Striped Bass Studies on Coos Bay, Oregon in 1949 and 1950

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Originator: Morgan, A. R. and A. R. Gerlach

Publish Date: December 1950

Online Link: None

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Contact Information

Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Cedric Cooney

Job Position: Natural Resources Data and Systems Manager

Telephone: 503-947-6094

E-Mail Address: Cedric.X.Cooney@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: The striped bass [Roccus saxatilis (Walbaum)] was introduced to the Pacific Coast in 1879, when 132 small fish which had been shipped from New Jersey were planted in San Francisco Bay. In 1882 an additional plant of 300 small bass was made in the same waters. In 1889, ten years following the original planting, the United States Bureau of Fisheries reported a commercial catch in California of 16,296 pounds. Three years later the catch had increased to 56,209 pounds (Craig, 1930). From these small plantings in San Francisco Bay the striped bass has spread along the Pacific Coast until at present its range extends from San Diego, California to the Columbia River. In Oregon the bass are most abundant in Coos Bay with small runs occurring in the Coquille and Umpqua Rivers. Occasionally bass are taken in some of the other rivers, including the Columbia. It has been reported that the first striped bass caught in Coos Bay was taken by a gillnetter in 1914. At the present time the bass is important as both a commercial and a sport fish in Coos Bay. Personnel: The investigation has been conducted from the Fish Commission laboratory at Charleston. The authors have devoted most of their time to the investigation and have received considerable help from other biologists of the Fish and Game Commissions. Messrs. C. G. Moody and R. E. Noble of the Game Commission and Messrs. R. L. Rulifson and C. R. Reerink of the Fish Commission assisted in various phases of the work. Mr. R. Willis of the Oregon Fish Commission has helped in the preparation of the figures. Acknowledgments : The commercial fishermen and dealers, moorage operators, businessmen of the Coos Bay area, Chambers of Commerce, local residents, and sportsmen have cooperated with the biologists in the collection of data concerning the striped bass.

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Geographic Extent: Coos Bay

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Field Name	Value
Biblio ID	2992
Year	1950
Publisher
Request Type	Contributions
Location	Salem HQ
Date Created	1950 December
Date Cataloged	3/6/2007
Date Published	1950
Type	stp fold
Pages	1-31
Volume	14
Status	2
Descriptor	Striped Bass; Coos Bay
Date Entered	2007-03-06 00:00:00
Location In Clackamas Library	N wall, E end, Contributions; Striped Bass, S wall
Author	Alfred R Morgan; Arthur R Gerlach
Duplicates	4
Number Remaining After Requests	7
Presumed All Distributed
Back Room Duplicates	6
Author	Gerlach, A.R.; Morgan, A.R.
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Disposition Of Requests	StreamNet Library: Request filled

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