@article {83191, title = {Estimating juvenile salmon estuarine carrying capacities to support restoration planning and evaluation}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts }, volume = {46}, year = {2023}, note = {What is the carrying capacity of salmon habitat in a time of global warming and rising sea levels? To answer this question, the authors of this paper took a hard dive into the literature, involving over 4,500 printed estimates of densities of juvenile salmonids in estuaries and floodplains. This data was then used in a habitat expansion approach to estimate historic, current potential and predicted population densities after sea level rise. {\textquotedblleft}We demonstrate the habitat expansion approach by applying the quantiles of observed juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and coho salmon (O. kisutch) densities (fish/ha) to spatial data describing current, historical or potential, and predicted (based on seal level rise) habitat extents for 16 coastal Oregon estuaries to estimate carrying capacities{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). This information will be important in the design and evaluation of restoration projects. This is an open-access article.}, month = {2023}, pages = {p.1046{\textendash}1066}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Elk River, juvenile fish, natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Rogue River, Salmon River, sea levels, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-023-01185-y }, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12237-023-01185-y}, author = {Hall, Jason and Roni, Phil and Ross, Kai and Camp, Meghan J. and Nuckols, Jason and Ruffing, Claire} } @article {83058, title = {Exploring biophysical linkages between coastal forestry management practices and aquatic bivalve contaminant exposure}, journal = {Toxics }, volume = {9}, number = {3}, year = {2021}, note = {Current forestry management practices are not doing very well at keeping herbicides and pesticides within the boundaries of the forest. In this important article, the authors describe a study of bivalves to look for contamination from pesticides and other chemicals used in forestry. They found pesticides in 38\% of bivalves sampled, with some watersheds more contaminated than others, and with seasonal variations. The authors mildly note, {\textquotedblleft}Details about types and levels of exposure provide insight into effectiveness of current forest management practices in controlling transport of forest-use pesticides{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Good data visualization. This is an Open-Access article.}, month = {2021, Mar.}, pages = {article 46, 25 p. }, keywords = {agriculture, Alsea River, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, clams, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, forestry, fungicides, herbicides, human impacts, metabolism, molluscs, mussels, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, oysters, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, pesticides, precipitation, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Smith River (Umpqua), Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, stress, toxicity, Western pearl mussel = Margaritifera falcata, Yaquina River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9030046}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/3/46 }, author = {Scully-Engelmeyer, Kaegan and Granek, Elise F. and Nielsen-Pincus, Max and Lanier, Andy and Rumrill, Steven S. and Moran, Patrick and Nilsen, Elena and Hladik, Michelle L. and Pillsbury, Lori} } @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.} } @mastersthesis {83154, title = {Ecosystem Functions of Pacific Northwest Estuaries: The Role of Ocean and Watershed Drivers in Eelgrass and Coho Salmon Dynamics}, year = {2020}, note = {This wide-ranging doctoral dissertation aims to {\textquotedblleft}investigate ocean and watershed dynamics to better understand the key drivers and consequences of ecosystem change in Pacific Northwest (PNW) estuaries{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Topics explored include eelgrass and macroalgae, coho salmon and the Dungeness crab catch. }, pages = {274 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Integrative Biology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, carbon dioxide, climate, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, dissolved oxygen, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), eelgrass = Zostera marina, El Nino, Oregon Coast, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, pH, phosphate, precipitation, salinity, sea lettuce = Ulva spp., Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Umpqua River, upwelling, water temperature, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/gt54kv37z }, author = {Magel, Caitlin L.} } @article {83061, title = {Western Oregon adult coho salmon spawning survey data report}, volume = {no.OPSW-ODFW-2020-3}, year = {2020}, note = {Good statistics on wild salmon runs. The Oregon Coast saw lower than average runs, with wild salmon spawning at 76\% of the 29-year average.}, month = {2020, May}, pages = {34 p.}, institution = {Oregon Adult Salmonid Inventory \& Sampling Project, ODFW}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, Beaver Creek (Lincoln), Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, fecundity, Floras Creek, geographic distribution, hatchery salmonids, Mill Creek (Siletz), Mill Creek (Yaquina), Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, temporal distribution, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wild salmonids, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A972078/datastream/OBJ/download/2019.pdf }, author = {Sounhein, Briana and Lewis, Mark and Weeber, Matt} } @article {83062, title = {Western Oregon adult coho salmon spawning survey data report}, volume = {no. OPSW-ODFW-2021-3}, year = {2020}, note = {The COVID-19 epidemic reduced the number of spawning surveys. Available data showed a strong skew based on geography: the Lower Columbia wild salmon runs were larger than normal, the Oregon Coast region had 88\% of the 30-year average, while wild salmon runs in southern Oregon were greatly reduced.}, month = {2021, June}, pages = {34 p.}, institution = {Oregon Adult Salmonid Inventory \& Sampling Project, ODFW}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, Beaver Creek (Lincoln), Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, fecundity, Floras Creek, geographic distribution, hatchery salmonids, Mill Creek (Siletz), Mill Creek (Yaquina), Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, temporal distribution, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wild salmonids, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A972079/datastream/OBJ/download/2020.pdf}, author = {Sounhein, Briana and Lewis, Mark and Weeber, Matt} } @article {83055, title = {Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan 2019 Annual Report}, year = {2019}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Wild OC Coho Salmon spawner abundance estimates for the ESU increased from 74,060 fish in 2018 to 95,138 in 2019. Fishing harvest was less than the allowable harvest approved by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) under Amendment 13 (A-13). Overall, overwinter rearing habitat likely continues to limit freshwater productivity{\textquotedblright} (p.1).}, pages = {6 p.}, institution = {[Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife]}, address = {[Salem, Or.]}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, conservation plan, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, habitat restoration, large woody debris, Mill Creek (Siletz), natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, restoration ecology, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, South Umpqua River, Tahkenitch Lake, Tenmile Lake, Tillamook River, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/crp/coastal_coho_conservation_plan.asp}, author = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {82496, title = {Vertical zonation and niche breadth of tidal marsh plants along the northeast Pacific coast}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts}, volume = {42}, number = {1}, year = {2019}, note = {One of the most important factors in determining which plant species will be found in a marsh is its relative elevation above sea level. Salt marsh plants tend to be distributed in zones, according to the marsh{\textquoteright}s elevation. This phenomenon is called vertical zonation. Rising sea levels in a changing climate threaten marsh vegetation, due to sensitivity to inundation and salinity. In this paper, the authors report on studies of twelve salt marshes along the West Coast, and take a closer look at vertical zonation. They found {\textquotedblleft}that many common Pacific coast species occurred across a broad range of elevations{\textquotedblright} (p.96) and noted that this factor might allow these species to persist under moderate sea level rise. They identify more sensitive species. While their work reinforces the importance of elevation, they also note site-specific variations, suggest areas for more study and advocate potential tactics to counter vegetation loss in the face of rising seas.}, month = {2019, Jan.}, pages = {p.85-98}, keywords = {Baltic rush = Juncus balticus, Bolinas Lagoon, Chickenclaws = Sarcocornia perennis, climate change, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Gray{\textquoteright}s Harbor, invasive species, Lyngbye{\textquoteright}s sedge = Carex lyngbyei, Mad River Slough, Morro Bay, San Diego Bay, sea levels, Seaside arrograss = Triglochin maritima, Siletz Bay, Silkweed = Potentilla anserine, Skokomish River, Stillaguamish River, Tijuana Estuary, vertical distribution, wetland vegetation, zonal distribution}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-018-0420-9}, author = {Janousek, Christopher N. and Thorne, Karen M. and Takekawa, John Y.} } @article {83060, title = {Western Oregon adult coho salmon spawning survey data report}, volume = {no. OPSW-ODFW-2019-3}, year = {2019}, note = {Good statistics on salmon runs. Wild coho spawning was low in 2018, at 58\% of the 28-year average.}, month = {2019, Nov.}, pages = {33 p.