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• 1. [Article] Report on meeting with crab fishermen : Astoria, December 21, 1948

  In mid-December, 1948, during the time the crab season was closed in State waters, a boat caught crabs outside the entrance to the Columbia River, which was outside the three-mile jurisdictional limit. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Report on meeting with crab fishermen : Astoria, December 21, 1948 Author: Oregon Fish Commission, Marriage, Lowell D., Tollefson, Roger In mid-December, 1948, during the time the crab season was closed in State waters, a boat caught crabs outside the entrance to the Columbia River, which was outside the three-mile jurisdictional limit. Because "one man was already fishing," the crab fleet members began to complain and threaten to fish before the December 28 opening of the season. This report describes a meeting between Oregon Fish Commission biologists and the upset crabbers. Title: Report on meeting with crab fishermen : Astoria, December 21, 1948 Author: Oregon Fish Commission, Marriage, Lowell D., Tollefson, Roger In mid-December, 1948, during the time the crab season was closed in State waters, a boat caught crabs outside the entrance to the Columbia River, which was outside the three-mile jurisdictional limit. Because "one man was already fishing," the crab fleet members began to complain and threaten to fish before the December 28 opening of the season. This report describes a meeting between Oregon Fish Commission biologists and the upset crabbers. Close

• 2. [Article] Soft-shell crab season and regulation review

  The new closed season for commercial crab fishing in Oregon went into effect in 1948. This 1949 document summarizes the results of the 1948 closure and details research and procedures being used to refine ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Soft-shell crab season and regulation review Author: Marriage, Lowell D., Oregon. Fish Commission, Tollefson, Roger The new closed season for commercial crab fishing in Oregon went into effect in 1948. This 1949 document summarizes the results of the 1948 closure and details research and procedures being used to refine the closing dates. This document provides a good look at earlier methods of natural resource management and decision-making. Title: Soft-shell crab season and regulation review Author: Marriage, Lowell D., Oregon. Fish Commission, Tollefson, Roger The new closed season for commercial crab fishing in Oregon went into effect in 1948. This 1949 document summarizes the results of the 1948 closure and details research and procedures being used to refine the closing dates. This document provides a good look at earlier methods of natural resource management and decision-making. Close

• 3. [Article] Offshore crab shedding - 1948

  Much of this report is concerned with the perennial question of when crabs are in the soft-shell state, as opposed to when the commercial fishing season should be open. Other topics covered include molted ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Offshore crab shedding - 1948 Author: Marriage, Lowell D., Oregon. Fish Commission, Tollefson, Roger Much of this report is concerned with the perennial question of when crabs are in the soft-shell state, as opposed to when the commercial fishing season should be open. Other topics covered include molted crab shells, methods of measuring crab shells to determine if they meet size limits, early growth studies of Dungeness crabs, and egg sampling of female crabs. The report also includes a report on cockle crab growth studies. Title: Offshore crab shedding - 1948 Author: Marriage, Lowell D., Oregon. Fish Commission, Tollefson, Roger Much of this report is concerned with the perennial question of when crabs are in the soft-shell state, as opposed to when the commercial fishing season should be open. Other topics covered include molted crab shells, methods of measuring crab shells to determine if they meet size limits, early growth studies of Dungeness crabs, and egg sampling of female crabs. The report also includes a report on cockle crab growth studies. Close

• 4. [Article] Crab fishery and soft-shell status – Area I: North of Cascade Head, August 15-August 20, 1948

  Gives crab boats and number of pots fished for Astoria and Tillamook Bay. Gives number of crab pots being fished for given localities. Gives per cent of soft-shelled crabs by local areas.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Crab fishery and soft-shell status – Area I: North of Cascade Head, August 15-August 20, 1948 Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon. Fish Commission, Marriage, Lowell D. Gives crab boats and number of pots fished for Astoria and Tillamook Bay. Gives number of crab pots being fished for given localities. Gives per cent of soft-shelled crabs by local areas. Title: Crab fishery and soft-shell status – Area I: North of Cascade Head, August 15-August 20, 1948 Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon. Fish Commission, Marriage, Lowell D. Gives crab boats and number of pots fished for Astoria and Tillamook Bay. Gives number of crab pots being fished for given localities. Gives per cent of soft-shelled crabs by local areas. Close

