The 2018 FishOn! Newsletter
We caught and sampled over 2,000 fish during our hook-and-line surveys at Cape Perpetua and Cascade Head in 2018. Check out more highlights and photos from last year’s surveys in our 2018 FishOn! Newsletter. Read More
Tag: hook and line
Reports from the Field – May
Our volunteer anglers have been very busy, helping catch and sample fish during our spring hook and line surveys. So far we’ve completed 5 days of surveys at Cascade Head and 2 days at Cape Perpetua. Read More
A Call for Vessel Contracts: Fishermen and Researchers Team Up for Better Science
With the 2017 field season approaching, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Reserves Program has two Request for Proposals (RFPs) available for vessel contracts to help with this year’s hook and line surveys. Read More
Fish On! Hook-and-Line Newsletter
Our 2016 hook-and-line surveys were a great success with data collected from 2,855 fish during 18 trips in the spring and fall of 2016. Check out our 2016 Fish On! Hook-and-Line Newsletter for more information about the species caught in this year’s surveys, plus our comparison of two different gear types that produced very different results. Read More
Reports from the Field for October
Check out our latest research activities from October. Read More
Many Faces of Science: Meet Oregon Fisherman Jeff Miles
Jeff Miles has seen a lot in his 40 years as an Oregon commercial fisherman. Learn about the collaborative research he’s involved in. Read More
Reports from the Field for May
Ecological Monitoring Being that this is an El Nino year, we are very interested to see what juvenile fish might recruit to our nearshore waters. In April our SMURF sampling gear, Read More
Reports from the Field for April
Updates from the field and announcements on upcoming reports. Read More
4,325 Fish in This Year’s Surveys
The ODFW Marine Reserves Team would like to say thank you to all our highly skilled volunteer anglers, vessel captains, and crew that came out and assisted with this year’s hook-and-line surveys. Read More
Scientists Learning from Commercial Fishermen
Talking and listening to commercial fishermen is what led the ODFW Marine Reserves Program to initiate a pilot study comparing hook-and-line vs. longline survey techniques. We partnered with local fishermen in Port Orford, Oregon to conduct the study. Read More