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Two items were adopted by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission (OFWC) for the 2018 pink shrimp season
- A Fishery Management Plan
- Required use of lighting devices on the footrope of shrimp trawls
See the Commission exhibit materials and transcripts here
For more information on either of these items, please contact Scott Groth (541) 888-5515
Key regulations that apply to OREGON deliveries of pink shrimp and when fishing in OREGON state waters (last updated 4/11/22):
Key regulations that apply to Oregon pink shrimp deliveries |
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Fishing off CA* |
Fishing off OR** |
Fishing off WA*** |
Areas |
0-3 miles |
No fishing |
OR permit needed |
No fishing |
3-200 miles
Key closed areas |
Delgada Canyon, Tolo Bank, other closed areas
(see CA regs here) |
Nehalem Banks, Daisy Bank, Stonewall Bank, Heceta Bank, Coquille Banks |
Grays Canyon
(see WA regs here) |
| No fishing in Federal Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) areas**** here |
Mesh size |
Minimum 1-3/8” |
No minimum |
| Logbook |
Required |
BRD |
≤ ¾” spaced rigid grate |
| LEDs |
5, LEDs in central 16 feet of each net, spaced 4 feet apart (more LEDs may be used)
See list of Department approved LEDs below |
Count per pound |
≤160 shrimp/ pound |
VMS/ RCA declaration |
Required |
Season |
April 1- October 31 |
Groundfish by-catch**** |
Some bycatch landings are allowed, see the Federal register for current limits |
*CA Regulation details: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Commercial
**OR Regulation details: https://secure.sos.state.or.us/.
***WA Regulation details: https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/commercial/shrimp |
| Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) and Oregon Revised Statutes (ORSs) related to pink shrimp |
| The rules that govern the fishery: |
OAR sections 635-005-0575 through 635-005-0645 |
| Definition, fines and damages |
ORS.506 |
Landings fees, fishery board,
permits: single delivery, transfer, totals, etc |
ORS.508 |
| Buying, selling, waste, transport, etc. |
ORS.509 |
| Control, inspection, handling |
ORS.513 |
| Department approved footrope lighting devices (e.g. LEDs) |
| Model |
Color |
| Lindgren-Pitman Electralume |
Green |
Catch All Tackle, Deep Drop fishing light |
Green |
| Rock- engineering rope LED light |
Green |
| FishTek Marine, NetLight and PotLight |
Green |
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| These four LEDs are the currently approved (2024) footrope lighting devices. ODFW is willing and interested to work with vessel operators or manufacturers on adding more footrope lighting devices to this list. |
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