@mastersthesis {83154, title = {Ecosystem Functions of Pacific Northwest Estuaries: The Role of Ocean and Watershed Drivers in Eelgrass and Coho Salmon Dynamics}, year = {2020}, note = {This wide-ranging doctoral dissertation aims to {\textquotedblleft}investigate ocean and watershed dynamics to better understand the key drivers and consequences of ecosystem change in Pacific Northwest (PNW) estuaries{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Topics explored include eelgrass and macroalgae, coho salmon and the Dungeness crab catch. }, pages = {274 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {Dept. of Integrative Biology}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, carbon dioxide, climate, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, dissolved oxygen, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), eelgrass = Zostera marina, El Nino, Oregon Coast, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, pH, phosphate, precipitation, salinity, sea lettuce = Ulva spp., Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Umpqua River, upwelling, water temperature, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/gt54kv37z }, author = {Magel, Caitlin L.} } @article {54926, title = {Evaluating the Population Genetic Structure of Dungeness Crab (Cancer magister) off the Oregon Coast}, year = {2014}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}The goal of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity and population genetic structure of Dungeness crab off the Oregon coast and provide baseline data that could be used to help inform decisions on marine spatial planning. From a conservation and management standpoint, it is critical to determine the population genetic structure and genetic diversity within subpopulations to ensure the long term viability of a species.{\textquotedblright} (p.4-5) There are clear and helpful explanations of the concepts and issues involved in this study. Nicely done.}, pages = {20 p.}, institution = {Oregon Wave Energy Trust,}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Astoria, Brookings, Coos Bay, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Garibaldi, general, genetics, Newport (Or.), population biology, Port Orford}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/w0892g295}, author = {O{\textquoteright}Malley, Kathleen and Roegner, Curtis and Oregon. Wave Energy Trust, and Oregon. Dungeness Crab Commission,} } @article {76436, title = {Nursery Functions of U.S. West Coast Estuaries: The State of Knowledge for Juveniles of Focal Invertebrate and Fish Species}, year = {2014}, note = {This report summarizes what is known about the role of estuaries as nurseries for important aquatic species. The authors inventoried 303 West Coast estuaries and categorized each by class (lagoonal, riverine, embayment and sound) and subclass (estuarine coastal subtidal, tidal channel/creek, slough and lagoon). They examined 15 different species that used estuaries and noted what is known and not known about their life cycles and use of estuaries. {\textquotedblleft}Together with the estuary inventory and the geodatabase, this report represents the first stage in a larger effort to better understand the nursery functions of West Coast estuaries for fish and invertebrates.{\textquotedblright} (p.3)}, pages = {168 p.}, institution = {The Nature Conservancy}, address = {Arlington, Va.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, Bat stingray = Myliobatus californicus (Aetobatus californicus), Bay shrimp = Crangon franciscorum, Brown rockfish = Sebastes auriculatus, California halibut = Paralichthys californicus, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, crustaceans, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), eelgrass = Zostera marina, English sole = Parophrys vetulus, estuaries, fishes, general, geographic distribution, Green sturgeon = Acipenser medirostris, habitats, juvenile fish, Leopard shark = Triakis semifasciata, life history information, Oregon, Pacific Coast, Pacific herring = Clupea pallasi, Pacific staghorn sculpin = Leptocottus armatus, Shiner perch = Cymatogaster aggregate, Starry flounder = Platichthys stellatus, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss}, url = {https://www.scienceforconservation.org/products/nursery-functions-of-estuaries}, author = {Hughes, Brent B. and Levey, Matthew D. and Brown, Jennifer A. and Fountain, Monique C. and Carlisle, Aaron B. and Litvin, Steven Y. and Greene, Correigh M. and Heady, Walter N. and Gleason, Mary G.} } @article {15966, title = {Prevalence and geographic range of Nadelspora canceri (Microspora) in dungeness crab Cancer magister}, journal = {Diseases of Aquatic Organisms}, volume = {24}, number = {2}, year = {1996}, month = {1996}, pages = {135-142}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Coos Bay, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Nadelspora canceri, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, parasites, Tillamook Bay}, isbn = {0177-5103}, url = { https://www.int-res.com/articles/dao/24/d024p135.pdf}, author = {Childers, Richard K. and Olson, Robert E. and Reno, Paul W.} } @article {77136, title = {Staff Report on Recreational and Commercial Dungeness Crab Fisheries, 1991}, year = {1991}, note = {This is an exhibit made by Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife staff for the October 16, 1991 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. {\textquotedblleft}In 1990, the Commission received a petition which called for prohibition of commercial crabbing within 1 1/2 miles of the mouth of Alsea Bay. A second petition not submitted to the Commission collected several hundred signatures for a ban on commercial bay crabbing in Alsea Bay. The Commission decided to hear all crab fishery issues at the October 1991 Commission hearing, after staff had completed use and economic studies of Alsea Bay and had gathered public input on bay crab issues.