}, institution = {Oregon Adult Salmonid Inventory \& Sampling Project, ODFW}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, Beaver Creek (Lincoln), Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, fecundity, Floras Creek, geographic distribution, hatchery salmonids, Mill Creek (Siletz), Mill Creek (Yaquina), Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, Tahkenitch Lake, temporal distribution, Tenmile Lake, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wild salmonids, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A939016/datastream/OBJ/download/2018.pdf }, author = {Sounhein, Briana and Lewis, Mark and Weeber, Matt} } @article {82016, title = {Ecological and biological studies of ocean rafting: Japanese tsunami marine debris in North America and the Hawaiian Islands}, journal = {Aquatic Invasions}, volume = {13}, year = {2018}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This is one of the papers from the special issue of Aquatic Invasions on {\textquoteleft}Transoceanic Dispersal of Marine Life from Japan to North America and the Hawaiian Islands as a Result of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011.{\textquoteright}{\textquotedblright} (Co-Editors{\textquoteright} Note). This article is an introduction to the special issue of Aquatic Invasions. It summarizes the largest examples of tsunami debris found on the American Pacific coast and recounts the discovery of many new Japanese species identified as a result of research. Includes color photographs. This is an open-access article.}, month = {2018, Feb.}, pages = {p.1-9}, keywords = {Agate Beach, algae, aquatic invertebrates, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, earthquakes, genetics, geographical distribution, Gleneden Beach, introduced species, morphology, Pacific Coast, Seal Rock, species list, taxonomy, tsunamis}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2018.13.1.01}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/2pxmp6e8}, author = {Carlton, James T. and Chapman, John W. and Geller, Jonathan B. and Miller, Jessica A. and Ruiz, Gregory M. and Carlton, Deborah A. and McCuller, Megan I. and Treneman, Nancy C. and Steves, Brian P. and Breitenstein, Ralph A. and Lewis, Russell and Bilderback, David and Bilderback, Diane and Haga, Takuma and Harris, Leslie H.} } @article {83229, title = {Ecological Effects of Tide Gate Upgrade or Removal: A Literature Review and Knowledge Synthesis}, year = {2018}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This document reports on findings, conclusions and recommendations derived from scientific literature and knowledge regarding the effectiveness of tide gate removal or upgrade in improving conditions for Oregon{\textquoteright}s native migratory fish species, particularly salmonids, and other plant and animal species that utilize estuarine ecosystems. The project was commissioned by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) to foster better understanding of the effectiveness of their past investments in estuary habitat restoration involving tide gates, and to aid in targeting future investments. This will be especially important because many less-complicated projects (e.g. those on public land, smaller, single-action projects, those with consensus on land use) have already been completed, and restoration efforts are becoming increasingly complex and resource intensive{\textquotedblright} (from the Executive Summary).}, pages = {136 p.}, institution = {Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University }, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Bandon Marsh, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, depleted populations, dike removal, environmental law and policy, fish passage, flooding, human impacts, Little Nestucca River, Nehalem River, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp., salinity, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Tidal channels, Tide gates, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, wetland restoration, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://www.oregon.gov/oweb/Documents/Tide-Gate-Ecological-Effects.pdf }, author = {Souder, Jon A. and Tomaro, Londi M. and Giannico, Guillermo R. and Behan, Jeff R.} } @mastersthesis {82511, title = {Effects of Secondary Salinization on Three Coastal Breeding Amphibians in Oregon: Taricha granulosa, Hyliola regilla, and Rana aurora}, year = {2018}, note = {Amphibian populations around the world are stressed, and many species show population declines. One stressor of amphibians is secondary salinization. Salts may intrude on freshwater through pollution, road salting, or rising sea levels. On the Oregon Coast, sea level rise is the greatest threat to native amphibians. In this Master{\textquoteright}s thesis, the author tests the salt tolerance of three native species of amphibians through laboratory work and field studies. Color photographs, color maps and aerial photographs. {\textquotedblleft}These results suggest that all study species may experience population declines in the future associated with secondary salinization{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Major professor was Paul R. Adamus.}, pages = {104 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Environmental Sciences Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, amphibians, Bayview Oxbow (Alsea), Beaver Creek, Brian Booth State Park, Catching Slough (Coos), climate, Coos Bay, depleted populations, Juveniles, Life histories, Little Nestucca River, Matson Creek (Coos), Northwest treefrog = Hyliola regilla (Pseudacris regilla), Red-legged frog = Rana aurora, Rough-skinned newt = Taricha granulosa, salinity, sea levels, Siletz Bay, Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge, South Slough Estuarine Research Preserve, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/p8418t28t }, author = {Goddard, Amanda L.} } @article {83054, title = {Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan Annual Report}, year = {2018}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}In 2018, OC Coho abundance was still recovering from poor ocean conditions brought on by the marine heatwave termed {\textquotedblleft}the blob{\textquotedblright} that created adverse effects on OC Coho Salmon prey sources, survival, and fisheries. With a slight increase from 2017 estimates, OC Coho wild spawner abundance for the ESU was 58\% of the previous 28-year average{\textquotedblright} (p.1).}, pages = {7 p.}, institution = {[Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife]}, address = {[Salem, Or.]}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, conservation plan, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, Floras Creek, habitat restoration, large woody debris, Mill Creek (Siletz), natural resource management, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, restoration ecology, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, Tahkenitch Lake, Tillamook River, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/crp/docs/coastal_coho/economic_reports/OCCCP\%20Annual\%20Report\%202018.pdf}, author = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {83063, title = {Winter habitat condition of Oregon coast coho salmon populations, 2007-2014}, volume = {no.2018-01}, year = {2018}, note = {Winter habitat turns out to be an important, indeed, a limiting factor in coho salmon survival. Nicely complex habitat offers refuges that enable juvenile coho to survive winter freshets as well as providing {\textquotedblleft}a large freshwater survival buffer that may help coho persist though extended periods of poor ocean survival{\textquotedblright} (p.2). It is troubling to note that agricultural land, private forest land and urban lands had the greatest lack of complexity, highlighting the need for more education and other efforts in these areas.}, pages = {30 p.}, institution = {ODFW Aquatic Inventories Project}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, American beaver = Castor canadensis, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, geography, geology, habitats, hydrology, land use, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population count, Salmon River, sediments, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/3nsruf33 }, author = {Strickland, Matt J. and Anlauf-Dunn, Kara and Jones, Kim and Stein, Charles} } @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 {83053, title = {Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan Annual Report}, year = {2017}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Still recovering from poor ocean conditions that created adverse effects on the OC Coho Salmon prey sources, survival, and fisheries, OC Coho spawner abundance estimates for the ESU decreased from 2016 estimates, resulting in the second lowest wild OC Coho Salmon spawner abundance estimate recorded since 1999{\textquotedblright} (p.1)}, pages = {6 p.}, institution = {[Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife]}, address = {[Salem, Or.]}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek (Lincoln), Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, conservation plan, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, Floras Creek, habitat restoration, large woody debris, Mill Creek (Siletz), natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, restoration ecology, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, South Umpqua River, Tenmile Lake, Tillamook River, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/CRP/docs/coastal_coho/economic_reports/OCCCP\%202017\%20Annual\%20Report\%20draft.pdf }, author = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {83059, title = {Western Oregon adult coho salmon, 2017 spawning survey data report}, volume = {no. OPSW-ODFW-2018-3}, year = {2017}, note = {Good statistics on salmon runs. Before 2017, this publication was called, Status of Oregon stocks of coho salmon.}, month = {2019, Jan.}, pages = {33 p.