@article {83191, title = {Estimating juvenile salmon estuarine carrying capacities to support restoration planning and evaluation}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts }, volume = {46}, year = {2023}, note = {What is the carrying capacity of salmon habitat in a time of global warming and rising sea levels? To answer this question, the authors of this paper took a hard dive into the literature, involving over 4,500 printed estimates of densities of juvenile salmonids in estuaries and floodplains. This data was then used in a habitat expansion approach to estimate historic, current potential and predicted population densities after sea level rise. {\textquotedblleft}We demonstrate the habitat expansion approach by applying the quantiles of observed juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and coho salmon (O. kisutch) densities (fish/ha) to spatial data describing current, historical or potential, and predicted (based on seal level rise) habitat extents for 16 coastal Oregon estuaries to estimate carrying capacities{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). This information will be important in the design and evaluation of restoration projects. This is an open-access article.}, month = {2023}, pages = {p.1046{\textendash}1066}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Elk River, juvenile fish, natural resource management, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Rogue River, Salmon River, sea levels, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-023-01185-y }, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12237-023-01185-y}, author = {Hall, Jason and Roni, Phil and Ross, Kai and Camp, Meghan J. and Nuckols, Jason and Ruffing, Claire} } @article {83147, title = {Status of the European Green Crab, Carcinus maenas, (aka 5-spine crab) in Oregon Estuaries. Report for 2022}, year = {2023}, note = {The invasive European green crab is a voracious predator of bivalve molluscs, small crustaceans and other organisms. It has been present in Oregon since the late 1990s. The population grows when winter waters are warm, as they are during El Ni{\~n}os. Since 2015, however, {\textquotedblleft}recruitment has been good every year. Since green crabs live for 6 years, these recent strong year classes can produce larvae until 2027. . . Now that populations in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia have built up, we have evidence for local production and for larvae sources from a genetically distinct population on Vancouver Island. . .{\textquotedblright} (from the Executive Summary) }, pages = {30 p.}, institution = {Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Aquatic Nuisance Species Project}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, Coos Bay, crustaceans, El Nino, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, Grays Harbor (Wa.), introduced species, Netarts Bay, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, population count, Salmon River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Willapa Bay (Wa.), Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/73666d40c}, author = {Yamada, Sylvia Behrens and Royer, Cameron and Schooler, Shon and Flitcroft, Rebecca and Vance, Mitch and Randall, Andrea and Fisher, Jennifer} } @article {83229, title = {Ecological Effects of Tide Gate Upgrade or Removal: A Literature Review and Knowledge Synthesis}, year = {2018}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}This document reports on findings, conclusions and recommendations derived from scientific literature and knowledge regarding the effectiveness of tide gate removal or upgrade in improving conditions for Oregon{\textquoteright}s native migratory fish species, particularly salmonids, and other plant and animal species that utilize estuarine ecosystems. The project was commissioned by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) to foster better understanding of the effectiveness of their past investments in estuary habitat restoration involving tide gates, and to aid in targeting future investments. This will be especially important because many less-complicated projects (e.g. those on public land, smaller, single-action projects, those with consensus on land use) have already been completed, and restoration efforts are becoming increasingly complex and resource intensive{\textquotedblright} (from the Executive Summary).}, pages = {136 p.}, institution = {Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University }, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Bandon Marsh, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, depleted populations, dike removal, environmental law and policy, fish passage, flooding, human impacts, Little Nestucca River, Nehalem River, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp., salinity, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Tidal channels, Tide gates, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, wetland restoration, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://www.oregon.gov/oweb/Documents/Tide-Gate-Ecological-Effects.pdf }, author = {Souder, Jon A. and Tomaro, Londi M. and Giannico, Guillermo R. and Behan, Jeff R.} } @article {80556, title = {Human Dimensions of Climate Change in Coastal Oregon}, volume = {no. 2017-052 }, year = {2017}, note = {An attractive climate relative to the rest of the state and nation draws more people to the Oregon Coast. Longer, drier summers bring more tourists, more forest fires and less available freshwater. Heavier winter rains bring more flooding and erosion events. Higher water temperatures cause the ranges of animals (terrestrial and aquatic) to change, increase toxic algae blooms, kill salmon and stress Dungeness crabs. Increasing ocean acidity stresses shellfish. More intense winter storms and higher sea levels threaten infrastructure. These are some of the consequences of climate change outlined in this excellent report. One of the more valuable aspects of this comprehensive look at climate change in our area is extensive quotations from local residents. Good information on the Coos Bay and Newport areas. This report is highly recommended. }, pages = {216 p.}, institution = {U. S. Dept. of the Interior. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, }, address = {Washington, D. C.}, keywords = {climate, coastal hazards, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, demographics, ecosystem modeling, general, general ecosystem health, human impacts, ocean acidification, precipitation, sea levels, water temperature, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://espis.boem.gov/final\%20reports/5630.pdf}, author = {Hoelting, Kristin and Burkardt, Nina} } @article {82041, title = {Modeling Sea Level Rise Impacts to Oregon{\textquoteright}s Tidal Wetlands: Maps and Prioritization Tools to Help Plan for Habitat Conservation into the Future}, year = {2017}, note = {This study tracks possible conditions for Oregon coastal wetlands under six possible sea level rise scenarios between 2017 and 2160. {\textquotedblleft}If tidal wetland plant communities are unable to survive the increased inundation associated with sea level rise, they will have to move to higher ground through dispersal of seeds, roots, or rhizomes. This process is called "landward migration," and the areas that could become future tidal wetlands are called {\textquotedblleft}landward migration zones{\textquotedblright} (LMZs) in this study.{\textquotedblright} (p.5) Potential landward migration zones are mapped. Maps, charts, color photographs. This document is accompanied by maps, a PowerPoint presentation, a file of geospatial data, and a poster. {\textquotedblleft}Prepared for: MidCoast Watersheds Council, Newport, Oregon.{\textquotedblright} {\textquotedblleft}With assistance from: Fran Recht, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.{\textquotedblright} }, pages = {64 p.}, institution = {Institute for Applied Ecology. Estuary Technical Group}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, climate, habitats, human impacts, Netarts Bay, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Umpqua River estuary, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/tt44ps38k }, author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Ewald, Michael J.