{\textquotedblright} (Introduction, p.9, numbered page 1) This document gives a good summary of the state of the crab fishery in Alsea Bay in the early 1990s.}, pages = {37 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), environmental policy and law, natural resource management, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/2f75r870h}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {77131, title = {Petition Regarding Commercial Crabbing}, year = {1990}, note = {This is an Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife exhibit made before the December 5, 1990 meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The exhibit contains a briefing on a citizen{\textquoteright}s petition to prohibit commercial crabbing at the mouth of Alsea Bay. The exhibit includes the petition, a Waldport City Council resolution and a newspaper clipping, as well as a discussion of the issue. Note: the proposed restriction is not current law.}, pages = {40 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), environmental policy and law, natural resource management, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/x346d509z}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {56066, title = {Crabbing: commercial and sport}, journal = {Oregon Wildlife}, volume = {34}, year = {1979}, note = {Popular article about crabbing. Includes basic crab biology, fishing techniques, popular crabbing areas in bays. BW photographs.}, month = {1979, Oct.}, pages = {p.3-6}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, crustaceans, decapods, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/08612p853}, author = {Demory, Darrell} } @article {77126, title = {Shellfish Investigation Progress Report}, volume = {no.26}, year = {1952}, note = {This investigation focuses on growth and survival of Pacific razor clams, measuring clams from multiple sites. It tracks the length frequencies of clams recorded, as well as length-live weight relationships. This report also includes data on number of crab pots being fished between the Columbia and Siuslaw Rivers in April, 1952. 110 cases of Japanese oyster seed were imported into Coos Bay in March, 1952, and trucked to Alsea Bay for planting. Japanese oyster seed was a source for introduced species in Oregon. Table 11 (p.23) gives a rough list of species from Japan found among the oyster spat in Alsea Bay from the March, 1952 shipment.}, month = {1952, Jan.-May}, pages = {27 p.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea Bay, aquaculture, bivalves, clams, commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Coos Bay, crustaceans, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), geographic distribution, molluscs, natural resource management, oysters, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, Pacific razor clam = Siliqua patula, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Sea lettuce = Ulva spp. (Enteromorpha spp.), Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/v979v371b}, author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Waldron, Kenneth D. and Hirschhorn, George and Oregon. Fish Commission,} } @article {38606, title = {Observations on horseclams of the 1949-50 set in Yaquina Bay}, volume = {no.21}, year = {1950}, note = {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 temperatures and salinities in rivers, bays and coastal waters, and a report on crab tagging methodology.}, pages = {47 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, chlorine, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Gaper clam = Tresus capax, hydrography, natural resource management, Necanicum River estuary, Netarts Bay, Pacific razor clam = Siliqua patula, salinity, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Siletz Bay, spatial distribution, temporal distribution, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/2b88qd055}, author = {Tollefson, Roger and Marriage, Lowell D. and Twahy, Donald and Wilkes, Stanley and Woelke, Charles and Oregon. Fish Commission,} } @article {37816, title = {Ghost shrimp, weights of crabs {\textendash}- Oregon landings, souvenir crabs}, volume = {no.16}, year = {1949}, note = {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 (the {\textquotedblleft}badge{\textquotedblright} of the Newport Crab Festival). Gives contemporary methods of harvesting ghost shrimp, and lists the number of commercial fishers in Alsea and Siletz bays. Gives Dungeness crab landings for various areas of the state. }, pages = {15 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Coos Bay, crustaceans, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Oregon shore crab = Hemigrapsus oregonensis, Purple shore crab = Hemigrapsus nudus, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, issn = {no.16}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/1544bq05s}, author = {Tollefson, Roger and Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @article {38621, title = {Crab fishery and soft-shell status {\textendash} Area II: South of Cascade Head, July 31-August 6, 1948}, volume = {no.12}, year = {1948}, note = {Lists crab fishing boats in selected ports, including Newport and Winchester Bay, giving owners, names of vessels and number of pots fished. Gives numbers of crab pots out for the central and south coast. Gives percentage of soft-shell crabs by date and area. }, pages = {5 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, biological, commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Coos Bay, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Elk River, natural resource management, Port Orford, Rogue River estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, issn = {no.12}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/x346d508p}, author = {Tollefson, Roger and Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission} }