@article {83114, title = {A maximum rupture model for the central and southern Cascadia subduction zone{\textemdash}reassessing ages for coastal evidence of megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis}, journal = {Quaternary Science Reviews}, volume = {261 }, number = {106922}, year = {2021}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}A new history of great earthquakes (and their tsunamis) for the central and southern Cascadia subduction zone shows more frequent (17 in the past 6700 yr) megathrust ruptures than previous coastal chronologies.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) The article contains a link to supplementary data, also accessible through U.S. Geological Survey data releases.}, month = {2021, Jun.1}, pages = {19 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, coastal hazards, Columbia River, Coos Bay, Coquille River, earthquakes, geology, mathematical modeling, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.106922 }, author = {Nelson, Alan R. and DuRoss. Christopher B. and Witter, Robert C. and Kelsey, Harvey M. and Engelhart, Simon E. and Mahan, Shannon A. and Gray, Harrison J. and Hawkes, Andrea D. and Horton, Benjamin P. and Padgett, Jason S.} } @article {82041, title = {Modeling Sea Level Rise Impacts to Oregon{\textquoteright}s Tidal Wetlands: Maps and Prioritization Tools to Help Plan for Habitat Conservation into the Future}, year = {2017}, note = {This study tracks possible conditions for Oregon coastal wetlands under six possible sea level rise scenarios between 2017 and 2160. {\textquotedblleft}If tidal wetland plant communities are unable to survive the increased inundation associated with sea level rise, they will have to move to higher ground through dispersal of seeds, roots, or rhizomes. This process is called "landward migration," and the areas that could become future tidal wetlands are called {\textquotedblleft}landward migration zones{\textquotedblright} (LMZs) in this study.{\textquotedblright} (p.5) Potential landward migration zones are mapped. Maps, charts, color photographs. This document is accompanied by maps, a PowerPoint presentation, a file of geospatial data, and a poster. {\textquotedblleft}Prepared for: MidCoast Watersheds Council, Newport, Oregon.{\textquotedblright} {\textquotedblleft}With assistance from: Fran Recht, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.{\textquotedblright} }, pages = {64 p.}, institution = {Institute for Applied Ecology. Estuary Technical Group}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, climate, habitats, human impacts, Netarts Bay, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Umpqua River estuary, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/tt44ps38k }, author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Ewald, Michael J.} } @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 {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 {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 {52416, title = {Adapting to climate change on the Oregon coast: lines in the sand and rolling easements}, journal = {Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation}, volume = {28}, year = {2013}, note = {In this important article, the authors argue that Oregon should be working to strengthen its laws now in order to have the flexibility and legal framework to enable it to adapt to a changing climate and sea level rise. {\textquotedblleft}Processes are needed to decide what infrastructure will be replaced and what will not before these inevitable events occur. . . . Planning can ensure that shoreline armoring does not eliminate public access along the shore or total loss of sand on Oregon{\textquoteright}s beaches. Planning tools can make clear that the public access boundary does migrate inland, even if the shoreline migrates onto an inland parcel across which the public does not currently have access.{\textquotedblright} (p.514)}, pages = {p.447-514}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea Spit, beaches, Cape Lookout State Park, climate change, coastal hazards, environmental law and policy, environmental policy and law, erosion, flooding, Netarts Bay, New River, physical modifications, riprap, sand spits, shorelines, The Capes, Tillamook Bay, tsunamis, wave heights}, url = {https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/17378}, author = {Johnson, Courtney B. and Schell, Steven R.} } @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.} } @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} } @inbook {36911, title = {U.S. Pacific Northwest coastal hazards: tectonic and climate controls}, booktitle = {Coastal Hazards}, series = {Coastal Research Library}, volume = {6}, year = {2012}, note = {This is a comprehensive, up-to-date and important discussion of coastal hazards. There{\textquoteright}s an excellent discussion of historic problems, a good look at current issues, and a chilling discussion of the implications of rising sea levels and climate change. Charts, b+w and color photographs. Anyone considering purchasing property at the coast should read this first.}, pages = {p.587-674}, publisher = {Springer Science Media}, organization = {Springer Science Media}, chapter = {Chapter 21}, address = {Dordrecht Netherlands}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea Spit, Bayocean Spit, Cape Lookout State Park, climate change, coastal hazards, Columbia River, dunes, earthquakes, El Nino, erosion, flooding, geology, Gleneden Beach, historical, jetties, Lincoln City (Or.), Lincoln City Littoral Cell, minerals, Neskowin (Or.), Nestucca River, Nestucca Spit, Netarts Bay, Netarts Spit, Newport (Or.), Pacific City (Or.), Rockaway (Or.), sea level, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siletz Spit, tidal data, Tillamook Bay, tsunamis, wave heights, Willapa Bay, Yaquina Bay}, isbn = { 9789400752344}, doi = {10.1007/978-94-007-5234-4}, author = {Komar, Paul D. and Allan, Jonathan C. and Ruggiero, Peter}, editor = {Finkl, Charles W.