} } @article {76981, title = {Coastal flood hazard study, Lincoln County, Oregon}, volume = {no.O-15-06}, year = {2015}, note = {This is a technical document giving the factors and assumptions behind the flood hazard study. There are some colored maps and discussions of some sites, but it does not give the final maps. {\textquotedblleft}The objective of the Lincoln County coastal flood hazard project is to develop a digital flood insurance rate map (DFIRM) and flood insurance study (FIS) report for Lincoln County, Oregon. . . DOGAMI has been contracted to perform detailed coastal flood hazard studies for the entire length of the Lincoln County shoreline of the Pacific Ocean.{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (p.1)}, pages = {351 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea Spit, climate, coastal hazards, Depoe Bay, erosion, flooding, Fogarty Creek, geography, geology, Lincoln County (Or.), paleosciences, precipitation, Rocky Creek, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siletz Spit, Waldport (Or.), Whale Cove, Yachats (Or.), Yachats River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/ofr/O-15-06_Lincoln.pdf }, author = {Allan, Jonathan C. and Ruggiero, Peter and Cohn, Nick and Garcia, Gabriel and O{\textquoteright}Brien, Fletcher E. and Stimely, Laura L. and Roberts, Jed T.} } @article {76911, title = {A sea-level database for the Pacific coast of central North America}, journal = {Quaternary Science Reviews}, volume = {113}, year = {2015}, note = {When the glaciers melted at the end of the last ice age, sea levels along the Pacific Coast of North America did not rise uniformly. Areas where the earth had been pressed down by the weight of glaciers saw relatively little sea level rise, as the land rebounded when the weight was removed. Sites further away from the great glaciers saw higher sea levels. In this paper, the authors describe a database of sea levels and reference points for the last 16,000 years in our area. Appendices give reference points, descriptions, and referenced publications. Interestingly, Alsea Bay in Appendix 1 is spelled {\textquotedblleft}Alsey Bay.{\textquotedblright}}, month = {2015, Apr. 1}, pages = {p.78-92}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Coos Bay, Coquille River, geology, Glaciation, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Salmon River, sea level, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.12.001}, author = {Engelhart, Simon E. and Vacchi, Matteo and Horton, Benjamin P. and Nelson, Alan R. and Kopp, Robert E.} } @article {76891, title = {Stratigraphic and microfossil evidence for a 4500-year history of Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes and tsunamis at Yaquina River estuary, Oregon, USA}, journal = {Geological Society of America Bulletin, }, volume = {127}, number = {1-2}, year = {2015}, note = {There{\textquoteright}s a freshwater spruce swamp buried near the northeastern shore of Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend in Yaquina Bay. Sediment cores show 8-10 different soil sequences buried there, going back about 4500 years before the present. Each sequence terminates abruptly with a sandy deposit and then over 10 centimeters of mud. The authors of this paper infer that {\textquotedblleft}each buried soil represents a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake{\textellipsis}{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) The article includes maps of the bay, and show locations of previous research by other scientists. The Yaquina Bay sequence is compared with sequences from other Oregon estuaries.}, pages = {p.211-226}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Cannon Beach, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, Coquille River, earthquakes, geology, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Salmon River, sediments, Sixes River, South Slough, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Estuary}, doi = {10.1130/B31074.1}, author = {Graehl, Nicholas A. and Kelsey, Harvey M. and Witter, Robert C. and Hemphill-Haley, Eileen and Engelhart, Simon E.} } @article {76631, title = {Tidal channel diatom assemblages reflect within wetland environmental conditions and land use at multiple scales}, journal = {Estuaries and Coasts }, volume = {38}, year = {2015}, note = {The authors examined diatom assemblages collected from surface sediment in tidal channels of 47 tidal wetlands on the Oregon coast during the summer of 2007. They found some interesting and enlightening differences between the different groups of diatom species collected. {\textquotedblleft}The tidal channel benthic diatom community was most strongly correlated with variables related to human disturbance at all scales surrounding the wetland and not with any tidal channel water quality parameter, including salinity. . . The sensitivity of the tidal creek benthic diatom assemblage to both wetland and landscape level factors indicates that it might be a useful bioindicator of human disturbance to tidal wetland ecosystems.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, month = {2015, Mar.}, pages = {p.534-545}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Amphora coffeaeformis, Coos Bay, Coquille River, diatoms, Ecola Creek, ecosystem health, environmental disturbance, marshes, Navicula gregaria, Necanicum River, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, Planothidium delicatulum, salinity, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, species list, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetlands, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1007/s12237-014-9826-1}, author = {Weilhoefer, Christine L. and Nelson, Walter G. and Patrick J Clinton} } @inbook {51326, title = {Impacts of climate change on Oregon{\textquoteright}s coasts and estuaries}, booktitle = {Oregon Climate Assessment Report}, year = {2010}, note = {This is Chapter 6 of the Oregon Climate Assessment Report. Predicts {\textquotedblleft}Increased winter{\textendash}early spring flow of coastal rivers and creeks and reduced flow during summer{\textquotedblright} for the Umpqua River (p.242)}, pages = {p.211-268}, publisher = {Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute,}, organization = {Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Oregon Climate Change Research Institute,}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Alsea Spit, bacteria, Bayocean Spit, climate change, climate precipitation, coastal hazards, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, dissolved oxygen, El Nino, erosion, estuaries, geology, landslides, Nehalem Bay, Nehalem Spit, Neskowin (Or.), Netarts Bay, ocean acidification, Rockaway Beach, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, wave heights, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A637577}, author = {Ruggiero, Peter and Brown, Cheryl A. and Komar, Paul D. and Allan, Jonathan C. and Reusser, Deborah A. and Lee II, Henry}, editor = {Dello, Kathie and Mote, Philip W.} } @article {11921, title = {Rupture area and displacement of past Cascadia great earthquakes from coastal coseismic subsidence}, journal = {Geological Society of America bulletin.}, volume = {122}, number = {11-12}, year = {2010}, month = {2010, Nov.}, pages = {p.2079-2096}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Coos Bay, Coquille River, earthquakes, geology, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Salmon River, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tillamook Bay, tsunamis, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {10.1130/B30108.1}, author = {Leonard, Lucinda J. and Currie, Claire A. and Mazzotti, Stephane and Hyndman, Roy D.} } @article {11931, title = {Classification of regional patterns of environmental drivers and benthic habitats in Pacific Northwest estuaries}, volume = {EPA 600/R-09/140}, year = {2009}, note = {"This report describes a pilot effort at classifying PNW estuaries with regards to landscape attributes and their susceptibility to nutrient enrichment." Much data is presented. Although the report focuses on seven estuaries (Alsea, Coos Bay, Nestucca, Salmon River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua and Yaquina), many other estuaries are mentioned, and basic statistical data is given for all PNW estuaries.