@article {27961,
	title = {The bay clams of Oregon:  their identification, relative abundance, and distribution},
	volume = {no.2},
	year = {1958},
	note = {Editor{\textquoteright}s note:  Condensed from Fish Commsision Contribution $\#$20 (The bay clams of Oregon - their economic importance, relative abundance, and general distribution).  [1954 ed. has been digitized and is in Scholar{\textquoteright}s Archive.]},
	pages = {29 p.},
	institution = {[Oregon Fish Commission]},
	address = {Portland, Or.},
	keywords = {abundance, Alsea River estuary, aquatic invertebrates, bent-nose clam=Macoma nasuta, biological, bivalves, Bodega tellin=Tellina bodegensis, butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, economics, fat gaper=Tresus capax, general, geographical distribution, molluscs, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, new species description, Nuttall cockle=Clinocardium nuttallii, Pacific littleneck=Leukoma staminea, Pacific razor=Siliqua patula, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Salmon  River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, softshell clam=Mya arenaria, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, white-sand macoma=Macoma secta, Yaquina Bay},
	author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission}
}
@article {27921,
	title = {Computation of pollution in the Yaquina River estuary},
	journal = {Sewage and Industrial Wastes},
	volume = {29},
	number = {12},
	year = {1957},
	month = {December_1957},
	pages = {p.1385-1389},
	keywords = {Elk City, Grassy Point, McLean Point, outfall, pulp mill effluent, salinity data, statistical analysis, Toledo, water pollution, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Bay Bridge, Yaquina City, Yaquina River},
	author = {Burt, Wayne V. and Marriage, Lowell D.}
}
@article {51246,
	title = {The intertidal mussel, piddock, and abalone resources of Oregon{\textquoteright}s outer coast},
	journal = {Research Briefs {\textendash} Fish Commission of Oregon},
	volume = {6},
	year = {1955},
	note = {This 1955 survey told where to go to find some kinds of shellfish. Works like this should not be used without considering health issues such as bacteria counts, red tides, etc.  {\textquotedblleft}At Yachats there are mussels on the rocks on both sides of Yachats River.{\textquotedblright}},
	month = {1955, Nov.},
	pages = {p.4-13},
	keywords = {abundance, Alsea Bay, California mussel = Mytilus californianus. Piddock clam = Penitella penita, Cape Arago, Cape Falcon, Cape Lookout, Cape Meares, Cascade Head, Chetco Point, Coos Bay, Coquille Point, Coquille River, Depoe Bay, geographical distribution, Lincoln Beach, Nehalem Bay, Nelscott (Or.), Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Nye Beach, Oceanlake (Or.), Otter Crest, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Red abalone = Haliotis rufescens, Seal Rock, Seaside, Tillamook Bay, Yachats, Yaquina Head},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/vd66w0709},
	author = {McCauley, James E. and Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission}
}
@article {27826,
	title = {The bay clams of Oregon:  their economic importance, relative abundance, and general distribution},
	volume = {no. 20},
	year = {1954},
	note = {Distribution maps. Photographs of clams. "May, 1954."},
	pages = {47 p.},
	institution = {Oregon Fish Commission},
	address = {Portland, Or.},
	keywords = {abundance, Alsea River estuary, aquatic invertebrates, bent-nose clam=Macoma nasuta, biological, bivalves, Bodega tellin=Tellina bodegensis, butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus, catch statistics, commercial fisheries - shellfish, Coos River estuary, Coquille River estuary, economics, fat gaper=Tresus capax, general, geographical distribution, molluscs, Nehalem River estuary, Nestucca River estuary, Netarts estuary, new species description, Nuttall cockle=Clinocardium nuttallii, Pacific littleneck=Leukoma staminea, Pacific razor=Siliqua patula, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Salmon  River estuary, Siletz River estuary, Siuslaw River estuary, softshell clam=Mya arenaria, Tillamook estuary, Umpqua River estuary, white-sand macoma=Macoma secta, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/s1784r74q},
	author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission}
}
@article {27841,
	title = {Shellfish iIvestigations Progress Report:  January 1 to December 31, 1953},
	volume = {no.28},
	year = {1954},
	note = {This report is an update of shellfish investigations from January 1-December 31, 1953. It includes a summary of bay clam and oyster investigations, including details on attempted pest control and control of algae on oyster beds. It also contains results of the 1953 Tillamook Bay Clam Survey, and discusses clam wastage during dredging.},
	month = {[1954]},
	pages = {52 p.},
	institution = {[Oregon Fish Commission]},
	keywords = {air temperature data, aquatic invertebrates, biological, Center Slough, Coos River estuary, crustaceans, decapods, dungeness crab=Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), hydrology, methodology, Nestucca River estuary, Oregon Fish Commission Research Laboratory, physical, salinity data, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook estuary, water temperature data, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Bay Fisheries Laboratory},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/n870zr48g},
