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MRP Overviews

Marine Resources Program Overview, January 2007. 72 pp. (pdf)

Marine Reserves

OFWC Marine Reserve Briefing, January 2008. 17 pp. (pdf)

Recent Research Publications (by date)

Information Report number 2012-05 (pdf): Age, growth and fematle maturity of vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus) from Oregon waters
Hannah, R.W. and S.A. Jones. 2012. Evaluating the behavioral impairment of escaping fish can help measure the effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices. Fish. Res. 131-133:39-44.

Hannah, R. W. and M. T. O. Blume. 2012. Tests of an experimental unbaited video lander as a marine fish survey tool for high-relief deepwater rocky reefs. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 430-431:1-9.
Hannah, R. W., P. S. Rankin and M. T. O. Blume. 2012. Use of a novel cage system to measure postrecompression survival of Northeast Pacific rockfish. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management and Ecosystem Science 4:46-56.
Riemer, S.D., B.E. Wright and R.F. Brown. 2011. Food habits of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) (pdf) off Oregon and northern California, 1986-2007. Fish. Bull. 109:369-381.
Hannah, Robert and Blume, Matthew. 2011. Quillback china RF maturity (pdf). Information Report 2011-01. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program, Newport, Oregon. 27 pp.
Hannah, R. W., S. A. Jones, M. J. M. Lomelli and W. W. Wakefield. 2011. Trawl net modifications to reduce the bycatch of eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) in the ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) fishery. Fish. Res. 110:277-282.
Hannah, R. W. and P. S. Rankin. 2011. Site fidelity and movement of eight species of Pacific rockfish at a high-relief rocky reef on the Oregon coast. N. Amer. J. of Fish. Mgt. 31:483-494.
Hannah, R. W. 2011 Variation in the distribution of ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) recruits: links with coastal upwelling and climate change. Fish. Oceanog. 20(4):305-313.
Hannah, R. W. 2010. Use of a pre-recruit abundance index to improve forecasts of ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) recruitment from environmental models. CalCOFI Rep. Vol. 51:119-127.
Thompson, J. E. and R. W. Hannah. 2010. Using cross-dating techniques to validate ages of aurora rockfish (Sebastes aurora): estimates of age, growth and female maturity. Env. Biol. Fishes 88:377-388.
Hannah, R.W., S.A. Jones, W. Miller, J. S. Knight. 2010. Effects of trawling for ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) on macroinvertebrate abundance and diversity at four sites near Nehalem Bank, Oregon. Fish. Bull. 108:30-38.
Hannah, R. W., M. T. O. Blume and J. E. Thompson. 2009. Length and age at maturity of female yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes rubberimus) and cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) from Oregon waters based on histological evaluation of maturity (pdf). Oregon Dept. Fish Wildl., Information Rept. Ser., Fish. No. 2009-04. 29 p.
Hannah, R. W., T. V. Buell and M. T. O. Blume. 2008. Reducing bycatch in Oregon's recreational groundfish fishery: experimental results with angling gear configured to increase bait height above bottom (pdf). Oregon Dept. Fish Wildl., Information Rept. Ser., Fish. No. 2008-03. 26 pp.
Hannah, R. W., P. S. Rankin, A. N. Penny and S. J. Parker. 2008. Physical model of the development of external signs of barotrauma in Pacific rockfish. Aquatic Biology 3:291-296

MRP Reports (by date)

Oregon Marine Fisheries: 2000 Status Report, 2001 (pdf). Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program. 109 pp.
Marine Resources Program Action Plan 1999-2001. 2000 (pdf). Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program. 19 pp.

Crab Reports

Ainsworth, J. C., M. Vance, M. V. Hunter, and E. Schindler. 2012. The Oregon recreational dungeness crab fishery, 2007-2011.Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Information Report 2012-04, Marine Resources Program, Newport, OR.
Snow, C. Dale, 1984. Why are all the crabs dying. Oregon Wildlife, July-Aug. 1984, Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife.

