NMFS is seeking federally licensed, limited entry bottom trawl vessels to take part in a study that seeks to minimize salmon bycatch in the shorebased IFQ fishery. Please see (link ) for further details on the study and requirements for participation.

If after reading the details of the study you are interested in participating or would like further information, please contact the the NMFS Permits Branch at (206) 526-4353 or the Oregon Trawl Commission at (541) 469-7830 no later than January 24, 2017.

Oregon (Link) and Washington (Link) are delaying the start of the crabbing season due to concerns about domoic acid in some locations.

The nonconfidential whiting report is now available in APEX. The menu and quick links links have been updated to point to the new report. The new Whiting report automatically archives a report weekly and can be downloaded as a Excel file or a pdf.

The new report can be found by following the whiting report links or at link