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, climate, Coos Bay, demographics, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), hydrography, hydrology, Japanese eelgrass = Zostera japonica, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, Nestucca River estuary, nitrate-nitrite, nitrogen, phosphorus, phytoplankton, precipitation, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sediment data, tidal currents, Tillamook Bay, turbidity, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/3rd376k}, author = {U.S. National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory. Western Ecology Division,}, editor = {Lee II, Henry and Brown, Cheryl A.} } @article {26636, title = {The Coastal Connection: Assessing Oregon Estuaries for Conservation Planning}, year = {2008}, note = {A good overview of the concepts used for evaluating the health of estuaries in Oregon. Identifies data sources, standards. Good bibliography.}, month = {2008. Apr.}, pages = {48 p.}, institution = {The Nature Conservancy in Oregon}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, Chetco River, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Depoe Bay, eelgrass = Zostera marina, erosion, general ecosystem description, habitats, hydrology, introduced species, landslides, marshes, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Rogue River, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, Tillamook Bay, water quality, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://www.dfw.state.or.us/conservationstrategy/docs/conservation_planning_1110/TNC_report.pdf}, author = {Aldous, Allison and Brown, Jenny and Elseroad, Adrien and The Nature Conservancy in Oregon} } @article {83220, title = {Contaminant exposure in outmigrant juvenile salmon from Pacific Northwest estuaries of the United States}, journal = {Environmental Monitoring and Assessment}, volume = {124}, number = {1-3}, year = {2007}, note = {When juvenile salmonids migrate downstream towards the ocean, they can encounter and absorb harmful chemicals such as DDT, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and pesticides. The authors of this paper measured harmful chemicals in tissues of juvenile salmonids, and in their prey. They also measured stomach contents of salmon from estuaries and hatcheries. Results were not surprising: industrial estuaries such as the Columbia River, Coos Bay and Yaquina Bay showed high contaminant exporsure (Yaquina Bay was high in PCBs in Chinook salmon), while natural estuaries like the Salmon and Elk River estuaries, had low exposures to harmful chemicals. Some of the conservation estuaries, including Alsea Bay, had relatively high exposures to contaminants. . Juvenile Chinook were more vulnerable than coho salmon.}, pages = {p.167-194}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Columbia River, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, DDT, Elk River, juvenile fish, migration, pesticides, Salmon River, Salmon River Hatchery, Tillamook Bay, water pollution, Yaquina Bay}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-9216-7 }, author = {Johnson, Lyndal L. and Ylitalo, Gina M. and Arkoosh, Mary R. and Kagley, Anna N. and Stafford, Coral and Bolton, Jennie L. and Buzitis, Jon and Anulacion, Bernadita F. and Collier, Tracy K.} } @mastersthesis {12006, title = {A GIS Evaluation of Land Use Zones and Water Quality for Marine Conservation Site Selection in Lincoln County, Oregon}, year = {2007}, note = {Shows land use (most by State of Oregon) of estuarine lands in Lincoln County. Points out fecal coliform bacteria issues in Salmon River. GIS as planning tool. Identifies 4000 meter land-use zone as the best point of measurement for determining water quality impacts and for estuary management decisions. Appendix gives permitted land use in Lincoln County. Colored maps.}, pages = {74 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Marine Resource Management}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, bacteria, geographic information system, land ownership, land use, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, theses, water quality, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_projects/c821gp900}, author = {Henderson, Ann Miller} } @mastersthesis {12076, title = {Salmon recovery in the Pacific Northwest : defining what constitutes a wild salmon}, year = {2006}, note = {Attempts to define the concept of "wild" salmon as a continuum including hatchery fish. Asserts that criticism of the effects of hatcheries on wild salmonids is influenced by values, not science. Includes statistics on hatcheries, wetland loss and runs.}, pages = {47 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries Science}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, depleted populations, habitats, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, human impacts, Lower Umpqua River, Necanicum Bay, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Oncorhynchus species, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos Creek, Siuslaw estuary, Sixes River estuary, Tahkenitch Creek, Tenmile Creek, theses, Tillamook Bay, Upper Umpqua River, wild salmonids, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/2227ms50f}, author = {Courter, Ian I.} } @mastersthesis {12136, title = {The size of the Oregon coastal salmon runs in the mid-1800s}, year = {2005}, note = {"Presented July 12, 2004. Commencement June 2005." Attempts to reconstruct data regarding salmon populations circa 1850 and contrast that data with contemporary statistics. Tables give estimated run sizes and loss of lands in estuaries. Suggests that ocean conditions are the most significant factor affecting salmon runs, and that improving habitats in estuaries and lowlands would be a way to improve salmon runs. Includes historical photographs.}, pages = {68 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M. S.}, chapter = {Environmental Sciences Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River estuary, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, depleted populations, habitats, historical, human impacts, logging, mining, Necanicum estuary, Nehalem estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts Bay, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, seafood processing, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw estuary, theses, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/3r074x21m}, author = {Meengs, Chad C.} } @article {83228, title = {Tide gates in the Pacific Northwest: operation, types, and environmental effects}, volume = {no.05-001}, year = {2005}, note = {Like all Sea Grant publications, this is a very helpful document, guiding landowners and interested parties in understanding how tide gates work, how to upgrade them, and whether to remove them. This well illustrated report includes information about environmental effects of tide gates, design types, manufacturers and relevant legislation.}, pages = {28 p.}, institution = {Sea Grant Oregon, Oregon State University }, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, depleted populations, dike removal, environmental law and policy, fish passage, flooding, human impacts, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp., salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sediments, Siletz Bay, Tidal channels, Tide gates, water temperature, wetland restoration, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/sites/seagrant.oregonstate.edu/files/sgpubs/onlinepubs/t05001.pdf }, author = {Giannico, Guillermo R. and Souder, Jon A.} } @mastersthesis {55376, title = {The Application of Geographic Information Systems for Delineation and Classification of Tidal Wetlands for Resource Management of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Watersheds}, year = {2004}, note = {This report is the product of a Capstone Project and is submitted in place of a thesis. "Research paper submitted to Marine Resource Management Program, College of Oceanic \& Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." Not just a technical report, this is a reader-friendly look at GIS in conservation. Good summary of historical regulation. Gives acreages potentially available as wetlands for streams covered. Major professor was Robert Frenkel.