Status of Bay Clams in Oregon, 1975-88

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Citation

Originator: Gaumer, Thomas F. and Jean E. McCrae

Publish Date: 1990

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: This report presents an overview of the status of bay clams in Oregon. Our observations will focus on the status of the major clam species that are taken by recreational and commercial harvesters. In 1975, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) started collecting routine biological data from each of the major clam beds. This report covers the collection of these data for the 1975-88 time period. Comments on conditions before this period will only be made to illustrate a specific point. The status of clam stocks within each of the major clam producing bays comes from data collected by interviewing recreational and commercial clam diggers, compiling and analyzing commercial catch statistics, and conducting stock assessment studies on both intertidal and subtidal clam populations. The unit of measurement we used to evaluate the status or condition of clam stocks was catch per unit of effort (CPUE), and age and size composition for each species of clam.

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Time Period of Content: 1975-88

Geographic Extent: Oregon bays

Status: Final

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Format: PDF

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Field Name	Value
Biblio ID	8479
Year	1990
Publisher
Request Type	Status Report
Location	Salem HQ
Date Created	1990 April
Date Cataloged	8/3/05
Date Published	1990
Type	orange cover
Pages	59 pop
Volume
Status	2
Descriptor	Bay clams; Oregon
Date Entered	2005-08-03 13:40:43
Location In Clackamas Library	wildlife/ marine life
Author	Thomas F Gaumer; Jean E McCrae
Duplicates	0
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