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NEWPORT — Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife closed all recreational crabbing Friday in the open ocean, bays and estuaries from Bandon to the California border...

The Oregon Ocean Science Trust (OOST) has awarded $884,578 in state funding to ocean researchers to help Oregon better understand and monitor its nearshore resources.

NEWPORT — The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife closed all recreational crabbing Friday in the open ocean, bays and estuaries, from Bandon to the California b...

Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery season opens from Cape Falcon to Cape Arago on Jan. 15 after having passed all tests for the crab being ready to harvest. The season

New Details posted Thursday, Jan. 5

As previously reported, the ocean commercial Dungeness crab season remains closed until at least Jan. 15, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).

After missing out on fresh Oregon Dungeness crab for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, shellfish lovers will have to set their eyes on Super Bowl weekend to buy the fresh crustaceans. State shell...

NEWPORT — The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season will remain closed until at least Dec. 31 along the entire Oregon Coast after the second round of preseason testing showed crabs remain too low in ...

NEWPORT — The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season will remain closed until at least Dec. 31 along the entire Oregon Coast after the second round of preseason testing showed crabs remain too low in ...

New Oregon regulations allow recreational crabbers to catch triple the number of invasive green crabs from the state's bays and inlets. It’s part of a concerted effort to eradicate the invasive crustaceans — which are known to compete with native crabs for food.