}, institution = {Oregon Adult Salmonid Inventory \& Sampling Project, ODFW}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, Beaver Creek (Lincoln), Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, fecundity, Floras Creek, geographic distribution, hatchery salmonids, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, temporal distribution, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wild salmonids, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A814196/datastream/OBJ/download/2017.pdf }, author = {Sounhein, Briana and Brown, Eric and Lewis, Mark and Weeber, Matt} } @article {83052, title = {Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan Annual Report}, year = {2016}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Following abnormally warm ocean temperatures that started in 2014 and encompassed a large portion of the Pacific West Coast, referred to as {\textquoteleft}the Blob{\textquotedblright}, and a strong El Ni{\~n}o pattern in 2015, poor marine survival for OC Coho Salmon resulted in 2016 having the third lowest wild spawner abundance estimate recorded for OC Coho Salmon since the peak in 2002{\textquotedblright} (p.1).}, pages = {7 p.}, institution = {[Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife]}, address = {[Salem, Or.]}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, conservation plan, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, Floras Creek, habitat restoration, large woody debris, Mill Creek (Siletz), natural resource management, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, restoration ecology, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, South Umpqua River, Tahkenitch Lake, Tillamook River, Umpqua River}, url = {https://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/CRP/docs/coastal_coho/economic_reports/OCCCP\%20Annual\%20Report-2016.pdf }, author = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {83057, title = {Status of Oregon stocks of coho salmon}, volume = {no.OPSW-ODFW-2017-3}, year = {2016}, note = {Good statistics on coho runs. After 2016, this report{\textquoteright}s title changes to {\textquotedblleft}Western Oregon Adult Coho Salmon Spawning Survey Data Report.{\textquotedblright}}, month = {2016, Nov.}, pages = {48 p.}, institution = {Oregon Adult Salmonid Inventory \& Sampling Project, ODFW}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, Beaver Creek (Lincoln), Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, fecundity, Floras Lake, geographic distribution, hatchery salmonids, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, Tahkenitch Creek, temporal distribution, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wild salmonids, Yaquina River}, url = {https://nrimp.dfw.state.or.us/DataClearinghouse/default.aspx?p=202\&XMLname=41722.xml}, author = {Sounhein, Briana and Brown, Eric and Lewis, Mark and Weeber, Matt} } @article {83051, title = {Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan Annual Report}, year = {2015}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Abnormally warm ocean conditions persisting since 2014 contributed to a significant decrease in OC coho ESU abundance, resulting in the lowest level recorded since 1999. . . Wild OC coho spawner abundance decreased between 2014 and 2015, from the highest to the eighth lowest observed during 26 years of monitoring{\textquotedblright} (p.1).}, pages = {7 p.}, institution = {[Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife]}, address = {[Salem, Or.]}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, conservation plan, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, Floras Creek, habitat restoration, large woody debris, Mill Creek (Siletz), natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, restoration ecology, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, South Umpqua River, Tahkenitch Lake, Tenmile Lake, Tillamook River, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/CRP/docs/coastal_coho/economic_reports/OCCCP\%20Annual\%20Report-2015.pdf }, author = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @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 {83056, title = {Status of Oregon stocks of coho almon, 2015}, volume = {no.OPSW-ODFW-2016-3}, year = {2015}, note = {Good statistics on coho runs.}, month = {2015, Oct.}, pages = {46 p.}, institution = {Oregon Adult Salmonid Inventory \& Sampling Project, ODFW}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, Beaver Creek (Lincoln), Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, fecundity, Floras Lake, geographic distribution, hatchery salmonids, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, Tahkenitch Creek, temporal distribution, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wild salmonids, Yaquina River}, url = {https://nrimp.dfw.state.or.us/DataClearinghouse/default.aspx?p=202\&XMLname=41721.xml}, author = {Sounhein, Briana and Brown, Eric and Lewis, Mark and Weeber, Matt} } @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 {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 {83050, title = {Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan Annual Report}, year = {2014}, note = {In 2014, the amount of naturally-produced coho salmon significantly increased on the Oregon Coast. {\textquotedblleft}Wild spawner abundance in 2014 was the highest for the OC coho salmon ESU since random surveys were implemented in 1990{\textquotedblright} (p.1). North Coast and Mid-Coast basins showed the best habitat quality, while the Umpqua Basin had the lowest habitat quality.}, pages = {7 p.}, institution = {[Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife]}, address = {[Salem, Or.]}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek (Lincoln), Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, conservation plan, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, habitat restoration, large woody debris, Mill Creek (Siletz), natural resource management, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, restoration ecology, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, Tenmile Lake, Tillamook River, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/CRP/docs/coastal_coho/economic_reports/OCCCP_Annual_Report-2014.pdf }, author = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @mastersthesis {54796, title = {Recovery of Oregon Coast Coho Salmon (Onchorhynchus kitsutch) through Restoration of Freshwater Habitats}, year = {2014}, note = {Millions of dollars have been spent in enhancing habitats to aid recovering populations of salmon on the Oregon Coast. How well have enhancement projects done? Does there seem to be a relationship between restoration projects and salmon recovery? The author addresses these questions. {\textquotedblright}My analysis showed that from 1994 to 2012 only 3 of the 21 independent populations from the ESU, the Alsea, Salmon, and Tillamook had statistically significant recovery. To evaluate the relationship between habitat restoration and coho recovery, I ran a correlation between the rate of recovery and the amount spent on restoration for each ESU population. The rate of recovery increased as total dollars spent on restoration increased, but it was a very weak relationship{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) The author concludes by suggesting ways to improve restoration efforts. }, pages = {65 p.}, school = {University of San Francisco}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Environmental Management}, address = {San Francisco, Cal.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Floras River, habitat restoration, habitats, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, nutrients, Salmon River, sediments, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, water quality, water temperature, Yaquina River}, url = {https://repository.usfca.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=\&httpsredir=1\&article=1014\&context=capstone}, author = {Lutz, Andrew P.} } @article {76731, title = {Status of Oregon stocks of coho salmon, 2013}, volume = {no.OPSW-ODFW-2014-3}, year = {2014}, note = {Good statistics on coho runs.}, pages = {55 p.}, institution = {Oregon Adult Salmonid Inventory \& Sampling Project, ODFW}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Floras Lake, geographic distribution, hatchery salmonids, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tahkenitch Creek, temporal distribution, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wild salmonids, Yaquina River}, url = {https://library.state.or.us/repository/2012/201210151135331/2013.pdf}, author = {Sounhein, Briana and Brown, Eric and Lewis, Mark and Weeber, Matt} } @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 {38056, 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.} } @article {38196, title = {Settlement patterns of young-of-the-year rockfish among six Oregon estuaries experiencing different levels of human development}, journal = {Marine Ecology Progress Series}, volume = {448}, year = {2012}, note = {"The goal of this study was to investigate natural and anthropogenic influences on the estuarine settlement process of rockfishes, with a focus on black rockfish, S. melanops. Trap surveys conducted in 6 Oregon estuaries indicate that young-of-the-year (YOY; age 0) rockfish utilize ..multiple Oregon estuaries from spring through late fall... Catches were higher in the more developed estuaries, suggesting that the continued development of Oregon estuaries may not adversely affect the rockfish settlement process." (from the Abstract) This study is the first documentation of juvenile rockfish in the Nehalem, Siletz, Alsea and Coquille estuaries. .}, pages = {p.143-154}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Black rockfish = Sebastes melanops, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, habitats, human impacts, industrial development, juvenile fish, Nehalem River estuary, Rockfish = Sebastes spp., Siletz Bay, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.3354/meps09504}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/1n79h9011}, author = {Dauble, Alison D. and Heppell, Scott A. and Johansson, Mattias L.