Harbor seal pupping season has started on the Oregon coast and various animal groups are reminding beachgoers that while the seals are adorable or may appear to be abandoned -- do not touch them. The baby seals use time on land to regulate … [Read more...] about Marine mammal groups remind beachgoers to leave baby seals alone
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If you build it will ospreys come? After erecting platform Monday, Yachats bird group will find out
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – With the foundation laid it’s now a game of wait-and-see whether efforts will work to entice ospreys to make a home in the heart of Yachats. A flock of volunteers gathered on the northern fringe … [Read more...] about If you build it will ospreys come? After erecting platform Monday, Yachats bird group will find out
It’s seal pupping season along the Oregon coast — and more killer whales sightings by growing number of watchers
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Up and down the Oregon coast, harbor seal pupping season is just getting underway. And while the sight of the small, helpless seals is arresting all by itself, it portends another annual marvel – the … [Read more...] about It’s seal pupping season along the Oregon coast — and more killer whales sightings by growing number of watchers
Federal advisory group recommends curtailed Oregon ocean salmon fishing again; closing California season
By YachatsNews Recommendations for the ocean salmon seasons off the coasts of Oregon, California and Washington were made last week with some OK news for some fishermen and devastating news for those in California. Once again. The … [Read more...] about Federal advisory group recommends curtailed Oregon ocean salmon fishing again; closing California season
Coalition of Oregon fishing groups, seafood industry asks Kotek to slow offshore wind energy development
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A coalition of independent fishing boat operators, seafood companies and industry groups is calling on Gov. Tina Kotek to ask the federal government to stop a planned auction for … [Read more...] about Coalition of Oregon fishing groups, seafood industry asks Kotek to slow offshore wind energy development