By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Roy Lowe wasn’t sure what to expect as the state-chartered fishing boat he was aboard recently hovered over a rocky reef 160 feet below the surface […]
Environment
Recreational crabbers can now catch triple the number of invasive green crabs, but problems will persist until ocean cools
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Despite new state regulations allowing a tripling of the number of European green crabs that can be caught, the invasive specie isn’t likely to be eliminated anytime […]
Fall Chinook fishing expected to be good on central Oregon coast bays and rivers — and could include short coho seasons
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Anglers on the central Oregon coast may be in for “good to very good” fishing Monday when coastal bays and streams open for salmon fishing. While […]
ODFW says dead orca was tangled in unmarked recreational crab gear, reminds owners they must have ID on floats
The discovery of a dead orca found tangled in recreational crabbing gear 25 miles off Newport in June is prompting a reminder from state officials that crabbers need to […]
Fisherman locate dead orca Thursday west of Coquille and determine it was tangled in recreational crabbing gear
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com The mystery of what caused the death of a juvenile killer whale off Oregon’s central coast last month appears to have been solved. The carcass […]
Aboard the Bell M. Shimada: To protect marine life, researchers look for relationship between whales and what they eat
Second of three parts. Tuesday, July 12: Life aboard ship By COURTNEY FLATT/Northwest Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — Scientists aboard the Bell M. Shimada keep an eye out for whales […]
Scientists say orca’s death off Oregon coast after becoming entangled in fishing or crabbing gear is a first
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com In what scientists and researchers say is a first in Oregon’s coastal waters, a killer whale appears to have died after becoming entangled in fishing or […]
Aboard the Bell M. Shimada: Scientists try unraveling mysteries of the Pacific to aid salmon and understand marine life
First of three parts. Tuesday, July 5: Watching for whales By COURTNEY FLATT/Northwest Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — At least twice a year, a team of scientists on the research […]
Oregon coast fishing industry and supporters expected to turn out in force Wednesday in Newport for wind power hearing
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Federal energy representatives are likely to get an earful at a meeting Wednesday in Newport intended to gather public comments about plans to build towering wind-energy […]
Mid-coast salmon fishery this summer and fall not affected by ODFW’s closure of some rivers to Chinook catch
By Oregon Capital Chronicle and YachatsNews Due to years of drought and poor ocean conditions, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will restrict fishing for wild Chinook […]