Developmental Fisheries Reports

An Interim Management Plan for Oregon's Nearshore Commercial Fisheries, June 2002 (pdf). Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program. 133 pp.

Finfish Reports (by date)

ODFW, Information Reports
- Number 2012-02, Historical Reconstruction of Oregon's Commercial Fisheries Landings (pdf)
- Number 2011-03, The Oregon Shore-based Cobb Seamount Fishery, 1991-2003: Catch Summaries and Biological Observations (pdf)
Bodenmiller, Don. 2001. Oregon Marine Recreational Fish Studies and Nearshore Fish Studies (pdf), Contract No. F-128-R-15: Annual Progress Report, October 1, 2000 - September 30, 2001. Marine Resources Program, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 25 pp.
Bodenmiller, Don. 2001. Marine Recreational Fishery Observers/Samples: Final Report (pdf), Project No. 01-006: July 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001. Marine Resources Program, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 5 pp.
Hannah, Robert W. and Freeman, Mark. 2000. A Preliminary Assessment of The Impact of The "Small Footrope" Regulation on The Spatial Distribution of Oregon Bottom Trawl Effort In 2000 (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 5 pp.
Pruden, Darrell. 2000. Southern Oregon Surfperch Studies, 1991-2000, Final Report. Charleston, OR (pdf). Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 24 pp.

Fishery Logbook Codes and Historical Rockfish Categories

Habitat Reports (by date)

Fox, D.S.; Merems, A.; Amend M.; Weeks, H.; Romsos, C.; Appy, M. 2004. Comparative Characterization of Two Nearshore Rocky Reef Areas: A high-use recreational fishing reef vs. an unfished reef (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 67 pp.

Weeks, Hal; Merems, A. 2004. 2003 Nearshore Rocky Reef Habitat and Fish Survey, and Multi-Year Summary (pdf). Final Report for 2003-04 Grant. Cooperative Agreement No. 001-3176C-Fish. Oregon Department of Fish and Wilflife. 13 pp.
Merems, A. 2003. 2002 Nearshore rocky reef assessment, ROV Survey (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 24 pp.
Amend, M.; Fox, D.S.; Romsos, C. 2001. 2001 Nearshore rocky reef assessment ROV Survey (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 33 pp.
Fox, D.S.; Amend, M.; Merems, A.; Appy, M. 2000. 2000 Nearshore rocky reef assessment. Newport, OR (pdf): Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 32 pp.
Fox, D.S.; Amend, M.; Merems, A. 1999. 1999 Nearshore rocky reef assessment. Newport, OR (pdf): Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 40 pp.
Fox, D.S.; Amend, M.; Merems, A.; Miller, B; Golden, J. 1998. 1998 Nearshore rocky reef assessment (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 54 pp.
Miller, B.M; Fox, D.S.; Merems, A.; Amend, M. 1997. 1997 Kelp/reef habitat assessment. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 40 pp. Available at Hatfield Marine Science Center Library
Mohler, J.E. 1997. Common plant's of Oregon's rocky intertidal habitats. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2 pp. Available for purchase from the ODFW Salem office and some Oregon Coastal bookstores.
Mohler, J.E.; Fox, D.S.; Hastie, B. 1997. Guide to Oregon's rocky intertidal habitats. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 46 pp. Available for purchase from the ODFW Salem office and some Oregon Coastal bookstores.
Fox, D.S.; Merems, A.; Golden, J.; Amend, M. 1996. 1996 Kelp/reef habitat assessment. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 61 pp. Available at Hatfield Marine Science Center Library
Fox, D.S.; Starr, R.M. 1996. Comparison of commercial fishery and research catch data. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 53: 2681-2694
Fox, D.S.; Merems, A.; Miller, B.; Long, M.; McCrae, J.; Mohler, J. 1994. Oregon rocky shores natural resource inventory (limited quantities available by request). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 168 pp. Also available at Hatfield Marine Science Center Library
Minerals Management Service. 1992. Fishery databases: description, documentation and narrative for the state of Oregon. Camarillo, CA: U.S. Minerals Management Service. 75 pp.