} } @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} } @article {37376, title = {New Tools for Tidal Wetland Restoration: Development of a Reference Conditions Database and a Temperature Sensor Method for Detecting Tidal Inundation in Least-disturbed Tidal Wetlands of Oregon, USA. Amended Final Report}, year = {2011}, note = {Between 2007 and 2009, researchers from Green Point Consulting, Oregon State University, and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve collected data on ecological and physical characteristics at five high-quality {\textquotedblleft}least disturbed{\textquotedblright} tidal wetland sites in four Oregon estuaries. The reference sites included in this project are (1) Blind Slough (tidally-influenced palustrine swamp, lower Columbia estuary), Coal Creek (estuarine tidal swamp, Nehalem estuary), Millport Slough and Siletz Keys (high and low marsh, Siletz estuary), and Hidden Creek Marsh (high and low marsh, South Slough, Coos estuary). The data are compiled in the CICEET final report and are also presented in separate PDF files for quick access. Also included is information about the use of a temperature sensor method for measuring tidal inundation regime in tidal wetlands and a report characterizing the carbon content of Oregon tidal wetland soils. (from the Abstract)}, pages = {199 p.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, Blind Slough, carbon, Coal Creek, Coos Bay, Hidden Marsh, hydrography, hydrology, invasive species, Millport Slough, salinity, salt marsh, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siletz Keys, soils, South Slough, tidal data, tidal marshes, water temperature, wetland delineation, wetland restoration, wetlands}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/s1784r68k}, author = {Brophy, Laura and Cornu, Craig and Adamus, Paul R. and Christy, John A. and Gray, Ayesha and Huang, Lijuan and MacClellan, Megan and Doumbia, Julie and Tully, Rebecca} } @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.} } @mastersthesis {37091, title = {Impacts of Multispecies Parasitism on Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Oregon}, year = {2010}, note = {This study examines the impacts of multi-species parasitism on coho salmon. The author found 21 different parasites infecting coho salmon in 10 different coastal rivers.The West Fork of the Smith River in the Umpqua River Basin received detailed study. }, pages = {297 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral dissertation}, edition = {Ph.D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Microbiology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {a tributary of the Siletz River, a tributary of the West Fork of the Smith River, Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Cascade Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Crane Creek, depleted populations, East Fork Lobster Creek, East Fork Trask River, Gold Creek, juvenile fish, Lobster Creek, Lower North Fork Nehalem River, Mill Creek, Moore Creek, parasites, Siletz River, theses, Upper North Fork Nehalem River, West Fork Smith River, Winchester Creek, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/w3763965v}, author = {Ferguson, Jayde A.} } @article {38166, title = {Rupture area and displacement of past Cascadia great earthquakes from coastal coseismic subsidence}, journal = {Geological Society of America Bulletin.}, volume = {122}, year = {2010}, month = {2010, Nov.}, 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}, author = {Leonard, Lucinda J. and Currie, Claire A. and Mazzotti, Stephane and Hyndman, Roy D.} } @article {37541, 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." 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 = 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/3rd376k}, author = {Lee II, Henry and Brown, Cheryl A. (eds.) and National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (U.S.). Western Ecology Division,} } @article {38306, title = {Oregon Tidal Wetland Reference Sites Pilot Project : Soils Data}, year = {2009}, note = {This file includes tidal wetland soils data for 14 sampling areas at 5 sites on the Oregon coast. The sites are Blind Slough (tidal swamp) in the lower Columbia River estuary , Coal Creek (tidal swamp) in the Nehalem estuary, Millport Slough (high marsh) and Siletz Keys (low marsh) in the Siletz estuary, and Hidden Creek Marsh (high marsh and low marsh) in the South Slough estuary (Coos Bay). Data is presented for the year 2007 for soil pH, percent organic matter, electrical conductivity, salinity, percent sand, silt and clay and texture class. Soils data for additional tidal wetland sites on the OR coast are intended to be added to this site. These data for 2007 may be updated with additional samples.}, keywords = {Blind Slough, carbon, chemistry, Coal Creek, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, Hidden Marsh, Millport Slough, salinity, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siletz Keys, silica, soils, South Slough, tidal marshes, wetlands}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/ks65hj656}, author = {Brophy, Laura and Tully, Rebecca and Christy, John A. and Cornu, Craig} } @book {36881, title = {Biological recovery criteria for the Oregon Coast coho salmon evolutionarily significant unit}, series = {NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC}, volume = {no.91}, year = {2008}, month = {2008}, publisher = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center}, organization = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center}, address = {[Seattle, Wa.]}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, Floras Lake, Kilchis River, Lower Umpqua River, Miami River, Middle Umpqua River, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, population biology, population count, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, statistical analysis, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook River, Trask River, Wilson River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/assets/25/739_08122008_154005_BRCohoTM91Final.pdf}, author = {Wainwright, Thomas C. and Chilcote, Mark W. and Lawson, Peter W. and Nickelson, Thomas E. and Huntington, Charles W. and Mills, Justin S. and Moore, Kelly M. S. and Reeves, Gordon H. and Stout, Heather A. and Weitkamp, Laurie A.} } @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 {51266, title = {Macroinvertebrate Report: Oregon Coast Coho Evolutionarily Significant Unit (2006-2007): Final Report}, year = {2008}, note = {One way to measure a stream{\textquoteright}s health is to count the aquatic insects in it. {\textquotedblleft}This report summarizes macroinvertebrate data collected in cooperation with the ODFW in the twenty-one independent coho populations units from 2006-2007. These data were collected by ODFW crews and analyzed by ODEQ staff. Biological integrity, temperature stress and fine sediment stress were evaluated for each of the twenty-one population units.{\textquotedblright} (p.4) There are good data here. }, pages = {34 p.}, institution = {Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality. Laboratory and Environmental Assessment Division,}, address = {Hillsboro, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, aquatic invertebrates, Beaver Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, ecosystem health, insects, Lower Umpqua River, Middle Umpqua River, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Salmon River, sediment data, sediments, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, South Umpqua River, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://library.state.or.us/repository/2009/200902091133141/}, author = {Hubler, Shannon and Oregon. Dept. of Environmental Quality. Laboratory and Environmental Assessment Division, and Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board,} } @book {36761, title = {Identification of historical populations of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the Oregon Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit}, series = {NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC}, 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, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - salmon, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz River, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, terrestrial vegetation, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River Basin, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {http://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 {37221, title = {The Use of Low Cost {\textquotedblleft}iButton{\textquotedblright} Temperature Logger Arrays to Generate High Spatial Resolution Tidal Inundation Regime Data}, year = {2007}, note = {Study of a technological tool to aid in wetland restoration. Color photographs, color charts. "In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Marine Resource Management." Subtitled, "Report on CICEET grant research in coordination with: Paul Adamus, Marine Resource Management Program, OSU-COAS, Laura Brophy, Marine Resource Management Program, OSU-COAS and Craig Cornu, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. September 2006-November 2007, In Collaboration with the University of Oregon." }, pages = {40 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M. S.}, chapter = {Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Marine Resource Management Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Blind Slough (Columbia River), Coal Creek (Nehalem River), Coos Bay, Hidden Marsh (South Slough), hydrology, Millport Slough (Siletz), salinity, salt marsh, Siletz Bay, Siletz Keys, South Slough, theses, tidal data, tidal marshes, water temperature, wetland delineation, wetland restoration, wetlands}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_projects/hd76s457t}, author = {Tully, Rebecca} } @article {37991, title = {Estimating the size of historical Oregon salmon runs}, journal = {Reviews in fisheries science}, volume = {13}, year = {2006}, note = {"Compared to our estimates of mid-1800s coho salmon levels, early 2000 runs (during favorable ocean conditions), were 11-19\% of the historical level. During poor ocean conditions (1990s), current coho salmon runs were 3-6\% of the historical size." (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.51-66}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, archeology, commercial fisheries - salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, dams, depleted populations, hatchery salmonids, historical, industrial development, logging, mining, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population biology, Rogue River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, statistical analyses, Umpqua River, wild salmonids, Wilson River, Yaquina River}, doi = {10.1080/10641260590921509}, url = {https://coastcoho.org/estimating-the-size-of-historical-oregon-salmon-runs/}, author = {Meengs, Chad C. and Lackey, Robert T.