}, pages = {105 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Capstone Report}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Marine Resource Management Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Depoe Bay, geographic information systems, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh vegetation, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Ten Mile Creek, tidal data, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_projects/5999n7779}, author = {Scranton, Russell W.} } @article {83227, title = {The effects of tide gates on estuarine habitats and migratory fish}, volume = {no.04-002}, year = {2004}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}Tide gates tend to be effective at maintaining low water levels on the upland side of dikes. Unfortunately, by altering water flow they have some undesirable side effects that can be classified into three main{\textemdash}but interrelated{\textemdash}categories: physical, chemical, and biological{\textquotedblright} (p.1). This report summarizes these effects. Richly illustrated with line drawings and photographs.}, pages = {9 p.}, institution = {Sea Grant Oregon, Oregon State University }, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, depleted populations, dike removal, environmental law and policy, fish passage, human impacts, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus spp., salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sediments, Siletz Bay, Tidal channels, Tide gates, water temperature, wetland restoration, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/sites/seagrant.oregonstate.edu/files/sgpubs/onlinepubs/g04002.pdf }, author = {Giannico, Guillermo R. and Souder, Jon A.} } @booklet {82586, title = {Midcoast sixth field watershed assessment : final report}, year = {2001}, note = {The study area for this assessment is composed of the Alsea, Salmon, Siletz, Yachats, and Yaquina River watersheds and those watersheds that drain directly to the ocean between Cascade Head and Cape Creek at Heceta Head (Ocean Tributaries). Wherever possible, 1:24,000 uniform scale geographic information system (GIS) data that covered the entire study area were used in this assessment. Goals of this study include, (1) a summary of current conditions for each 6th field watershed; and (2) recommendations for monitoring and management actions for prioritized 6th field watersheds. Extensive maps.}, month = {2001}, publisher = {Midcoast Watersheds Council}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, biological, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, habitat conservation, hydrology, land ownership, land use, landslides, map, physical, Salmon River Estuary, sediments, Siletz River estuary, steelhead=Oncorhynchus mykiss, water quality data, water temperature data, wetland delineation, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/fn107338m}, author = {Midcoast Watersheds Council, and Garono, Ralph and Brophy, Laura} } @article {12276, title = {Draft Oregon coastal juvenile rockfish study}, year = {2000}, note = {This paper describes a pilot project to develop a recruitment index for rockfish. Rockfish bear live young in the winter. "The larvae live in the plankton for three to five months before settling to the benthos, usually near some sort of structure." Juvenile rockfish live in estuaries before migrating to the ocean. For this study, beach seines were conducted in the summer of 2000. The Chinook salmon was the most abundant fish in the Salmon River estuary. No rockfish were found in the Salmon River. "There is limited rockfish habitat in the estuary, most of which empties at low tide leaving only riverine freshwater flow." Fifteen different fish species were collected in the Salmon River estuary.}, pages = {18 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Resources Division. Estuarine Habitat}, keywords = {Black rockfish = Sebastes melanops, Boiler Bay, Chinook salmon = Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, life history information, natural resource management, Rockfish = Sebastes spp., Salmon River Estuary, Seal Rock, species list, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/p2676w099}, author = {Appy, Marcus and Collson, P. J.} } @proceedings {12296, title = {The arrival of the European green crab, Carcinus maenas, in Oregon estuaries}, year = {1999}, note = {Green crabs were found in the Salmon River estuary in the period from Sept.1997 to April 1998. El Nino events affect dispersal of this species: more larvae are transported north from California in El Nino years.}, month = {1999}, pages = {94-99}, publisher = {Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA}, address = {Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Coos Bay, Coquille River, El Nino, European green crab = Carcinus maenas, introduced species, Netarts Bay, population biology, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, isbn = {1561720259}, author = {Yamada, Sylvia B. and Hunt, Chris and Richmond, N.}, editor = {Pederson, J} } @article {36621, title = {North Coast Oregon Geographic Response Plan (GRP)}, year = {1997}, note = {This planning document is aimed at coping with an oil spill, but could be applied to other types of toxic spills. It gives shoreline types, protection/collection strategies, wildlife and logistical information for sensitive North Coast areas. Tillamook and Yaquina Bays have separate geographic response plans. This document has been superseded by a 2004 edition: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/FilterDocs/NOregonCoastGeoResponsePlan.pdf .}, institution = {Northwest Area Committees}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, Depoe Bay, hazardous waste, Lincoln City (Or.), natural resource management, Necanicum River estuary, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, Newport (Or.), oil spills, Ona Beach, pollution, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Seaside (Or.), Siletz Bay, toxins, Waldport (Or.), Yaquina Bay}, author = {Northwest Area Committees,} } @article {36606, title = {1994 Proposed Coastal Barrier Resources System Maps [cartographic resource] : State of Oregon}, year = {1994}, note = {Coastal barriers are landforms that protect mainlands and aquatic habitats against the worst effects of coastal storms. Coastal barriers include estuaries, inlets, marshes, wetlands and nearshore waters and can include islands, sandspits, sandbars and broad beaches. The protective value of these landforms can be degraded by development. In 1994, a proposal was made to expand the Coastal Barrier Resources System to include the West Coast of the United States. These maps were drafted to show areas that should be protected. The proposed expansion, however, did not take place. Nevertheless, the maps have value in showing what should not be developed. }, pages = {31 p.}, institution = {U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Bayocean Peninsula, Clatsop Spit, coastal hazards, Coos Bay, Ecola Creek, Elk River, erosion, flooding, maps, Necanicum River estuary, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca Bay, Nestucca Spit, Netarts Bay, Netarts Spit, New River, Salishan Spit, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Sixes River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/6q182q79q}, author = {United States. Fish and Wildlife Service,} } @article {36616, title = {Harlequin duck records mostly from Lincoln County, Oregon}, journal = {Journal of Oregon Ornithology}, volume = {3}, year = {1994}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}612 Harlequin Duck records are given for Lincoln County, and another 74 records are listed for other coastal counties. In Lincoln County, Harlequins are found mostly in winter, there were often more males than females, the most ever counted was 14, and there is no indication that they nested.