidation of a method to tax commercial crab landings, and a description of a commercial enterprise that was catching small shore crabs and embedding them in plastic for sale as tourist souvenirs (the {\textquotedblleft}badge{\textquotedblright} of the Newport Crab Festival). Gives contemporary methods of harvesting ghost shrimp, and lists the number of commercial fishers in Alsea and Siletz bays. Gives Dungeness crab landings for various areas of the state. }, pages = {15 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Coos Bay, crustaceans, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Oregon shore crab = Hemigrapsus oregonensis, Purple shore crab = Hemigrapsus nudus, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, issn = {no.16}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/1544bq05s}, author = {Tollefson, Roger and Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @article {15371, title = {The present status of the bay clams in Oregon}, volume = {no.3}, year = {1948}, note = {Includes hand-drawn sketches of bay clams. Includes statistics for Yaquina Bay for a week of low tides in July of 1947. The complete report also includes two short reports, "Drag Boat Damage on Crabs" and "Herring Spawning," which reports on herring spawning in Tillamook and Yaquina bays.}, pages = {p.1-12}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, natural resource management, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, spatial distribution, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/c534fp80w}, author = {Oregon. Fish Commission,} } @article {36211, title = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s Wild Life Resource. A Report by Advisory Committee on Wild Life and Research Staff. State Planning Board}, year = {1936}, note = {Before World War II, relatively few natural resource management reports from Oregon state agencies were published. This report covers current (circa 1936) management issues, fur-bearing animals, predators, waterfowl, upland game birds, fisheries and conservation. Fisheries data includes salmon pack statistics, 1880-1931, as well as statistics (various years) for seal and sea lion bounties, hatchery releases and fish eggs taken, and fisheries catch statistics. The report contains interesting details, such as a list of private game reservations. {\textquotedblleft}Commercial catching of clams is forbidden the year round at Netarts Bay, Tillamook County.{\textquotedblright} (p.81) {\textquotedblleft}Rakes or submerged pots may not be used to catch crabs in Yaquina or Siletz Bay or Rivers. The only device legal there is the regular open net called a ring or hoop.{\textquotedblright} (p.82) Maps, charts, tables.}, pages = {148 p.}, institution = {Oregon State Planning Board,}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, California sardine = Sardinops sagax, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, fish, general, hatcheries, human impacts, Klamath River, natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Netarts Bay, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus species, recreational fisheries, Rogue River, shellfish, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, statistics, Tillamook Bay, Trask River, Umpqua River, water pollution, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/h702q722c}, author = {Oregon State Planning Board,} } @article {49621, title = {Shellfish resources of the Northwest coast of the United States}, volume = {1921/1922}, year = {1922}, note = {Appendix III to the Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1922. Bureau of Fisheries Document no.920. In Google Books. Bw photographs. Summarizes known distribution of edible mollusks on the Oregon and SW Washington coasts with an eye to potential for commercial development of the fisheries. Cites bad roads as a major hindrance. Nice descriptions of localities. "During most of the year the village of Netarts, on Netarts Bay, consists of a few scattered houses of permanent residents, but in the summer season it becomes a tent town of considerable size. From June until September, during the years 1917 and 1918, many people from inland districts of Oregon and other States visited Netarts... While there, clams were a constant article of diet... " (p.13)}, pages = {21 p.}, institution = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, bibvalves, blue mussel = Mytilus edulis, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, California mussel = Mytilus californianus, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii (Cardium corbis), commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gaper clam = Tresus capax (Schizothaerus nuttalli), introduced species, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea (Paphya staminea), molluscs, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Olympia oyster = Ostrea lurida, Pacific razor clam = Siliqua patula, Piddock siphon = Pholadidea penita, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/32rd6ww}, author = {Edmondson, Charles H.} }