} } @mastersthesis {37076, title = {Salmon Recovery in the Pacific Northwest: Defining What Constitutes a Wild Salmon}, year = {2006}, note = {Attempts to define the concept of "wild" salmon as a continuum including hatchery fish. The author asserts that criticism of the effects of hatcheries on wild salmonids is influenced by values, not science. Includes statistics on hatcheries, wetland loss and runs. There are fascinating political overtones here. M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Fisheries and Widlife, Fisheries Science.}, pages = {47 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries Science}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, depleted populations, habitats, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, human impacts, Lower Umpqua River, Necanicum Bay, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Oncorhynchus species, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw estuary, Sixes River estuary, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, theses, Tillamook Bay, Upper Umpqua River, wild salmonids, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/2227ms50f}, author = {Courter, Ian I.} } @article {37801, title = {Oregon Coastal Coho Assessment: Part 1: Synthesis of the Coastal Coho ESU Assessment{\textendash}Including: 1.Viability Analysis; 2.Population Bottlenecks; 3.Evaluation of Conservation Efforts; 4.Monitoring; 5.Current Threats to ESU Viability; 6.Adaptive Management }, year = {2005}, note = {"May 6, 2005" -- date from front cover. Full title: Oregon Coastal Coho Assessment: Part 1: Synthesis of the Coastal Coho ESU Assessment {\textendash} Including: 1. Viability Analysis; 2. Population Bottlenecks; 3. Evaluation of Conservation Efforts; 4. Monitoring; 5. Current Threats to ESU Viability; 6. Adaptive Management Commitments This report is important because it identifies winter habitat for coho ("stream complexity") as the most important limiting factor for the Oregon Coast Evolutionary Significant Unit coho recovery and production. Other limiting factors include hatchery impacts, water quantity, water quality, and exotic fish species. Identifies viable populations. Distinguishes between populations that can persist when marine and freshwater conditions are unfavorable and populations dependent on reproductive contributions from strays from other basins. Preliminary analysis "suggests that winter habitat (i.e. stream complexity) is a higher priority for restoring coho populations across the ESU than water quality." (p.20)}, pages = {69 p.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, ecosystem health, ecosystem modeling, Floras Lake, habitat restoration, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, historical, human impacts, introduced species, Lower Umpqua River, Middle Umpqua River, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, North Umpqua River, reproductive behavior, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, South Umpqua River, straying, Tahkenitch Lake, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, water quality, wild salmonids, Yaquina River}, url = {https://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/CRP/docs/coastal_coho/reference/SynthesisFinalReport.pdf}, author = {Nicholas, Jay and McIntosh, Bruce and Bowles, Ed and Oregon. Watershed Enhancement Board and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @mastersthesis {37161, title = {The Size of the Oregon Coastal Salmon Runs in the Mid-1800s }, 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 Sciences 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 estuary, Nehalem estuary, 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.} } @article {37341, title = {Updated status of federally listed ESUs of west coast salmon and steelhead}, volume = {no.66}, year = {2005}, pages = {598 p.}, institution = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center,}, address = {Seattle, Wash.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, Devil{\textquoteright}s Lake, fecundity, genetics, hatcheries, human impacts, hybridization, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population biology, population count, reproductive behavior, Rogue River, Salmon River, salmonid species, Sand Lake, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, statistical analysis, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tenmile Lake, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River Basin, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/3413}, editor = {Good, Thomas P. and Waples, Robin S. and Adams, Pete} } @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 {37096, title = {Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980}, year = {2000}, note = {M.A. Thesis. 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)}, pages = {206 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.A.I.S.}, chapter = {Interdisciplinary Studies}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Anadromous, commercial fisheries - salmon, Coos Bay, dams, depleted populations, Donsea Farms, environmental policy and law, general, 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} } @article {38021, title = {Geographic signatures of North American West Coast estuaries}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts}, volume = {23}, year = {2000}, note = {General review.}, pages = {p.765-792}, keywords = {Alsea River, brids, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, economics, general, human impacts, marshes, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries, Rogue River, salmonid species, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetlands, Yaquina River}, doi = {10.2307/1352998}, author = {Emmett, Robert and Llans{\'o}, Roberto and Newton, Jan and Thom, Ron and Hornberger, Michelle and Morgan, Cheryl and Levings, Colin and Copping, Andrea and Fishman, Paul} } @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.),} } @article {37576, title = {NOAA{\textquoteright}s Estuarine Eutrophication Survey: Pacific Coast Region}, volume = {5}, year = {1998}, 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 = {https://archive.org/details/noaasestuarineeu00unit/mode/2up?ref=ol\&view=theater}, author = {National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,} } @article {36666, title = {The European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) in Oregon: A Preliminary Survey of Yaquina, Coos, Winchester and Siletz Bays}, year = {1997}, note = {Accessed by opening a .zip file. {\textquotedblleft}During the summer and fall of 1997, the students and instructors of an Oregon State University Zoology class (Zoology 401/Research) searched for the presence of the European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) in Coos, Winchester, Yaquina and Siletz Bays, Oregon and also took inventories of common intertidal species... We trapped one adult male green crab at Pony Point in Coos Bay on October 26, 1997. This crab measured 86.5 mm in carapace width and represents the largest specimen so far collected in Oregon. All the green crabs retrieved in Coos Bay have been large adults between 58 and 86 mm. We searched gravel substrates below boulders and algal blades, but never recovered any young-of the-year-green crabs in Coos, Winchester, Yaquina or Siletz Bays. These findings suggest that one year class (perhaps 1995) established itself in Coos Bay, but at present is not abundant enough to perpetuate itself.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, institution = {Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {algae, aquatic invertebrates, Charleston (OR.), Coos Bay, Craigie Point, Criteser{\textquoteright}s Moorage, crustaceans, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, Fucus spp., Georgia-Pacific, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Hinton Point, Idaho Point, invasive species, molluscs, Oregon Oyster Farm, Oregon shore crab = Hemigrapsus oregonensis, Pony Point, Purple shore crab = Hemigrapsus nudus, River Bend, salinity, Sawyer{\textquoteright}s Landing, Schooner Creek, Siletz Bay, spatial distribution, species list, Umpqua River estuary, Umpqua River finger jetty, Umpqua triangle, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay south jetty}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/xg94hv61v}, author = {Angel, Tiah and Bassett, Zasha and Chipman, Brian and Cleveland, Kimberly and Cronick, Tamisha and Ehlig, Janette and Frerich, Dan and Hunt, Chris and Ison, Todd and McGuire, Angela and Oliver, Jennifer and Schmelter, Anja and Whitsett, Jennifer} } @article {37351, title = {The European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) in Oregon: A Preliminary Survey of Yaquina, Coos, Winchester and Siletz Bays}, year = {1997}, note = {Accessed by opening a .zip file. {\textquotedblleft}During the summer and fall of 1997, the students and instructors of an Oregon State University Zoology class (Zoology 401/Research) searched for the presence of the European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) in Coos, Winchester, Yaquina and Siletz Bays, Oregon and also took inventories of common intertidal species... We trapped one adult male green crab at Pony Point in Coos Bay on October 26, 1997. This crab measured 86.5 mm in carapace width and represents the largest specimen so far collected in Oregon. All the green crabs retrieved in Coos Bay have been large adults between 58 and 86 mm. We searched gravel substrates below boulders and algal blades, but never recovered any young-of the-year-green crabs in Coos, Winchester, Yaquina or Siletz Bays. These findings suggest that one year class (perhaps 1995) established itself in Coos Bay, but at present is not abundant enough to perpetuate itself.