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Commercial fishers are required to deliver their catch to a wholesale fish dealer, a wholesale fish bait dealer or sell it off their vessel using a limited fish sellers permit. All commercially caught fish or shellfish must be reported on fish tickets that are issued to the fish dealers. The fish buyers license is required in addition to a wholesale fish dealers license when the fish or shellfish are purchased away from the dealers licensed location. Fish dealer licenses are issued only through the Salem office. For information about the fish dealer requirements and the application process, please contact Licensing, (503) 947-6101.
| Dealer Bond and Transfer forms
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Dealer Monthly Reports
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Every individual operating or assisting in the operation of any commercial fishing gear or fishing boat must have a commercial fishing license or crewmember license. Every member of the crew on a commercial fishing boat must be licensed. For information about the licensing requirements and the application process, please contact Licensing, (503) 947-6101.
| Type of License |
Fee |
| Resident Commercial Fishing License |
$82 |
| Nonresident Commercial Fishing License |
$132 |
| Commercial Crewmember Fishing License |
$127 |
| Nonresident Commercial Crew Fishing License |
$177 |
| Juvenile Commercial Fishing License |
$32 |
| Bait Fishing License |
$102 |
Licenses are required for any boat, vessel, or floating craft used in taking of food fish or shellfish for commercial purposes, except clams and crayfish. Boat licenses are not required to take fish for bait under a bait fishing license. A single delivery license may be obtained in lieu of commercial fishing and boat licenses for each separate landing of catch. For information about the licensing requirements and the application process, please contact Licensing,(503) 947-6101.
Restricted fishery permits are required in addition to a Commercial Fishing Boat License to participate in the fisheries listed below. Permits must be renewed annually to remain valid for the next year. The permits are transferable and may be bought and sold by vessel owners and the transaction must be approved and recorded by the Department. The Department has no knowledge of permits for sale. We suggest fisheries trade magazines, coastal newspapers and harvester's associations as possible sources of information on permits available for purchase. For information about the permit requirements or the permit transfer process, please contact Licensing,(503) 947-6101.
| Type of License |
Fee |
| Ocean Troll Salmon |
$102 |
| Ocean Pink Shrimp |
$127 |
| Columbia River Gillnet |
$102 |
| Ocean Dungeness Crab |
$127 |
| Ocean Scallop Vessel |
$127 |
| Yaquina Bay Herring |
$127 |
| Sea Urchin |
$102 |
- Pacific Fishery Management Council The Pacific Council is one of eight regional fishery management councils established under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. The Pacific Council has developed fishery management plans for salmon, groundfish and coastal pelagic species in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California.
- Pacific Fisheries Information Network Compiles, stores, and disseminates commercial fisheries data from Oregon, Washington and California.
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