	author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Waldren, Kenneth D. and Wilkes, Stanley N. and McCauley, James and Oregon. Fish Commission}
}
@article {27796,
	title = {Investigation of proposed work project by the Yaquina Dock and Dredge Co. in Yaquina Bay near Newport, Oregon},
	volume = {no.25},
	year = {1953},
	note = {Yaquina Dock and Dredge Company had applied for a permit to construct a dike, bulkheads, a groin and to dredge at Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend in Yaquina Bay. The Fish Commission investigated to ascertain the effects of the work on natural resources. Includes a public notice from the Army Corps of Engineers.},
	pages = {3 p.},
	keywords = {bivalves, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, dredging, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, habitats, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, recreational fisheries - shellfish, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/w0892b88h},
	author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission. Shellfish Program}
}
@article {27771,
	title = {Investigation of fish stoppage due to log jams in the Yaquina River and Elk River, August 12, 1952},
	volume = {no.19},
	year = {1952},
	note = {"A survey was made on this date for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not log jams in the Elk City region of the Yaquina River and Elk River (Yaquina River tributary) were a serious menace to the passage of salmon." (p.1) },
	pages = {3 p.},
	keywords = {Abbey Creek, Elk City, Elk River, logging, navigation, salmonids, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/12579s91d},
	author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Waldron, Kenneth D. and Oregon. Fish Commission. Shellfish Program}
}
@article {27766,
	title = {Results of the 1947 Experimental Plantings of Kumamoto Oyster Seed. Special Report. Shellfish Laboratory},
	year = {1952},
	note = {This 1952 report summarizes the results of experimental plantings of Kumamoto oyster seed in four Oregon estuaries in 1947. The oysters seemed to succeed in Coos, Yaquina and Tillamook Bays, but no conclusions could be drawn for the Umpqua estuary.},
	month = {1952, Nov.7},
	pages = {3 p.},
	institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon},
	keywords = {aquaculture, bivalves, Boulder Point, Coos Bay, historical, Joe Ney Slough, Kumamoto oyster = Crassostrea sikamea, molluscs, Sawyer{\textquoteright}s Landing, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/8w32r6337},
	author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission. Division of Management and Research,}
}
@article {77126,
	title = {Shellfish Investigation Progress Report},
	volume = {no.26},
	year = {1952},
	note = {This investigation focuses on growth and survival of Pacific razor clams, measuring clams from multiple sites. It tracks the length frequencies of clams recorded, as well as length-live weight relationships. This report also includes data on number of crab pots being fished between the Columbia and Siuslaw Rivers in April, 1952. 110 cases of Japanese oyster seed were imported into Coos Bay in March, 1952, and trucked to Alsea Bay for planting. Japanese oyster seed was a source for introduced species in Oregon. Table 11 (p.23) gives a rough list of species from Japan found among the oyster spat in Alsea Bay from the March, 1952 shipment.},
	month = {1952, Jan.-May},
	pages = {27 p.},
	keywords = {abundance, Alsea Bay, aquaculture, bivalves, clams, commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Coos Bay, crustaceans, Dungeness crab =   Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), geographic distribution, molluscs, natural resource management, oysters, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, Pacific razor clam = Siliqua patula, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Sea lettuce = Ulva spp. (Enteromorpha spp.), Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/v979v371b},
	author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Waldron, Kenneth D. and Hirschhorn, George and Oregon. Fish Commission,}
}
@article {27721,
	title = {Investigation of proposed dredging operations in Yaquina Bay near the ship turning basin},
	volume = {no.16},
	year = {1951},
	note = {Gives an Oregon Fish Commission shellfish biologist{\textquoteright}s response to a request by the C.D. Johnson Lumber Company to dredge in Yaquina Bay. Hand-drawn map shows the proposed location for disposal of dredging spoils. Includes the public notice issued by the Army Corps of Engineers.},
	pages = {3 p.},
	keywords = {C. D. Johnson Lumber Company, dredging, logging, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/cv43nx61h},
	author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission. Shellfish Program}
}
@article {27716,
	title = {Investigation on proposed log dump, log storage and raft moorage in King Slough of Yaquina Bay near Newport, Oregon. November 21, 1951},
	volume = {no.15},
	year = {1951},
	note = {Reports on an application to construct "a log dump, to drive piling for a log storage pocket and log raft moorage, and to dredge and dump in King Slough of Yaquina Bay near Newport, Oregon." (p.1) Includes application to the Army Corps of Engineers. },
	pages = {3 p.},
	keywords = {human impacts, industrial development, King Slough, logging, sediments, shellfish, water quality, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/sj139235g},
	author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission. Shellfish Program}