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, institution = {Oregon State University}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {algae, aquatic invertebrates, Charleston (OR.), Coos Bay, Craigie Point, Criteser{\textquoteright}s Moorage, crustaceans, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, Fucus spp., Georgia-Pacific, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Hinton Point, Idaho Point, invasive species, molluscs, Oregon Oyster Farm, Oregon shore crab = Hemigrapsus oregonensis, Pony Point, Purple shore crab = Hemigrapsus nudus, River Bend, salinity, Sawyer{\textquoteright}s Landing, Schooner Creek, Siletz Bay, spatial distribution, species list, Umpqua River estuary, Umpqua River finger jetty, Umpqua triangle, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay south jetty}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/xg94hv61v}, author = {Angel, Tiah and Bassett, Zasha and Chipman, Brian and Cleveland, Kimberly and Cronick, Tamisha and Ehlig, Janette and Frerich, Dan and Hunt, Chris and Ison, Todd and McGuire, Angela and Oliver, Jennifer and Schmelter, Anja and Whitsett, Jennifer} } @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} } @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 {38226, title = {Stratigraphic evidence for great subduction earthquakes at four estuaries in Northern Oregon, U.S.A.}, journal = {Journal of coastal research}, volume = {10}, 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 great subduction zone earthquakes on the north Oregon coast in the last 2,800 years."}, month = {1994, Fall}, 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, 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 E. and Peterson, Curt D. and Clough, Charles} } @article {37691, title = {Shorebird Numbers in Wetlands of the Pacific Flyway: A Summary of Counts from April 1988 to January 1992}, year = {1992}, note = {Summarizes waterbird census data from 1988-1991.}, pages = {50 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Bandon Marsh, birds, black-bellied plover = Pluvialis squatarola, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, dowitchers = Limnodromus spp., Dunlin = Calidris alpina, Greater yellowlegs = Tringa melanoleuca, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, New River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Snowy plover = Charadrius nivosus, temporal abundance, temporal distribution, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, western sandpiper = Calidris mauri, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/J/41812324.pdf}, author = {Page, Gary W. and Shuford, W. Davud and Kjelmyr, Janet E. and Stenzel, Lynne E.} } @article {37931, title = {Abundance and distribution of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Oregon, 1975-1983}, journal = {Northwestern Naturalist: a Journal of Vertebrate Biology}, volume = {71}, 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.}, month = {1990, Winter}, 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.} } @article {38351, 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 United States. National Wetlands Research Center and Stanley D. (Stanley DeWitt) Smith and United States. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Coastal Ecology Group, and United States. National Wetlands Research Center} } @article {31551, title = {The ecology of tidal marshes of the Pacific Northwest coast : a community profile}, volume = {no.82/32}, 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 (U.S.), and United States. Fish and Wildlife Service. Division of Biological Services, and University of Delaware. College of Marine Studies,} } @article {37521, title = {A history of coho fisheries and management in Oregon through 1982}, volume = {no.84-12}, year = {1983}, note = {Good overview of the history of the Oregon coho salmon fisheries, their management, and attempts to improve returns. Many charts and tables.}, pages = {78 p.}, institution = {Fish Division, Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, catch data, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kitsutch, Columbia River, commercial fisheries - salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, historical, human impacts, Native Americans, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, recreational fisheries - salmon, Rogue River, Salmon River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, statistics, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://library.state.or.us/repository/2011/201108101438393/}, author = {Johnson, Karen} } @article {24236, 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.}, 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 {24211, 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 = {1976, Sep.}, pages = {38 p.}, 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 = Tritonalia japonica, land use, 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. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {52036, title = {Fossil marine mammals of Oregon}, journal = {Systematic Zoology}, volume = {25}, year = {1976}, note = {This interesting article gives a history of the discovery of marine mammal fossils in Oregon. Most of the article is concerned with a remarkable and extensive collection of fossils amassed by Douglas Emlong, of Lincoln City, Oregon, {\textquotedblleft}who has already secured a special place in the history of vertebrate paleontology by collecting more marine mammal fossils of more kinds and more ages than anyone,{\textquotedblright} (p.433) and who gave his collection to the Smithsonian.}, month = {1976, Dec. }, pages = {p. 420-436}, keywords = {aquatic mammals, Beaver Creek, Cape Blanco, Coos Bay, Fossil Point, fossils, geology, historical, Johnson Creek, Lincoln Beach, Lincoln City (Or.), Myrtle Point, Newport (Or.), paleontology, paleosciences, Schooner Creek, Spencer Creek, Sunset Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yachats (Or.), Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, author = {Ray, Clayton E.} } @article {37451, title = {Methods of Supplementing Clam and Abalone Production: Annual Report 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 = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, age composition, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, fat gaper=Tresus capax, geographical distribution, methodology, molluscs, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts Bay, Siletz River estuary, size composition, Tillamook Bay, 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 Fish Commission of Oregon. Division of Management and Research, and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {37456, title = {Methods of Supplementing Clam and Abalone Production: Completion Report: July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1976}, volume = {1973/1976}, year = {1976}, note = {"Clam surveys have been conducted in Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuaries since 1973. During this project period primary objectives were (1) to locate suitable intertidal and subtidal clam planting sites and to determine the feasibility of planting laboratory spawned clams; (2) to determine the potential for a subtidal clam fishery in Oregon; (3) to develop techniques for spawning and rearing clams, (4) to refine techniques for aging clams, (5) to develop appropriate subtidal clam management schemes applicable on a coastwide basis, and (6) to determine the feasibility of purchasing and planting juvenile red abalone along the Oregon coast." (Introduction). Includes maps of subtidal clam beds in Tillamook, Yaquina and Coos bays.}, pages = {13 p.}, institution = {Oregon Fish Commission of Oregon, Division of Management and Research}, address = {Oregon}, keywords = {Baltic clam=Macoma balthica, bent-nose clam=Macoma nasuta, butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus, cockle clam=Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, gaper clam=Tresus capax, Irus clam = Irus ishibashianus, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Red abalone = Haliotis rufescens, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, softshell clam=Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/6395w758c}, 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 {24051, title = {Pollution and Tidal Flushing Predictions for Oregon{\textquoteright}s Estuaries}, year = {1975}, note = {"The overriding goal of this study was to provide first order estimates of dilution and tidal flushing of waste discharges released hypothetically into various Oregon estuaries during critical low flows and tides." (from the Abstract) Masters of Ocean Engineering thesis. Major professor was Larry S. Slotta.}, pages = {163 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M. Oc. E.}, chapter = {Dept. of Civil Engineering, Ocean Engineering}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, dissolved oxygen, Nehalem Bay, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, theses, tidal currents, tidal data, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua Bay, water pollution, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/db78tf26w}, author = {Choi, Byungho} } @article {37371, title = {Spawning fish surveys in coastal watersheds, 1974}, volume = {no.75-4}, year = {1975}, note = {Includes historical data for the Siletz River from 1952 through 1974.}, month = {October_1974}, pages = {27 p.}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, biological, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, hatchery salmonids, Kilchis River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population biology, population count, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tenmile Lakes, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook River, weather, wild salmonids, Wilson River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/m613mz14s}, author = {Berry, Richard L. and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {37761, title = {Spawning fish surveys in coastal watersheds, 1973}, volume = {no.74-6}, year = {1974}, note = {Gives spawning counts for fall Chinook and coho salmon.