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• 1. [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

• 2. [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

• 3. [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

• 4. [Article] Proposed regulations of the clam fishery of the State of Oregon

  By 1948, Oregon’s clamming regulations spilled over into fifty-one different sections of administrative rules. They were “cumbersome” at best. The previous legislative session had repealed many outdated ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Proposed regulations of the clam fishery of the State of Oregon Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon. Fish Commission By 1948, Oregon’s clamming regulations spilled over into fifty-one different sections of administrative rules. They were “cumbersome” at best. The previous legislative session had repealed many outdated laws but kept them in effect until the Fish Commission could study the issue and propose new regulations. The Commission had been studying the matter for a little more than a year in Tillamook, Yaquina and Coos bays and in this document gives its first recommendations, primarily focusing on the gaper, or “horse,” clam fishery. Title: Proposed regulations of the clam fishery of the State of Oregon Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon. Fish Commission By 1948, Oregon’s clamming regulations spilled over into fifty-one different sections of administrative rules. They were “cumbersome” at best. The previous legislative session had repealed many outdated laws but kept them in effect until the Fish Commission could study the issue and propose new regulations. The Commission had been studying the matter for a little more than a year in Tillamook, Yaquina and Coos bays and in this document gives its first recommendations, primarily focusing on the gaper, or “horse,” clam fishery. 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] 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

• 8. [Article] Proposed regulations on the crab fishery of the State of Oregon

  Gives proposed regulations for the recreational and commercial Dungeness crab fisheries. “A considerable tourist and sports crab fishery exists on which at the present there are no regulations whatsoever. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Proposed regulations on the crab fishery of the State of Oregon Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon. Fish Commission Gives proposed regulations for the recreational and commercial Dungeness crab fisheries. “A considerable tourist and sports crab fishery exists on which at the present there are no regulations whatsoever. As a result, certain practices have developed … which are believed detrimental to the fishery. The most readily seen of these is the practice of bringing in extremely small crabs to cook and use.”(p.1) Title: Proposed regulations on the crab fishery of the State of Oregon Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon. Fish Commission Gives proposed regulations for the recreational and commercial Dungeness crab fisheries. “A considerable tourist and sports crab fishery exists on which at the present there are no regulations whatsoever. As a result, certain practices have developed … which are believed detrimental to the fishery. The most readily seen of these is the practice of bringing in extremely small crabs to cook and use.”(p.1) Close

• 9. [Article] Pacific oyster seed

  Best available copy. Originally published as part of Shellfish investigation progress report no.4. “In the spring of 1947, importation of Pacific oyster seed from Japan was resumed for the first time ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Pacific oyster seed Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon. Fish Commission Best available copy. Originally published as part of Shellfish investigation progress report no.4. “In the spring of 1947, importation of Pacific oyster seed from Japan was resumed for the first time since before the war. Major plantings of this seed were made in Tillamook and Coos Bay with additional trial plantings in various other localities in Oregon.” (p.1) Included in the shipment of Pacific oyster seed (Crassostrea gigas) was a small trial shipment of the highly desirable Kumamoto oyster (Crassostrea sikamea), which was planted in Tillamook and Yaquina bays. This is the first known planting of Kumamoto oysters in Oregon. Title: Pacific oyster seed Author: Tollefson, Roger, Oregon. Fish Commission Best available copy. Originally published as part of Shellfish investigation progress report no.4. “In the spring of 1947, importation of Pacific oyster seed from Japan was resumed for the first time since before the war. Major plantings of this seed were made in Tillamook and Coos Bay with additional trial plantings in various other localities in Oregon.” (p.1) Included in the shipment of Pacific oyster seed (Crassostrea gigas) was a small trial shipment of the highly desirable Kumamoto oyster (Crassostrea sikamea), which was planted in Tillamook and Yaquina bays. This is the first known planting of Kumamoto oysters in Oregon. 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