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| Tillamook Bay near the Port of Garibaldi (Oregon ShoreZone) |
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| Photo by Liz Perotti |
In 2019, Senate Bill 1025 directed ODFW to form a Tillamook Bay Clam Advisory Committee (TBCAC) that would consider issues and make recommendations pertaining to bay clam management. ODFW appointed members to represent commercial, recreational, and conservation interests.
The ODFW Shellfish Program facilitates TBCAC meetings and helps the Committee identify and articulate recommendations the Department will consider for the management of commercial and recreational bay clam fisheries. ODFW was originally scheduled to report back to the legislature in 2022, however that was delayed to 2023 due to Covid restrictions that affected necessary SEACOR field work.
| Committee Advisor |
Stakeholder Group |
| Craig Andes |
Commercial Harvesters |
| Shane Riley |
Commercial Harvesters |
| Brett Senff |
Commercial Harvesters |
| Kristi Foster |
Conservation |
| Clair Thomas |
Conservation |
| Brent Collier |
Sport Harvesters |
| Barbara Trout |
Sport Harvesters |
| Steve Williams |
Sport Harvesters |
Restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic require TBCAC to meet virtually instead of in person in the Tillamook area. TBCAC meets quarterly.
Click on the links below to view the proposed agendas, slides, meeting recordings, meeting minutes, and other materials.
Email your questions of comments to odfw.tbcac@odfw.oregon.gov.
Start with ODFW’s Backgrounder on Recreational and Commercial Clamming in Tillamook Bay (pdf)
Visit ODFW’s Recreational and Commercial Shellfish webpage.
Visit myodfw.com for more info on recreational clamming and crabbing.
TBCAC Interim Recommendations, Aug 2022 (pdf)
ODFW Legislative Report on TBCAC, Dec 2022 (pdf)
ODFW Legislative Final Report on TBCAC 13 Dec 2023 (pdf)
TBCAC Final Recommendations 20 Nov 2023 (pdf)
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