} } @article {26881, title = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s Non-Consumptive Recreational Ocean User Community : Understanding an Ocean Stakeholder}, volume = {no.11-001}, year = {2011}, note = {This is a study of "the non-consumptive recreational ocean user (NROU) community. The NROU group includes surfers, kayakers, boaters, divers, and many others..." (p.3) Who are marine recreationists who are not hunters or fishers? Where do they go? What factors motivate their recreational choices? How do they contribute to local economies? How do they relate to marine renewable energy such as wind or tidal power generation? This publication offers insights on these questions.}, pages = {38 p.}, institution = {Oregon Sea Grant}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea Bay, Bayview County Park, boating, Cannon Beach, Cape Kiwanda, Cape Lookout, Coos Bay, Depoe Bay, economics, energy, environmental tourism, Nehalem Bay, Nehalem Bay State Park, Netarts Bay, Newport Pinnacles, North Jetty, Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area, Orford Reef, Port Orford, recreation, Redfish Rocks, scuba diving, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, South Jetty, surfing, Tillamook Bay, tourism, Whales Head Rock, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/sites/seagrant.oregonstate.edu/files/sgpubs/onlinepubs/s11001.pdf }, author = {Eardley, Christopher S. and Conway, Flaxen D. L. and Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program and National Sea Grant College Program (U.S.),} } @inbook {51326, title = {Impacts of climate change on Oregon{\textquoteright}s coasts and estuaries}, booktitle = {Oregon Climate Assessment Report}, year = {2010}, note = {This is Chapter 6 of the Oregon Climate Assessment Report. Predicts {\textquotedblleft}Increased winter{\textendash}early spring flow of coastal rivers and creeks and reduced flow during summer{\textquotedblright} for the Umpqua River (p.242)}, pages = {p.211-268}, publisher = {Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute,}, organization = {Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute,}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea Spit, bacteria, Bayocean Spit, climate change, climate precipitation, coastal hazards, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, dissolved oxygen, El Nino, erosion, estuaries, geology, landslides, Nehalem Bay, Nehalem Spit, Neskowin (Or.), Netarts Bay, ocean acidification, Rockaway Beach, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, wave heights, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A637577}, author = {Ruggiero, Peter and Brown, Cheryl A. and Komar, Paul D. and Allan, Jonathan C. and Reusser, Deborah A. and Lee II, Henry}, editor = {Dello, Kathie and Mote, Philip W.} } @article {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 {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} } @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 {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.} } @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} } @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 {36621, title = {North Coast Oregon Geographic Response Plan (GRP)}, year = {1997}, note = {This planning document is aimed at coping with an oil spill, but could be applied to other types of toxic spills. It gives shoreline types, protection/collection strategies, wildlife and logistical information for sensitive North Coast areas. Tillamook and Yaquina Bays have separate geographic response plans. This document has been superseded by a 2004 edition: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/FilterDocs/NOregonCoastGeoResponsePlan.pdf .}, institution = {Northwest Area Committees}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, Depoe Bay, hazardous waste, Lincoln City (Or.), natural resource management, Necanicum River estuary, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, Newport (Or.), oil spills, Ona Beach, pollution, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Seaside (Or.), Siletz Bay, toxins, Waldport (Or.), Yaquina Bay}, author = {Northwest Area Committees,} } @article {37526, title = {Status review of chum salmon from Washington, Oregon, and California}, volume = {no.32}, year = {1997}, note = {While the Oregon Coast population of chum salmon was severely depressed, Washington stocks were doing well enough for the "Pacific Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit" to not be considered endangered. "The primary cause of the depressed status of Oregon coastal populations appears to be habitat degradation." (p.212)}, pages = {280 p.}, institution = {U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service}, address = {[Seattle, Wash.]}, keywords = {chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, Clear Creek (Kilchis), endangered species, environmental policy and law, general ecosystem description, genetics, hatcheries, history, Kilchis River, life history information, Little North Fork, Moss Creek (Kilchis), natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, population biology, population count, salmonid species, Siletz Bay, statistics, Tillamook Bay, Wilson River}, url = {https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/assets/25/5584_08152014_160949_Johnson.et.al.1997.pdf}, author = {Johnson, Orlay W. and Grant, W. Stewart and Kope, Robert G. and Neely, Kathleen and Waknitz, F. William and Waples, Robin S.