• 5. [Article] Observations on horseclams of the 1949-50 set in Yaquina Bay

  This report contains a series of individual reports within it. The main report continues growth and aging studies on fat gaper clams in Yaquina Bay. This document also includes a report on other Fish ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Observations on horseclams of the 1949-50 set in Yaquina Bay Author: Tollefson, Roger, Woelke, Charles, Oregon. Fish Commission, Wilkes, Stanley, Twahy, Donald, Marriage, Lowell D. This report contains a series of individual reports within it. The main report continues growth and aging studies on fat gaper clams in Yaquina Bay. This document also includes a report on other Fish Commission activities on the Coast, a summary of razor clam research, the beginning of a survey of temperature and salinity in rivers, bays and coastal waters, and a report on crab tagging methodology. Title: Observations on horseclams of the 1949-50 set in Yaquina Bay Author: Tollefson, Roger, Woelke, Charles, Oregon. Fish Commission, Wilkes, Stanley, Twahy, Donald, Marriage, Lowell D. This report contains a series of individual reports within it. The main report continues growth and aging studies on fat gaper clams in Yaquina Bay. This document also includes a report on other Fish Commission activities on the Coast, a summary of razor clam research, the beginning of a survey of temperature and salinity in rivers, bays and coastal waters, and a report on crab tagging methodology. Close

• 6. [Article] Crab fishery and soft-shell status – Area II: South of Cascade Head, July 31-August 6, 1948

  This document marks the beginning of a long struggle for Oregon natural resource managers to find the best time to open the crab season. The time of crab molting is highly variable, and it is hard to ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Crab fishery and soft-shell status – Area II: South of Cascade Head, July 31-August 6, 1948 Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon. Fish Commission, Marriage, Lowell D. This document marks the beginning of a long struggle for Oregon natural resource managers to find the best time to open the crab season. The time of crab molting is highly variable, and it is hard to determine the best time (firm shells, full of meat) to start the commercial fishing season. Reports on crab condition – the number of soft-shelled crabs – for late July/early August, 1948. Lists fishing boats and numbers of pots fished for Newport, Winchester Bay, Coos Bay and Port Orford. Title: Crab fishery and soft-shell status – Area II: South of Cascade Head, July 31-August 6, 1948 Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon. Fish Commission, Marriage, Lowell D. This document marks the beginning of a long struggle for Oregon natural resource managers to find the best time to open the crab season. The time of crab molting is highly variable, and it is hard to determine the best time (firm shells, full of meat) to start the commercial fishing season. Reports on crab condition – the number of soft-shelled crabs – for late July/early August, 1948. Lists fishing boats and numbers of pots fished for Newport, Winchester Bay, Coos Bay and Port Orford. Close

• 7. [Article] Investigation of proposed log boom on Yaquina River

  Reports on an investigation of a request by the C.D. Johnson Lumber Company to construct a log boom two miles below Toledo on the Yaquina River. Local residents were concerned that the boom would damage ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Investigation of proposed log boom on Yaquina River Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program, Marriage, Lowell D. Reports on an investigation of a request by the C.D. Johnson Lumber Company to construct a log boom two miles below Toledo on the Yaquina River. Local residents were concerned that the boom would damage clam beds. Includes a hand-drawn map of the area. Title: Investigation of proposed log boom on Yaquina River Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program, Marriage, Lowell D. Reports on an investigation of a request by the C.D. Johnson Lumber Company to construct a log boom two miles below Toledo on the Yaquina River. Local residents were concerned that the boom would damage clam beds. Includes a hand-drawn map of the area. Close