}, month = {October_1974}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, biological, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, hatchery salmonids, Kilchis River, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population biology, population count, precipitation, salmonids = Oncorhynchus species, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tenmile Lakes, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook River, weather, wild salmonids, Wilson River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/v692t6898}, author = {Skeesick, Delbert G. and Fish Commission of Oregon. Management and Research Division,} } @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 {37756, 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. and Fish Commission of Oregon. Management and Research Division,} } @article {37751, 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}, 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, wild salmonids, Wilson River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/1g05fc341}, author = {Skeesick, Delbert G. and Fish Commission of Oregon. Management and Research Division,} } @article {37766, title = {Spawning fish surveys in coastal watersheds, 1970}, volume = {no.71-1}, year = {1971}, month = {June_1971}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek estuary, biological, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, Devils Lake, Elk 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, Sixes 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 Fish Commission of Oregon. Research Division,} } @article {37686, title = {Pelagic Fisheries and Coastal Rivers Investigation : progress report, Coastal River section : July 1, 1966-June 30, 1967}, year = {1970}, 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 {37746, 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}, 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, wild salmonids, Wilson River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/5q47rp68k}, author = {Skeesick, Delbert G. and Fish Commission of Oregon, and United States. Fish and Wildlife Service,} } @article {37776, title = {Spawning Fish Surveys in Coastal Watersheds, 1968}, year = {1969}, note = {A new fish ladder at Sunshine Creek on the Siletz allowed fish to move further upstream to spawn, and out of the survey area. This caused a 50\% drop in apparant spawning for that area, and a 25\% seeming drop for the whole Siletz. Rock Creek Hatchery fish moved into the Rock Creek Chinook spawning area. "[L]arge masses of fish in each pool make it impossible to count all the live chinook present..." (p.5)}, 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,} } @article {37771, title = {Spawning Fish Surveys in Coastal Watersheds, 1967}, year = {1968}, 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, Devils Lake, Elk River estuary, hatchery salmonids, human impacts, Kilchis River, Miami River, Nehalem River estuary, 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 {37791, 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." 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 {38146, title = {Recent studies in the hydrography of Oregon estuaries}, journal = {Research Briefs. Fish Commission of Oregon}, volume = {7}, year = {1959}, note = {Classifies Oregon estuaries based on estuary mixing of salt and fresh water by the per cent change in salinity from the surface of the estuary to the bottom. Good discussion of various types.}, month = {1959, Jul.}, pages = {14-27}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coos Bay, estuarine dynamics, hydrology, Nehalem River, Netarts Bay, salinity, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, tidal currents, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/p2676w188}, author = {Burt, Wayne V. and McAlister, W. Bruce} } @article {37891, title = {The fishery and biology of the Dungeness crab (Cancer magister Dana) in Oregon waters}, volume = {no.24}, year = {1958}, note = {May, 1958.}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, biological, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, dungeness crab=Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), life history information, Netarts Bay, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/hx11xm506}, author = {Waldron, Kenneth D. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @book {36711, title = {Hydrography of Oregon estuaries : June 1956 to September 1958}, series = {Data Report (Oregon State College. School of Science)}, number = {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}, author = {Burt, Wayne V. and McAlister, W. Bruce} } @book {36706, title = {Hydrography of Oregon estuaries : prior to June 1956}, series = {Data Report (Oregon State College. School of Science)}, 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}, author = {Burt, Wayne V.} } @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 {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} } @inbook {36941, title = {The present status of the bay clams in Oregon}, booktitle = {Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program Special Report}, 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. Shellfish Program,} } @article {51086, title = {A Preliminary Report on the Condition of the Populations of Silver and Chinook Salmon on Oregon Coastal Rivers}, year = {1947}, note = {This report is a preliminary look at coastal streams, except for the Umpqua River, which was itself the subject of a major study in 1947. This report, which covers statistics and brief overviews of coho and Chinook runs on each stream, was followed by A Report of Fisheries Investigations in Oregon Coastal Streams South of the Columbia River and Exclusive of the Umpqua River, which is a more thorough exploration of the causes of the declines in Oregon coastal salmon runs. Charts give runs for each river from 1928 through 1945.}, pages = {35 p.}, institution = {Oregon Fish Commission}, keywords = {Alsea River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, depleted populations, Nehalem River, recreational fisheries {\textendash} salmon, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, statistical analysis, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/3484zh70c} } @article {37496, title = {Statistical Bulletin: Take or Catch of Commercial Food Fish, Columbia River and Major Coastal Streams, 1928-1943}, year = {1944}, note = {Gives statistics of landings from 1928-1943.}, pages = {48 p.}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Chinook almon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris, Nehalem River, recreational fisheries, Shad = Alosa sapidissima, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, statistics, Striped Bass = Morone saxatilis, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, White sturgeon = Acipenser transmontanus, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/02870w51s}, author = {Hoy, M. T. and 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 {76451, title = {Pacific Coast Ports: [Oregon]}, journal = {Pacific Fisherman}, volume = {29}, year = {1931}, note = {These are brief looks at facilities available for fishers in Oregon around 1930. Maps show harbors, fuel and oil stations, yacht clubs, small craft landings, small craft anchorages and drawbridges. Entries are brief. Here, for example, is the entry for the Umpqua River, {\textquotedblleft}Gardiner and Reedsport are principal centers. Cold storage and fresh shipping of salmon and shad. Troll and gillnet salmon, gillnet shad, most of which are shipped fresh, either direct to markets or to other points for packing. Ice, oil, stores. Coast guard livesaving station. Bar impassable in rough weather.{\textquotedblright} (p.85) Includes maps of Astoria, Yaquina Bay and Coos Bay.}, month = {1931, June 25}, pages = {p.78-85}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Astoria (Or.), Bandon (Or.), commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, Gardiner (Or.), Hammond (Or.), harbors, Newport (Or.), Portland (Or.), ports, recreational fisheries, Reedsport (Or.), Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Warrenton (Or.), Wheeler (Or.)}, author = {Anonymous} } @article {37411, 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. "Mya arenaria and Schizothaerus nuttalli are to be found in some abundance on the mud flats of this bay, but, being in a very inaccessible region, little use is made of these shellfish except occasionally by the inhabitants of Taft, a small settlement on the bay."}, pages = {21 p.}, address = {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/4ex9ykfj}, author = {Edmondson, Charles H.} } @article {77071, title = {Pacific salmon fisheries (3rd ed.)}, journal = {Report of the Commissioner for ... / United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries.}, volume = {Appendix 1}, year = {1921}, note = {The annual report in which this article is published covers July 1, 1920 to June 30, 1921. Some good canned salmon pack statistics from the 1880s to 1919. Includes b+w photographs of hatcheries, canneries, etc.}, pages = {255 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, canneries, Chetco River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Elk River, hatcheries, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Rogue River, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River, statistics, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/2pjyd32t}, author = {Cobb, John N.} } @article {77046, title = {Pacific salmon fisheries (2nd ed.)}, journal = {Report of the Commissioner for ... / United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries.}, volume = {app.3}, year = {1916}, note = {"Appendix III to the report of U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1916." The annual report in which this article is published covers July 1, 1915 to June 30, 1916. Some good canned salmon pack statistics from the 1880s to 1915. Includes b+w photographs of hatcheries, canneries, etc. In Google Books.}, pages = {255 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, canneries, Chetco River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Elk River, hatcheries, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Rogue River, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River, statistics, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/zumv3rbx}, author = {Cobb, John N.} } @article {77066, title = {The salmon fisheries of the Pacific Coast}, journal = {Report of the Commissioner for ... / United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries.}, year = {1910}, note = {The annual report in which this article is published covers July 1, 1909 to June 30, 1910. This is an excellent source of statistics. Gives pounds and value by waterway for 1909. Gives canned salmon pack by waterway from 1878-1910.}, pages = {180 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, canneries, Chetco River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Elk River, hatcheries, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Rogue River, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River, statistics, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/2zsh43vf}, author = {Cobb, John N.