An advisory to the state's commercial Dungeness crab fleet urges caution due to the risk of whale entanglement.

Enticknap advised ODFW to prohibit conventional crab gear from fishing grounds when there is a high entanglement risk, and to permit whale-safe “pop-up” gear instead. The scientist also said ...

Oregon is well known for its quiet, artsy mountain towns, but tucked away on its rugged south coast is Port Orford, an eclectic fishing village just waiting to be explored — especially by those ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is teaming up with the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show to offer two ...

Newport Fishermen’s Wives was awarded $44,925 by the Northwest Oregon Works’ maritime program, ensuring commercial fishing ...

Su, 45, of Happy Valley, was fishing on the rocks near the shoreline ... Kyle Kennedy said in a statement. The U.S. Coast Guard and Oregon State Police arrived at the scene and tried to rescue ...

After months of delays, the West Coast has officially begun the Dungeness crab season.

It’s also a prized fishing stream. Last year, fishing groups joined other conservation groups in opposing logging in the Cook Creek watershed, which is designated as critical habitat for Oregon Coast ...