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {p.243-260}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, birds, Depoe Bay, Devil{\textquoteright}s Lake, Eckman Lake, Harlequin duck = Histrionicus histrionicus, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Idaho Flats, Nelscott (Or.), Ona Beach, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Salmon River Estuary, Seal Rock, Siletz Bay, South Jetty, spatial distribution, temporal distribution, Yachats, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/conference_proceedings_or_journals/dj52w9646}, author = {Bayer, Range D.} } @article {32801, title = {The First Hundred Years: Lincoln County 1893-1993}, year = {1993}, note = {Historical photographs, not indexed.}, month = {1993}, chapter = {Special publication}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea River estuary, Depoe Bay, general, historical, human impacts, industrial development, Nye Beach, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Three Rocks, urban development, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay} } @article {32796, title = {The First One Hundred Years in Lincoln County, Oregon, 1893 to 1993}, year = {1993}, note = {Historical photographs}, month = {1993}, pages = {200 p.}, institution = {Lincoln County Centennial Committee}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea River estuary, Depoe Bay, Elk City, general, historical, human impacts, industrial development, Nye Beach, Siletz River estuary, urban development, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, author = {Moe, Ray T.} } @article {12541, title = {Managing Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuarine resource lands}, journal = {Journal of Soil and Water Conservation}, volume = {46}, number = {1}, year = {1991}, month = {1991}, pages = {23-26}, keywords = {biological, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay estuary, environmental law and policy, habitat restoration, industrial development, land use, natural resource management, physical, Salmon River Estuary, urban development, wetland delineation, wetland mitigation, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, isbn = {0022-4561}, author = {Jackson, Philip L.} } @article {12556, title = {Abundance and distribution of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Oregon, 1975-1983}, journal = {Northwestern naturalist : a journal of vertebrate biology}, volume = {71}, number = {3}, year = {1990}, note = {"The objectives of this study were to determine the location and use of haulout sites and to document any changes in abundance and distribution of harbor seals in Oregon from 1975 to 1983.}, month = {1990, Winter}, pages = {p.65-71}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Cape Arago, Cascade Head, Coos Bay, Coquille Point, Harbor seal = Phoca vitulina, Netarts Bay, population count, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos Creekt, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Harvey, James T. and Brown, Robin F. and Mate, Bruce R.} } @article {55401, title = {Estimated run size of winter steelhead in Oregon coastal streams, 1980-85}, volume = {no.89-1}, year = {1989}, month = {1989}, pages = {18 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Research and Development Section}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River, Beaver Creek (Lincoln County), Cow Creek, Deadwood Creek (Siuslaw), Drift Creek (Alsea), Drift Creek (Siletz), Fall Creek (Alsea), Five Rivers (Alsea), Indian Creek (Siuslaw), Lake Creek (Siuslaw), Munsel Lake (Siuslaw), North Fork Alsea River, North Fork Siletz River, North Fork Siuslaw River, North Umpqua River, population count, Rock Creek (Siletz), Salmon River, Schooner Creek (Siletz), Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Slick Rock Creek (Salmon), Smith River, South Fork Alsea River, South Fork Siletz River, South Umpqua River, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Sweet Creek (Siuslaw), Yachats River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A18408}, author = {Kenaston, Ken R.} } @article {12601, title = {Species Profiles : Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Northwest) : English Sole}, volume = {no. 82-11.101.}, year = {1989}, note = {Estuaries serve as nurseries for young English sole, although adult fish migrate to the ocean. This is a classic overview of the biology and life history of English sole in the Pacific Northwest. Good bibliography, if a bit dated.Map, charts, line drawings.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, English sole = Parophrys vetulus taxonomy, fecundity, growth, juvenile fish, life history information, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries, reproductive behavior, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/qogv2ul}, author = {Lassuy, Dennis R. and U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Coastal Ecology Group, and U.S.National Wetlands Research Center} } @article {12606, title = {Species profiles : life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (Pacific Northwest) : ghost shrimp and blue mud shrimp}, volume = {no. 82-11.93}, year = {1989}, note = {This is a classic overview of the biology and life history of ghost shrimp and mud shrimp in the Pacific Northwest, although the heavily parasitized mud shrimp may soon become extinct in Oregon estuaries. Good bibliography, if a bit dated. Map, charts, line drawings.}, pages = {14 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, crustaceans, fecundity, general, Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), growth, life history information, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, reproductive behavior, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, taxonomy, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a206132.pdf}, author = {Hornig, Susanna and Sterling, Anita and U.S.National Wetlands Research Center and Stanley D. (Stanley DeWitt) Smith and U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Coastal Ecology Group, and U.S.National Wetlands Research Center} } @article {12641, title = {Methane in surface waters of Oregon estuaries and rivers}, journal = {Limnology and oceanography}, volume = {32}, number = {3}, year = {1987}, note = {Measured methane concentrations in surface waters of Oregon rivers from 1979-1982. "Results from undisturbed forest streams indicate that rivers can contain high natural levels of [methane] not attributable to pollution." (abstract)}, pages = {p.716-722}, keywords = {hydrology, mathematical modeling, methane, Salmon River, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siletz River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, author = {de Angelis, Marie A. and Lilley, Marvin D.} } @article {12666, title = {Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Northwest) : Dungeness Crab}, volume = {no. 82(11.63)}, year = {1986}, note = {This is a classic overview of the biology and life history of the Dungeness crab in the Pacific Northwest. Good bibliography, if dated.Map, charts, line drawings.}, pages = {20 p.}, institution = {U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, crustaceans, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), fecundity, general, growth, life history information, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, reproductive behavior, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, taxonomy, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a181590.pdf}, author = {Pauley, Gilbert B. and Armstrong, David A. and Heun, Thomas W.} } @book {12686, title = {Estuarine Mitigation: the Oregon Process}, year = {1984}, note = {"Use Figures Only -- Rules Are Outdated. See 141-085-0240 - 0257 for current rules."