Pacific Hake Reports (by date)

Nottage, Jonathan and Parker, Steve. 2005. Progress Report: Shoreside Hake Observation Program: 2005. Newport, OR (pdf). Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 30 pp.

Wiedoff, Brett and Parker, Steve. 2004. Progress Report: Shoreside Hake Observation Program: 2004 (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 35 pp.
Wiedoff, Brett and Parker, Steve. 2003. Shoreside Hake Observation Program: 2003 (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 25 pp.

Salmon Reports (by date)

Williams, R.H. 2004. Stock Assessment of Elk River Fall Chinook Salmon for Exploitation Rate Analysis. Information Report 2004-02 (pdf). Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program, Newport, Oregon. 55 pp.
ODFW Marine Resources Program. Pacific Salmon Treaty Projects Overview, July 2003. 5 pp (pdf).
Moyers, S, J. White, B. Riggers, M. Williams, C. Sheely and H. Weeks. 2003. Umpqua River Fall Chinook Salmon Escapement Indicator Project: 1998 - 2002 (pdf). Cumulative Progress Report. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program, Newport, OR. 41 pp.
Riggers, B., H. Weeks, J. White, M. Hogansen and S. Jacobs. 2003. Fall Chinook Salmon in the Coos River: spawner escapement, run reconstruction and survey calibration 1998 - 2000 (pdf). Final Report. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program, Newport, OR. 39 pp.
Riggers, B., K. Tempel and S. Jacobs. 2003. Inventory of Fall Chinook Spawning Habitat in Mainstem Reaches of Oregon's Coastal Rivers (pdf). Cumulative Report. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program, Newport, OR. and Coastal Salmonid Inventory Project, Corvallis, OR. 53 pp.
Weeks, H., B. Riggers and J. White. 2003. Fall Chinook Salmon in the Siuslaw River: spawner escapement, run reconstruction and survey calibration 2001 - 2002 (pdf). Cumulative Progress Report. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program, Newport, OR. 36 pp.
Weeks, H., B. Riggers and J. White. 2003. Fall Chinook Salmon in the Coquille River: spawner escapement, run reconstruction and survey calibration 2001 - 2002 (pdf). Cumulative Progress Report. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program, Newport, OR. 32 pp.
White, J., H. Weeks and B. Riggers. 2003. Nehalem River Fall Chinook Salmon Escapement Indicator Project: 1998 - 2002 (pdf). Cumulative Progress Report. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Resources Program, Newport, OR. 49 pp.
Williams, Ron. 2001. Estimating Run Size and Spawner Escapement of Chinook Salmon in Elk River, Curry County (pdf), for use as an Exploitation Rate Indicator for Mid Coastal Wild Chinook Stocks. Portland, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 28 pp.

Sardine Reports (by date)

Krutzikowsky, Gregory and Smith, Jill. 2012. Oregon’s Sardine Fishery 2010 – 2011 Summary (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 24 pp.
Krutzikowsky, Gregory and Smith, Jill. 2012. Oregon’s Sardine Fishery 2009 Summary (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 20 pp.
Smith, Jill and Krutzikowsky, Gregory. 2009. Oregon's Sardine Fishery, 2008 (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 18 pp.
Wiedoff, Brett. 2008. Oregon's Sardine Fishery, 2007 (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 18 pp.
Wiedoff, Brett and Smith, Jill. 2007 Oregon's Sardine Fishery, 2006 (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 19 pp.
McCrae, Jean. 2006. Oregon's Sardine Fishery, 2005 (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 12 pp.
McCrae, Jean. 2005. Oregon's Sardine Fishery, 2004 (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 14 pp.
McCrae, Jean. 2004. Oregon's Sardine Fishery, 2003 (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 12 pp.
McCrae, Jean. 2003. Oregon's Sardine Fishery, 2002 (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 13 pp.

