Fish On! Hook-and-Line Survey Volunteer Newsletter Spring and Fall 2024

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Originator: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Publish Date: 2025

Online Link: None

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Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Marine Reserves

Job Position: Marine Reserves Program

Telephone: 541-867-4741

E-Mail Address: maria.e.zapetis@odfw.oregon.gov

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Abstract: We had a very fun and exciting year on the water at the Cascade Head and Cape Perpetua Marine Reserves. Thank you to all our volunteers for making our 2024 surveys possible. We are grateful to our captains and crews. Captain Roman Smolcic and deckhand Grant Howard of the F/V Sunrise led surveys at Cascade Head for the first time and adapted quickly to our methods. We were impressed by their expertise and enthusiasm for learning more about our surveys and the species caught. Robert Waddell, owner of the F/V Misty, and deckhand Brett Leno led our surveys at Cape Perpetua for the 6th time. The hard work and expert knowledge of both captains made our surveys a success! Many thanks to all our volunteer anglers and biological assistants who caught and recorded data during our surveys. We couldn’t gather this valuable long term data without everyone involved. During our 8th year of hook-and-line surveys at Cascade Head we fished some record total fish days in the reserve and caught our very first juvenile Puget Sound King Crab (featured on page 2). In our 7th year at Cape Perpetua, we were excited to see many Brown Rockfish again. We also caught a Giant Pacific Octopus at both sites! Please enjoy this summary of the data you all helped collect in the past year. We hope to see you again in 2025 for surveys at Cape Falcon. We are grateful to have such dedicated volunteers.

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Time Period of Content: Spring and Fall 2024

Geographic Extent: Oregon

Status: Final

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