Assessing Effort Shifts and Familial Successional Planning in Oregon's Nearshore Fisheries

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Originator: Hudson, Bryn, Elise Granek, Max Nielsen-Pincus, and Thomas Swearingen

Publish Date: 2018

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Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Lindsay Aylesworth

Job Position: Marine Reserves Program Leader

Telephone: 541-867-4741

E-Mail Address: lindsay.x.aylesworth@odfw.oregon.gov

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Abstract: In 2008, Governor Theodore Kulongoski signed Executive Order 08-07 declaring that marine reserve designations in Oregon’s Territorial Sea (0-3 nautical miles from shore) have the potential to provide coastal communities and ocean users with opportunities for continued economic growth and prosperity. Shortly after Executive Order 08-07, the Ocean Policy Advisory Council released the objectives, principles and guidelines for reserve implementation. The overall goal of the reserve system is to “conserve marine habitats and biodiversity; provide a framework for scientific research and effectiveness monitoring; and avoid significant adverse social and economic impacts on ocean users and coastal communities” (OPAC 2008). From 2012-2016, five marine reserves were implemented within Oregon’s Territorial Sea: Otter Rock and Redfish Rocks were established in 2012, Cascade Head and Cape Perpetua in 2014, and Cape Falcon in 2016. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) was designated as the lead agency responsible for implementation and managing the Oregon Marine Reserve System. While marine reserves and protected areas have been shown to have long-term benefits for aquatic systems, social controversies surrounding these policies have partially limited widespread implementation (Klein et al. 2008a, 2008b; Pollnac et al. 2010). Eliminating fishing grounds has the potential for short-term negative economic and social impacts. Economic considerations and societal perceptions of reserves are at the forefront of the ODFW Marine Reserves Program human dimensions research agenda. Oregon resident, visitor, local business, and recreational/commercial fisher studies have been conducted in order to understand opinions surrounding marine conservation. There are currently few quantitative studies in Oregon regarding how coastal fishing communities have responded to climatic, political, and economic variability within their system. The ultimate goals of this research are to understand how social, economic, behavioral, and familial dynamics are shifting over time in Oregon’s commercial nearshore fishing communities. The research objectives are: (1) Provide baseline summary statistics regarding fishing behavior, opinions of management and community engagement, reserve implementation, and general demographics among Oregon’s nearshore fleets, (2) Identify and assess which internal and external factors explain the variability observed in fishing effort and success in Oregon’s nearshore fisheries, and (3) Evaluate shifting familial succession expectations across fishery affiliation and port group.

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Geographic Extent: Oregon

Status: Final

Use Constraints: Prepared for Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

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