} } @article {38081, title = {Magnitude and frequency of subduction-zone earthquakes along the northern Oregon coast in the past 3,000 years.}, journal = {Oregon Geology}, volume = {57}, year = {1995}, note = {Correlates subsided marsh sediments and evidence of tsunamis among several Oregon estuaries to show record of past earthquakes in Oregon.}, pages = {3-12}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Ecola Creek, Necanicum Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Siletz Bay, South Slough (Coos Bay), Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://library.state.or.us/repository/2010/201009071430032/1995-01.pdf}, author = {Darienzo, Mark E. and Peterson, Curt D.} } @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 {38006, title = {Field trip guide to Cascadia paleoseismic evidence along the northern Oregon coast: Evidence of subduction zone seismicity in the central Cascadia margin.}, journal = {Oregon Geology}, volume = {55}, year = {1993}, note = {This scientific article describes geologic evidence of subduction zone seismicity on the northern half of the Oregon coastline. Field trip covers territory from the Columbia River to Gleneden Beach near the Siletz estuary. Photographs, maps, charts.}, pages = {p.99-114}, keywords = {coastal processes, earthquakes, geology, Millport Slough, Neawanna Creek, Necanicum River, Neskowin Creek, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Netarts Marsh, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siletz Spit, tsunamis, Wee Willie{\textquoteright}s}, url = {http://library.state.or.us/repository/2010/201009071430032/1993-05.pdf}, author = {Peterson, C.D. and Darienzo, Mark E.} } @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.} } @mastersthesis {14116, title = {Late Holocene Paleoseismicity along the Northern Oregon Coast}, year = {1991}, note = {Maps, drawings of core samples. Describes studies on the Necanicum, Nestucca, Siletz and Yaquina bays, which were correlated with earlier work he did on Netarts and Alsea Bays. Found up to six paleoseismic events in the last 2600 years, most of which could be correlated from bay to bay. This work suggests that the magnitude of prehistoric earthquakes in the region was around 8.1. }, pages = {167 p.}, school = {Portland State Univeristy}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Environmental Sciences and Resources: Geology}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, coastal hazards, earthquakes, geology, Necanicum River estuary, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, sediment data, sediments, Siletz Bay, theses, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.1146}, url = {https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1147/}, author = {Darienzo, Mark Edward} } @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.} } @inbook {36966, title = {Tillamook}, booktitle = {Northwest Coast}, series = {Handbook of North American Indians}, volume = {7}, year = {1990}, note = {General overview of what was known about the Tillamook people in the late 1980s. Brief treatment of Native American history and culture.}, pages = {p.560-567}, publisher = {Smithsonian Institution}, organization = {Smithsonian Institution}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {anthropology, archeology, geographic distribution, historical, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay}, author = {Seaburg, William R. and Miller, Jay}, editor = {Suttles, Wayne} } @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 {37486, title = {A study of the invertebrates and fishes of salt marshes in two Oregon estuaries}, volume = {no.81-5}, year = {1981}, note = {"A baseline and food chain study of invertebrate and fish life was done in the estuarine tidal marshes of Siletz and Netarts Bay, Oregon." Charts show relative frequency of species. Covers terrestrial and aquatic marsh species. }, keywords = {Anisogammarus and Corophium (Amphipoda), aquatic invertebrates, Capitellidae (polychaeta), chum salmon = Oncorhynchus keta, fishes, Gnorimosphaeroma (Isopoda), Netarts Bay, Oligochaeta, Pacific staghorn sculpin = Leptocottus armatus, Siletz Bay, species list, Three-spined stickleback = Gasterosteus aculeatus}, url = {https://erdc-library.erdc.dren.mil/jspui/handle/11681/5197}, author = {Higley, Duane L. and Holton, Robert L.} } @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 {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,} } @book {36796, title = {Oregon coastal zone land: use, ownership and value change}, series = {ORESU-T.}, volume = {no.75-006}, year = {1975}, note = {Study area focused on Lincoln County and Tillamook County.}, publisher = {Oregon State University, Sea Grant College Program}, organization = {Oregon State University, Sea Grant College Program}, address = {Corvallis, OR}, keywords = {Depoe Bay, economics, general, land ownership, land use, Lincoln County, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook County, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/35031}, author = {Northam, R. M. and Maresh, T. J. and Nolan, M. L.} } @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 {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 {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 {52116, title = {Limicolae of the State of Oregon}, journal = {The Auk}, volume = {46}, year = {1929}, note = {This article summarizes twenty-five years of observations of a suborder of migratory shore birds. }, month = {1929, Apr.}, pages = {p.214-222}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, birds, Curry County (Or.), Lincoln County (Or.), Netarts Bay, Seal Rock, Tillamook County (Or.), Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://sora.unm.edu/node/183}, author = {Jewett, Stanley G.} } @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.} }