McCrae, Jean. 2002. Oregon's Sardine Fishery, 2001 (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 15 pp.

McCrae, Jean. 2001. Oregon's Sardine Fishery, 2000 (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 12 pp.

Shellfish Reports (by date)

Ainsworth, Justin & M. Vance. 2011. Estimating Effort in Tidally Influenced Shellfish Fisheries of Oregon estuaries (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. AFS Conference poster.

Hunter, Matthew. 2009. 2006 Clatsop Beach Razor Clam Fishery (pdf). Astoria, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 17 pp.

Ainsworth, Justin & M. Vance. 2009. Recreational shellfish catch and effort surveys in Oregon estuaries (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. PERS Conference poster.

Galleher, Stacey, et al. 2009. Description and shell repair rate of experimentally damaged young Gaper clams (pdf). Charleston, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. PERS Conference poster.

Vance, Mitch & J. Ainsworth. 2009. Estuarine Crab Resource Monitoring and Assessment Project (pdf). Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. PERS Conference poster.

Venturi, Litzy, et al. 2009. A survey of bivalve recruitment in Coos Bay estuary (pdf). Charleston, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. PERS Conference poster.
Duham, Christina & M. Hunter. 2008. 2004-2005 Columbia River Recreational Dungeness Crab Pilot Catch and Effort Study (pdf). Astoria, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 9 pp.

Hunter, Matthew. 2008. 2005 Clatsop Beach Razor Clam Fishery (pdf). Astoria, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 17 pp.
Hunter, Matthew. 2008. 2004 Clatsop Beach Razor Clam Fishery (pdf). Astoria, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 17 pp.
Hunter, Matthew. 2008. 2003 Clatsop Beach Razor Clam Fishery (pdf). Astoria, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 17 pp.
Hunter, Matthew. 2008. 2002 Clatsop Beach Razor Clam Fishery (pdf). Astoria, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 17 pp.
Link, Terry. 2000. History and Status of Oregon's Pacific Razor Clam Resource (pdf). Informational Report No. 2000-06. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Resources Program, Astoria, OR. 26 pp.

Schaefer, John, 1997. The Moon Snail, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Shrimp Reports (pdfs)

First 2010 Mid-Season Pink Shrimp Update
Hannah, Robert W. and Jones, Steve. 2013. 24rd Annual Pink Shrimp Review. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 12 pp.
Hannah, Robert W. and Jones, Steve. 2012. 23rd Annual Pink Shrimp Review. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 12 pp.
Hannah, Robert W. and Jones, Steve. 2011. 22nd Annual Pink Shrimp Review. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 12 pp.
Hannah, Robert W. and Jones, Steve. 2010. 21th Annual Pink Shrimp Review. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 12 pp.
Hannah, Robert W. and Jones, Steve. 2009. 20th Annual Pink Shrimp Review. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 12 pp.
Hannah, Robert W. and Jones, Steve. 2008. 19th Annual Pink Shrimp Review. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 8 pp.
Hannah, Robert W. and Jones, Steve. 2007. 18th Annual Pink Shrimp Review. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 8 pp.
Hannah, Robert W. and Jones, Steve. 2006. 17th Annual Pink Shrimp Review. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 8 pp.
Hannah, Robert W. and Jones, Steve. 2005. 16th Annual Pink Shrimp Review. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 8 pp.
Hannah, Robert W. and Jones, Steve. 2004. 15th Annual Pink Shrimp Review. Newport, OR: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 8 pp.

Sportfishing Brochures

"Marine Recreational Fishing in Oregon" (pdfs):
- North coast
  Columbia River to Nestucca River
- Central coast
  Cascade Head to Florence
- South coast
  Winchester Bay to California
Red Rockfish Identification Guide (pdf)
Retention of yelloweye rockfish and canary rockfish is prohibited at all times and in all Oregon waters.
Release Methods for Rockfish
A Sea Grant Oregon publication that describes how to minimize rockfish mortality.

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