• 8. [Article] Intertidal blasting experiment

  "On April 12, 1949 the Port Commission of Bayocean, Oregon made two test blasts directly out from Bayocean on Tillamook Bay. The purpose was to determine the feasibility of blasting a channel in that area ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Intertidal blasting experiment Author: Marriage, Lowell D., Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program, Tollefson, Roger "On April 12, 1949 the Port Commission of Bayocean, Oregon made two test blasts directly out from Bayocean on Tillamook Bay. The purpose was to determine the feasibility of blasting a channel in that area to permit small boats to dock closer inshore. Although no consequential shellfish except oysters (beds 500 feet from blast), were present in the immediate area that might be damaged, observations and tests were made to attempt to determine what effect such blasting might have were it done in clam or crab areas." (from the Introduction) Includes b/w photographs of the site and blast. Title: Intertidal blasting experiment Author: Marriage, Lowell D., Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program, Tollefson, Roger "On April 12, 1949 the Port Commission of Bayocean, Oregon made two test blasts directly out from Bayocean on Tillamook Bay. The purpose was to determine the feasibility of blasting a channel in that area to permit small boats to dock closer inshore. Although no consequential shellfish except oysters (beds 500 feet from blast), were present in the immediate area that might be damaged, observations and tests were made to attempt to determine what effect such blasting might have were it done in clam or crab areas." (from the Introduction) Includes b/w photographs of the site and blast. Close

• 9. [Article] Ghost shrimp, weights of crabs –- Oregon landings, souvenir crabs

  This document is in three parts: a report on the ghost shrimp fishery, elucidation of a method to tax commercial crab landings, and a description of a commercial enterprise that was catching small shore ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Ghost shrimp, weights of crabs –- Oregon landings, souvenir crabs Author: Marriage, Lowell D., Oregon. Fish Commission, Tollefson, Roger This document is in three parts: a report on the ghost shrimp fishery, elucidation of a method to tax commercial crab landings, and a description of a commercial enterprise that was catching small shore crabs and embedding them in plastic for sale as tourist souvenirs. Title: Ghost shrimp, weights of crabs –- Oregon landings, souvenir crabs Author: Marriage, Lowell D., Oregon. Fish Commission, Tollefson, Roger This document is in three parts: a report on the ghost shrimp fishery, elucidation of a method to tax commercial crab landings, and a description of a commercial enterprise that was catching small shore crabs and embedding them in plastic for sale as tourist souvenirs. Close

• 10. [Article] Proposed dredging operations in Coos Bay and their probable affect on clam populations (areas upbay from the railroad bridge, with notes on the other disposal areas)

  In 1949, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged Coos Bay. “Despite objection of local residents, commercial clam diggers, and the Fish Commission” the Corps dumped dredging spoils on a commercially important ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Proposed dredging operations in Coos Bay and their probable affect on clam populations (areas upbay from the railroad bridge, with notes on the other disposal areas) Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon. Fish Commission, Marriage, Lowell D. In 1949, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged Coos Bay. “Despite objection of local residents, commercial clam diggers, and the Fish Commission” the Corps dumped dredging spoils on a commercially important clam bed, and destroyed much of it. “This year, with an earlier start and more data, it is hoped the clam populations can be protected.”(p.1) Proposed dredging sites were cataloged and areas where dumping should not occur were noted. The report includes hand-drawn maps. Title: Proposed dredging operations in Coos Bay and their probable affect on clam populations (areas upbay from the railroad bridge, with notes on the other disposal areas) Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon. Fish Commission, Marriage, Lowell D. In 1949, the Army Corps of Engineers dredged Coos Bay. “Despite objection of local residents, commercial clam diggers, and the Fish Commission” the Corps dumped dredging spoils on a commercially important clam bed, and destroyed much of it. “This year, with an earlier start and more data, it is hoped the clam populations can be protected.”(p.1) Proposed dredging sites were cataloged and areas where dumping should not occur were noted. The report includes hand-drawn maps. Close