Fisheries

In his first term, Trump opened up lands sacred to Native people for development, and rolled back dozens of environmental protections. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said she’ll stand with Oregon values as the White House changes hands again.

The Pacific Fisheries Management Council is concerned about fall Chinook populations affected by drought in the Klamath and Sacramento rivers.

Dungeness crab is the most valuable single-species fishery commodity in Oregon. The 2021-2022 season was one of the best on record, with fisherfolk bringing in $91.5 million worth of the crustaceans. But that's not always the case. This 2022-2023 season opened more than six weeks later than anticipated.

About a million Chinook Salmon could be released at a smaller than normal size next year. Due to a power outage at Cole Rivers fish hatchery in Jackson County, there won't be warm incubation tanks for the winter.

As this year’s Dungeness crab fishery approaches, so does the risk of whale entanglements in crab gear.

Several species of bottom-feeding fish off the West Coast are making a speedy recovery from overfishing.

OSU scientists have developed a way to predict spikes in domoic acid off the West Coast.  The toxin can accumulate in some seafood and be harmful to humans if consumed. 

Local scientists work to make ecosystem-based fisheries management a reality.

The West Coast is experiencing the largest toxic algal bloom in the last decade. This toxin has caused many shellfish fisheries to close down.

Population counts indicate there aren't enough fish to open the West Coast sardine fishery this year.