}, month = {1984}, publisher = {Oregon Division of State Lands}, organization = {Oregon Division of State Lands}, address = {Portland, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, Chetco River estuary, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, dredging, environmental policy and law, estuarine mitigation, general, human impacts, Necanicum River estuary, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, physical modifications, Rogue River estuary, salinity data, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siltcoos estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tahkenitch estuary, Tenmile estuary, tidal data, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A14433}, author = {Hamilton, Stanley F. and Erickson, Joyce E. and Oregon. Division of State Lands,} } @article {12701, title = {Oregon coastal salmon spawning surveys and straying of private hatchery coho salmon from Yaquina and Coos bays, 1983}, year = {1984}, month = {September_1984}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Charleston, OR}, keywords = {Bales Creek, Bear Creek, Beaver Creek, Big Elk Creek, biologica, chinook salmon=Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chum salmon=Oncorhynchus keta, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos River estuary, Deer Creek, Feagles Cree, fishes, general, Hayes Creek, k Grant Creek, l hatchery salmonids, Lower Yaquina River, Mill Creek, natural resource managemen, Nestucca River estuary, Olalla Creek, Oregon Aqua-Foods, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, reproductive behavior, Salmon Creek, Spout Creek, statistical analysis, t hatchery salmonids, Thornton Creek, Tillamook estuary, Upper Yaquina River, Wildcat Creek, Wolf Creek, Wright Creek, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Research and Development Section, and McGie, Alan M.} } @article {12721, title = {The Ecology of Tidal Marshes of the Pacific Northwest Coast : a Community Profile}, number = {no.82/32}, year = {1983}, pages = {65 p.}, address = {Washington, DC}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, birds, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, fishes, geographic distribution, natural resource management, Necanicum Bay, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts Bay, Rogue River estuary, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Sixes River estuary, soils, species list, terrestrial mammals, tidal marsh, tidal processes, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, issn = {no.82/32}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/3pymsmvd}, author = {Seliskar, Denise M. and Gallagher, John L.} } @article {12726, title = {Heavy metals in estuarine shellfish from Oregon}, journal = {Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology}, volume = {12}, year = {1983}, note = {Good data. Checked mercury, zinc, manganese, iron, copper and cadmium concentrations in molluscs and crustaceans in six Oregon estuaries. Found relatively low levels of heavy metals, especially of cadmium.}, month = {1983}, pages = {15-23}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, cadmium, chemical, cockle clam=Clinocardium nuttallii, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, copper, Coquille River estuary, crustaceans, decapods, dungeness crab=Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), heavy metals, iron, manganese, mercury, molluscs, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca estuary, Netarts estuary, Salmon River estuary, Siletz River estuary, softshell clam=Mya Mya arenaria, Tillamook estuary, toxicity, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay, zinc}, author = {Caldwell, Richard S. and Buhler, Donald R.} } @article {12756, title = {Comprehensive plan for production and management of Oregon{\textquoteright}s anadromous salmon and trout. Part II. Coho salmon plan}, year = {1982}, month = {1 June 1982}, institution = {[Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife]}, keywords = {coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, environmental policy and law, general, hatchery salmonids, natural resource management, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Fish Division,} } @article {51261, title = {The relationship of morphology and material to landslide occurrence along the coastline in Lincoln County, Oregon}, journal = {Oregon Geology}, volume = {44}, year = {1982}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}The exact locations of 153 landslides were delineated within a 2. I-km-wide strip along the Lincoln County, Oregon, coastline.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract) Map, tables, bw photographs of landslides, mostly from the Newport area. A good read for anyone considering buying property on the coast.}, month = {1982, Sep.}, pages = {p.99-102}, keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea Bay, Bayshore Spit, Beaver Creek, Beverly Beach, Cape Foulweather, Cape Perpetua, Cascade Head, coastal hazards, erosion, geology, landslides, Lincoln City (Or.), Lincoln County (Or.), Newport (Or.), Nye Beach, Otter Crest, Siletz Bay, Waldport (Or.), Yachats (Or.), Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://pubs.oregon.gov/dogami/og/OGv44n09.pdf}, author = {Gentile, John Richard} } @article {30951, title = {Comprehensive Plan [Lincoln County, Oregon]: Second Draft}, year = {1980}, month = {January_1980}, institution = {[Newport, Or.]}, keywords = {commercial fisheries, demographics, economics, estuarine dynamics, general, general ecosystem description, historical, hydrology, industrial development, land ownership, land use, natural resource management, recreational fisheries, tourism, urban development, water quality, water use, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin}, author = {Lincoln County (Ore.),} } @article {12816, title = {An ecological characterization of the Pacific Northwest coastal region. Volume 4: characterization atlas - watershed unit descriptions}, number = {no.79/14}, year = {1980}, month = {1980}, institution = {United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Services Program}, address = {Washington, D.C.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, demographics, depleted populations, economics, estuarine dynamics, fishes, general ecosystem description, hydrology, McCaffery Slough, methodology, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, physical, Pooles Slough, precipitation, Salmon River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, water quality, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015086411835\&view=1up\&seq=3}, author = {Proctor, Charles M. and Garcia, John C. and Galvin, David V. and Lewis, Gary B. and Loehr, Lincoln C. and Massa, Alison M.} } @book {30956, title = {Lincoln County Lore: a Reprinting of Five Early Publications of the Lincoln County Historical Society}, year = {1980}, note = {Includes an account of Theodore Talbot{\textquoteright}s 1849 trip through the area. This account is digitized at https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/bz60cx72m }, month = {1980}, publisher = {Lincoln County Historical Society}, organization = {Lincoln County Historical Society}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, general, historical, Siletz River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Basin}, author = {Lincoln County Historical Society,} } @article {12851, title = {Determination of Coastal Changes in Lincoln County, Oregon Using Aerial Photographic Interpretation}, year = {1978}, note = {A research paper submitted to the Department of Geography in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science}, month = {February_1978}, pages = {31 p.}, address = {Corvallis, OR}, keywords = {aerial photography, Alsea River estuary, coastal dunes, demographics, environmental policy and law, erosion data, estuarine dynamics, general ecosystem description, geological, natural resource management, physical, remote sensing, sediment data, urban development, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/tx31qn68b}, author = {Smith, Elaine C.} } @article {12881, title = {Oregon Bay Clam Distribution, Abundance, Planting Sites and Effects of Harvest. Annual Report. October 1, 1977 to September 30, 1978}, year = {1978}, note = {"Studies were continued on the distribution and abundance of bay clams in Oregon{\textquoteright}sestuaries. f4aps showing distribution of cl ams, substrate type and vegetation type in Tillamook, INetarts and Salmon River estuaries are presented." (from the Introduction) The report also covers attempts to artifiially enhance natural production of clams, and examines the commercial clam fisheries in Yaquina and Coos Bays. Good maps.