} } @article {52096, title = {Report of Oregon Master Fish Warden -- 1908. District no.2. Coast streams}, journal = {Pacific Fisherman}, volume = {7}, year = {1909}, note = {"The conditions on [coastal] ... streams this year were anything but favorable. Owing to the excessive dry weather and continued drought, the streams were all at a very low stage during the greater part of the fishing season; in fact, lower than for years past. This, in a measure, prevented the salmon from coming in, and in consequence the industry suffered, as did our hatchery work,.. While the total pack this year is practically the same as in 1907, it shows a falling off of 50 per cent on Chinooks. {\textellipsis}We now have permanent hatcheries on the following streams: South Coos, Siuslaw, Yaquina, Umpqua and Trask. It is my desire to locate also on the Coquille, Alsea, Nehalem, Siletz and Nestucca." Statistics show fry liberated from hatcheries.}, month = {1909, Feb.}, pages = {p.35}, keywords = {Alsea River, climate, commercial fisheries - salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, hydrography, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, precipitation, Rogue River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, streamflow, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/pacfish/id/6525}, author = {McAllister, H. C.} } @article {52091, title = {Oregon Fish Warden report}, journal = {Pacific Fisherman}, volume = {6}, year = {1908}, note = {From the Oregon Fish Warden{\textquoteright}s annual report for 1907. Reports on fish runs and hatchery operations for coastal streams. "The hatchery work on the streams of the state flowing into the Pacific Ocean, south of the Columbia River, was, without doubt, interfered with considerably this season by the extreme dry spell of weather that we had throughout the entire fall months, thereby causing the streams to all run so low that the chinooks were kept back from ascending the streams to spawn, and when the rains did come {\textendash} late in the season {\textendash} they caused such severe freshets that our temporary racks broke, thereby permitting the salmon to all pass by the hatcheries, and where we had permanent racks the greater number of the salmon passed over and went on to the extreme sources of the streams, where they, of course, spawned naturally. " }, month = {1908, Mar.}, pages = {p.12-15}, keywords = {Alsea River, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, commercial fisheries - salmonChinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coos Bay, Coquille River, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Rogue River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, statistics, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/pacfish/id/5686}, author = {Van Dusen, J. R.} } @article {77141, title = {The commercial fisheries of the Pacific Coast states in 1904}, journal = {Report of the Commissioner for ... / United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries.}, year = {1905}, note = {The annual report in which this article is published covers July 1, 1904 to June 30, 1905. Gives fisheries statistics by counties and brief summaries of the state of the fisheries in 1904. In Google Books.}, pages = {74 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, canneries, Chetco River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Elk River, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), Rogue River, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River, statistics, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/jjmevwv7 }, author = {Wilcox, William A.} } @article {52076, title = {Hatchery statistics, salmon pack statistics}, journal = {Pacific Fisherman}, volume = {3}, year = {1905}, note = {Hatchery statistics for Oregon on p.75; salmon pack statistics for 1904 on p.79.}, month = {1905, Jan.}, pages = {p.75, 79}, keywords = {Alsea River, canneries, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, commercial fisheries - salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, economics, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, industrial development, Nehalem River, Rogue River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/pacfish/id/4155/rec/25}, author = {Anonymous} } @article {52301, title = {The canned salmon industry: a history of the industry on the Pacific coast}, journal = {Pacific Fisherman}, volume = {2}, year = {1904}, note = {This article gives an overview of the canned salmon industry from its beginnings on the Sacramento River in 1864 up through 1903. The entire Pacific Coast is covered. Oregon{\textquoteright}s major salmon canning streams are briefly mentioned. Bw photographs. The issue also includes an article by David Starr Jordan on the salmon of the Pacific.}, month = {1904, Jan.}, pages = {p.36, 38, 40-42}, keywords = {Alsea River, canneries, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, economics, general, industrial development, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Rogue River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/pacfish/id/4649}, author = {Anonymoous} } @article {52186, title = {Salmon reviews. Columbia River}, journal = {Pacific Fisherman}, volume = {1 }, year = {1903}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Very little preparation is being made for salmon canning on the Oregon coast streams during the present fall season, because the price of that character of fish is low and considerable stock is held over. The canneries that will be operated are as follows: Coquille, Umpqua, Siuslaw, Alsea and Tillamook. The canneries that will not be in operation are at Nehalem, Nestucca, Yaquina, Siletz and Coos Bay.{\textquotedblright}}, month = {1903, Sep.}, pages = {p.7}, keywords = {Alsea River, canneries, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, economics, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/pacfish/id/2954}, author = {Anonymous} } @article {77081, title = {Notes on the fisheries of the Pacific Coast in 1899}, journal = {Report of the Commissioner for ... / United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries.}, volume = {pt.27}, year = {1901}, note = {The annual report in which this article is published covers July 1, 1900 to June 30, 1901. Gives fisheries statistics and brief summaries of the state of the fisheries in 1899.}, pages = {p.501-574}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, canneries, Chetco River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Elk River, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), Rogue River, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River, statistics, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100450213}, author = {Wilcox, William A.} } @article {77056, title = {Report on the fisheries of the Pacific Coast in 1895}, journal = {Report of the Commissioner for ... / United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries{\textellipsis}}, volume = {pt.22}, year = {1896}, note = {The annual report where this article is published as an appendix covers July 1, 1895 to June 30, 1896. Most statistics are for 1895 only. 1893-1895 statistics for Chinook and coho salmon (in cases canned) are given for Lincoln and Douglas counties. The Oregon section concludes with a discussion of killing sea lions around Port Orford.}, pages = {p.575-659}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, California sea lion = Zalophus californianus, canneries, Chetco River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Elk River, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), Rogue River, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River, statistics, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Steller sea lion = Eumetopias jubata, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015053244474\&seq=11}, author = {Wilcox, William A.} } @article {76861, title = {The fisheries of the Pacific Coast}, volume = {Pt.19, appendix 1}, year = {1893}, note = {Covers July 1, 1892 to June 30, 1893. This document carries forward the introduction to Pacific Coast fisheries begun in the 1889 report, and has many more statistics. Most statistics, unfortunately, are given by county rather than by river or estuary, but statistics for individual rivers are given for featured streams. We can, for example, get statistics for oyster harvests in Yaquina Bay. Statistics cover 1889-1892. Includes Plates 1-14, mostly illustrating representative fish species. Note: many stream names have old-style spelling. }, month = {1895}, pages = {p.139-304}, institution = {Government Printing Office}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Elk River, map, Nehalem River, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), Pacific gaper clam = Tresus nuttallii, Rogue River, Sea otter = Enhydra lutris, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, statistics, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://penbay.org/cof/COF_1893_6.pdf}, author = {Wilcox, William A.} } @article {76836, title = {Report on the fisheries of the Pacific Coast of the United States.}, journal = {Report of the Commissioner for ... / United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries.}, volume = {pt.16,}, number = {appendix 1}, year = {1889}, note = {Covers July 1, 1888 to June 30, 1889. This document offers a glimpse of the beginnings of the fishing industry on the Oregon Coast. Describes each major river and estuary, locations with greatest fishing activity, major fisheries, species harvested, fishing seasons, fishing grounds, equipment used and how products were preserved or distributed. Statistics for 1888 are given. Includes maps of major streams. Note: many stream names have old-style spelling.}, month = {1892}, pages = {p.3-269}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, canneries, Chetco River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, Coos Bay, Coquille River, cutthroat trout = Oncorhynchus clarki, Elk River, map, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), Pacific gaper clam = Tresus nuttallii, Rogue River, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, statistics, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchuck River, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://penbay.org/cof/COF_1888_5.pdf}, author = {Collins, J. W.} }