By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT — With garden rakes and mesh bags in hand, the small band of foragers set off through the low-tide muck of Yaquina Bay. Meredith Howell […]
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Despite late start and low prices, Oregon’s Dungeness crab fleet will end 2022-23 season with a near-record catch
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Oregon’s Dungeness crab fleet is winding down a banner year – one nearly for the record books in fact. With little more than a month to […]
It’s beach season for harbor seals, sea lions and humans — and the experts would like to offer a few words of advice
By SUSAN PALMER/YachatsNews Mammals — both marine and terrestrial — are headed for Oregon beaches this spring and Jim Rice would like a word with the humans. Rice, stranding […]
After ocean’s closure, the commercial fishing season for Chinook salmon off Oregon coast could be a disaster
Offshore salmon seasons will be closed or look much different this summer along most of the Oregon coast as managers struggle to ensure the safety of declining fall Chinook […]
Pushback by locals over development of Alsea River park may have state and county agencies re-thinking plans
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews WALDPORT — State officials say 10-year-old funding agreements require the development of Don Lindly Park to include a launch for motorized boats, but current park users […]
Expect another year of poor Chinook fishing, low limits due to continued poor ocean conditions
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com There will be more fishing than catching of salmon this season on coastal streams in Lincoln County. Salmon returns – both Chinook and coho – should be […]