}, month = {November_1978}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {[Portland, OR]}, keywords = {: Enteromorpha species, algae, aquaculture, Baltic clam = Macoma balthica, Bay shrimp = Crangon franciscorum, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, California softshell clam = Cryptomya californica, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, Coos Bay, crustaceans, eelgrass = Zostera marina, Fucus species, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis (Callianassa californiensis), growth, Irus clam = Irus ishibashianus, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, Manila clam = Venerupis japonica, molluscs, Mud shrimp = Upogebia pugettensis, Netarts Bay, Piddock clam = Penitella penita, recreational fisheries - shellfish commercial fisheries - shellfish, Salmon River Estuary, Sand clam = Macoma secta, sediments, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, spatial distribution, Tillamook Bay, Ulva species, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/6w924c49m}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Robart, Gregory P. and Geiger, Anne and Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, and U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service,} } @article {12916, title = {Birds of Lincoln County, Oregon}, year = {1977}, note = {"Range Bayer, Editor; Sally Booth, Illustrator."}, month = {1977}, institution = {Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Beaver Creek, Big Elk Creek, biological, birds, Chitwood, community ecology, species list, temporal distribution, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/gt54kn398} } @article {24236, title = {The Dungeness Crab Fishery in Oregon Estuaries}, year = {1977}, note = {"Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuaries are focal points in an important recreational and commercial fishery for Dungeness crab. This report describes crabbing in Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuaries and includes brief notes on crab biology, catch statistics, major fishing areas, fishing regulations, problems, and proposed solutions." (Introduction) Internal discussion paper.}, pages = {13 p.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea Bay, catch statistics, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, crustaceans, Dungeness crab = Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), life history information, natural resource management, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, shellfish, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/4f16c371f}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Region,} } @article {12956, title = {Classification and utilization of oyster lands in Oregon}, volume = {no.76-7}, year = {1976}, note = {Evaluates Oregon estuaries for suitability for growing oysters. Includes estuary maps, lists possible risks for oyster growers by estuary.}, month = {September_1976}, pages = {38 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Chetco River estuary, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, environmental policy and law, general, Japanese oyster drill = Tritonalia japonica, land use, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/0z708x17s} } @article {12971, title = {Methods of supplementing clam and abalone production: annual report July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976. Completion report 1975/1975- 1973/1976}, year = {1976}, note = {This report presents information on clam distribution in Oregon estuaries. It includes clam population estimates for parts of Yaquina, Tillamook and Coos bays. Gives data from a clam aging study. Permits were issued for commercial clam harvesting in Yaquina and Coos bays. Reports on plantings of clams in Netarts and Yaquina Bays and the abalone planting in Whale Cove. Includes maps showing clams, substrate and vegetation for Nehalem, Tillamook, Netarts, Nestucca, Salmon River and Siletz bays.}, month = {1975-1976}, institution = {Oregon Fish Commission of Oregon, Division of Management and Research}, address = {Oregon}, abstract = {http://hdl.handle.net/1957/28842}, keywords = {Baltic clam=Macoma balthica, bent-nose clam=Macoma nasuta, butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus, cockle clam=Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, gaper clam=Tresus capax, Irus clam = Irus ishibashianus, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Red abalone = Haliotis rufescens, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, softshell clam=Mya arenaria, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/79407x89g}, author = {Gaumer, Thomas F. and Lukas, Gerald T. and Halstead, Bruce G. and Oregon. Fish Commission. Division of Management and Research, and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife,} } @article {36611, title = {Estuary Planning Guidelines}, year = {1973}, note = {The Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission was created by the 1971 Oregon legislature. Its mandate was to develop a natural resource management plan for the Oregon Coast, emphasizing estuaries. Long-range plans for estuary rehabilitation and development were needed before other agencies would be able to issue permits for work in the estuaries. This document is a guide for the newly created estuary planning groups. Tillamook Bay{\textquoteright}s sedimentation problems are used as an example in this report.}, pages = {37 p.}, institution = {Oregon Coastal Conservation \& Development Commission}, address = {Florence, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, environmental law and policy, natural resource management, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Rogue River, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw Bay, Tillamook Bay, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay, Youngs Bay}, url = {https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CZIC-gc97-8-o7-o7-1973/pdf/CZIC-gc97-8-o7-o7-1973.pdf}, author = {Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission ,} } @book {13126, title = {Oregon estuaries}, year = {1973}, month = {1973}, publisher = {Oregon Division of State Lands}, organization = {Oregon Division of State Lands}, address = {Salem, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, general ecosystem description, Necanicum River estuary, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, wetland delineation, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/kk91fr39t}, author = {Hamilton, Stanley F. and Oregon. Division of State Lands,} } @article {13186, title = {Clam-Abalone Spawning and Rearing Annual Report July 1, 1971 to June 30, 1972}, year = {1972}, month = {July_1971}, institution = {U.S. Department of Commerce. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {algal species, Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, biological, bivalves, butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus, developmental stages, growth, Isochrysis species, life history information, molluscs, Monochrysis species, Netarts Bay, Pacific littleneck=Leukoma staminea, physiology, Red abalone=Haliotis rufescens, reproductive behavior, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/rr171z04d}, author = {Lukas, Gerald T. and Oregon. Fish Commission,} } @article {29181, title = {Crisis: Oregon Estuaries: a Summary of Environmental Factors Affecting Oregon Estuaries}, volume = {no.2}, year = {1970}, note = {This was an important publication calling attention to environmental issues in Oregon estuaries. Reprinted as S.G. no.4, Crisis in Oregon Estuaries.}, month = {1970}, pages = {8 p.}, institution = {Oregon State University Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program}, address = {Corvallis, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, Coos River estuary, general, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, Port Orford, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, water pollution, water quality, Yaquina Bay} } @article {13246, title = {Studies on increasing the production of anadromous salmonids in Oregon coastal lakes and streams}, year = {1968}, note = {Interesting information on miscellaneous activities}, month = {October_1968}, institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon}, address = {[Portland, OR]}, keywords = {abundance, Bear Creek, biological, Chetco River estuary, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, developmental stages, dissolved oxygen data, dredging, fishes, Grant Creek, habitat conservation, hatchery salmonids, human impacts, hydrology, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Pacific herring=Clupea pallasi, Pacific salmonids=Oncorhynchus species, physical modifications, population biology, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, statistical analysis, Tenmile estuary, Tillamook estuary, turbidity data, Upper Yaquina River, water temperature data, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/qv33rx529}, author = {Oregon. Fish Commission. Research Division} } @article {55296, title = {Implementation and Enforcement Plan for the Public Waters of the State of Oregon}, year = {1967}, note = {This is a look at the sad state of Oregon{\textquoteright}s waters in the mid-1960s, and shows the beginnings of a plan for extensive and systematic monitoring of water quality. At the top of the list was municipal; sewage treatment. Locations for sampling stations for various waterways are given. }, pages = {98 p.