"Problem: Conf1icts between estuary recreational and commercial crab f1shermen over fishing space and crab have increased in recent years. Some recreational crabbers have stated that commercial crabbing in...

In 1991, the State of Oregon experimented with allowing the recreational harvest of female Dungeness crabs. This experiment was unsuccessful, due to confusion about areas appropriate for catching crabs and...

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. “In 1990, the Commission received a petition which called for...