}, institution = {Oregon State Sanitary Authority}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Chetco River, Coos Bay, Coquille Bay, human activities, industrial development, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Oregon, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, waste disposal, water pollution, water quality, water quality data, Winchuck River, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Oregon State Sanitary Authority,} } @book {13271, title = {Mid-Coast basin}, year = {1965}, note = {Includes fold-out maps in color.}, publisher = {Oregon. State Water Resources Board}, organization = {Oregon. State Water Resources Board}, chapter = {122 pp. + 5 plates}, address = {Salem, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River Basin, Basin Siletz, Beaver Creek, Depoe Bay, economics, human impacts, hydrology, precipitation, River Basin, Salmon River, Siltcoos Creek, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River Basin, Tahkenitch Creek, Tahkenitch Lake, water quality data, water use, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/2801ph191} } @book {23576, title = {Atlas of eastern Pacific marine game fishing}, series = {Circular / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service }, volume = {no.174}, year = {1964}, note = {Fold-out charts}, month = {1964}, publisher = {United States Department of the Interior}, organization = {United States Department of the Interior}, address = {Washington D.C.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, biological, Chetco River estuary, Columbia River estuary, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, Elk River estuary, geographical distribution, map, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, recreational fisheries, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Sixes River estuary, species list, temporal distribution, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Squire, James L. and United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, and United States. Fish and Wildlife Service,} } @article {27826, title = {The bay clams of Oregon: their economic importance, relative abundance, and general distribution}, volume = {no. 20}, year = {1954}, note = {Distribution maps. Photographs of clams. "May, 1954."}, pages = {47 p.}, institution = {Oregon Fish Commission}, address = {Portland, Or.}, keywords = {abundance, Alsea River estuary, aquatic invertebrates, bent-nose clam=Macoma nasuta, biological, bivalves, Bodega tellin=Tellina bodegensis, butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, economics, fat gaper=Tresus capax, general, geographical distribution, molluscs, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, new species description, Nuttall cockle=Clinocardium nuttallii, Pacific littleneck=Leukoma staminea, Pacific razor=Siliqua patula, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Salmon River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, softshell clam=Mya arenaria, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, white-sand macoma=Macoma secta, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/s1784r74q}, author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission} } @book {13411, title = {Lincoln County lore, from the Journal of Lieut. Theodore Talbot, U.S.A., on his journey through Lincoln County and along the Oregon coast in 1849}, series = {Publication (Lincoln County Historical Society (Lincoln County, Or.))}, volume = {no.1}, year = {1948}, note = {Journal of Lt. Theodore Talbot, describing a journey to Lincoln County to examine the "Alcea River and the country adjacent" in the summer of 1849. }, pages = {86 p.}, publisher = {Lincoln County Historical Society}, organization = {Lincoln County Historical Society}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, forest fires, historical, Native Americans, Pacific smelt = Thaleichthys pacificus, Siletz River, terrestrial vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, isbn = {0960296808}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/bz60cx72m}, author = {Talbot, Theodore and Lincoln County Historical Society,} } @article {13421, title = {The present status of the bay clams in Oregon}, volume = {no.3}, year = {1948}, note = {Includes hand-drawn sketches of bay clams. Includes statistics for Yaquina Bay for a week of low tides in July of 1947. The complete report also includes two short reports, "Drag Boat Damage on Crabs" and "Herring Spawning," which reports on herring spawning in Tillamook and Yaquina bays.}, pages = {p.1-12}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos Bay, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, natural resource management, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, spatial distribution, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/c534fp80w} } @article {76441, title = {Oregon fishery legislation is viewed variously by operators}, journal = {Pacific Fisherman }, volume = {29}, year = {1931}, note = {This article gives comments from Andrew J. Naterlin of Newport and Charles Feller of Marshfield on activities of the Oregon legislature affecting the fishing industry. Includes a photograph of A. J. Naterlin. Mr. Naterlin is quoted extensively, including these remarks, {\textquotedblleft}Several good, worthy laws were enacted, such as closing the Salmon River to commercial fishing; placing a size limit on troll-caught salmon; and reverting the oyster beds of Yaquina Bay back to the people. Although the latter law will not have much effect on the oyster situation of Yaquina Bay for a few years, it openly condemns the present method of leasing the entire beds to one individual or company. Such a law will mean the saving of the oysters in Oregon.{\textquotedblright}}, month = {1931, Apr.}, pages = {p.30-31}, keywords = {aquaculture, Columbia River, commercial fisheries, economics, environmental law and policy, Oregon, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, regulations, Rogue River, Salmon River, Willamette River, Yaquina Bay}, author = {Anonymous} } @article {22771, title = {Third and Fourth Annual Reports to the Governor, 1889-1890}, year = {1891}, note = {Covers Dec.1, 1888 - November 30, 1890. 3rd report (1889) p.1-17. 4th report (1890) p.18-57. Both reports cover legal aspects of state fisheries management, financial reporting, hatcheries and fisheries statistics. The 4th report (1890) has a section covering General Fishing Laws of Oregon: Relating to Oysters; Killing Fish with Explosives; and Protection of Red Fish; as well as a section on the Game Laws of Oregon, and a listing of U.S. and Canadian fish commissioners. "We also had complaints from Benton county in regard to parties setting nets and traps across the streams, but being very busy at the time we did not go in person, but wrote to the parties making complaint that there was no law to prevent persons from setting nets or traps across any stream in this State." (p.8)}, pages = {55 p.}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, Big Elk Creek, catch statistics, Columbia River estuary, commercial fisheries, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, economics, environmental policy and law, general, hatchery salmonids, methodology, natural resource management, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/xd07gt61t}, author = {Oregon. State Board of Fish Commissioners,} }