}
@article {40826,
	title = {Observations on horseclams of the 1949-50 set in Yaquina Bay},
	volume = {no.21},
	year = {1950},
	note = {This report contains a series of individual reports within it.  The main report continues growth and aging studies on fat gaper clams in Yaquina Bay.  This document also includes a report on other Fish Commission activities on the Coast, a summary of razor clam research, the beginning of a survey of temperatures and salinities in rivers, bays and coastal waters, and a report on crab tagging methodology.},
	pages = {47 p.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, chlorine, crustaceans, Dungeness crab =   Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Gaper clam = Tresus capax, hydrography, molluscs, natural resource management, Necanicum River estuary, Netarts Bay, Pacific razor clam = Siliqua patula, salinity, Sally{\textquoteright}s Bend, Siletz Bay, spatial distribution, temporal distribution, Tillamook Bay, water temperature, Yaquina Bay},
	issn = {no.21},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/2b88qd055},
	author = {Tollefson, Roger and Marriage, Lowell D. and Twahy, Donald and Wilkes, Stanley and Woelke, Charles and Oregon. Fish Commission}
}
@article {37816,
	title = {Ghost shrimp, weights of crabs {\textendash}- Oregon landings, souvenir crabs},
	volume = {no.16},
	year = {1949},
	note = {This document is in three parts: a report on the ghost shrimp fishery, elucidation of a method to tax commercial crab landings, and a description of a commercial enterprise that was catching small shore crabs and embedding them in plastic for sale as tourist souvenirs (the {\textquotedblleft}badge{\textquotedblright} of the Newport Crab Festival). Gives contemporary methods of harvesting ghost shrimp, and lists the number of commercial fishers in Alsea and Siletz bays. Gives Dungeness crab landings for various areas of the state.  },
	pages = {15 p.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquatic invertebrates, commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Coos Bay, crustaceans, Dungeness crab =   Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Ghost shrimp = Neotrypaea californiensis  (Callianassa californiensis), natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Oregon shore crab = Hemigrapsus oregonensis, Purple shore crab = Hemigrapsus nudus, Siletz Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay},
	issn = {no.16},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/1544bq05s},
	author = {Tollefson, Roger and Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission}
}
@article {40811,
	title = {Horseclam condition studies},
	volume = {no.18},
	year = {1949},
	note = {The first regulations restricting clamming in Oregon went into effect in 1948. Initial rules barred clamming from January 1 through June 30; clam diggers objected that this was too restrictive and lobbied for longer seasons. This 1949 document examines the fat gaper or horseclam, to see when its condition was at its best , in order to determine the best times for open clamming seasons. The authors concluded that they needed more information about the winter months before they could contemplate a change. This document gives a good example of earlier natural resource management and decision-making. Original report and supplement with more data for 1949. Includes charts and hand-drawn illustrations of clams.},
	institution = {Fish Commission of Oregon},
	keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, Coos Bay. Gaper clam = Tresus capax, molluscs, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, reproductive biology, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/ft848r22f},
	author = {Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission}
}
@article {27661,
	title = {Investigation of proposed log boom on Yaquina River},
	volume = {no.9},
	year = {1949},
	note = {Reports on an investigation of a request by the C.D. Johnson Lumber Company to construct a log boom two miles below Toledo on the Yaquina River. Local residents were concerned that the boom would damage clam beds. "Since it seems inconceivable that a log boom over the flat would tail to completely destroy the bed, granting of permission for such a boom is hereby opposed tram the standpoint of the clams involved." Includes a hand-drawn map of the area.},
	pages = {5 p.},
	keywords = {environmental policy and law, habitat conservation, logging, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/sn009z526},
	author = {Tollefson, Roger and Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission. Shellfish Program}
}
@article {38621,
	title = {Crab fishery and soft-shell status {\textendash} Area II: South of Cascade Head, July 31-August 6, 1948},
	volume = {no.12},
	year = {1948},
	note = {Lists crab fishing boats in selected ports, including Newport and Winchester Bay, giving owners, names of vessels and number of pots fished. Gives numbers of crab pots out for the central and south coast. Gives percentage of soft-shell crabs by date and area. },
	pages = {5 p.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, biological, commercial fisheries {\textendash} shellfish, Coos Bay, Dungeness crab =   Metacarcinus magister (Cancer magister), Elk River, natural resource management, Port Orford, Rogue River estuary, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Yaquina Bay},
	issn = {no.12},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/x346d508p},
	author = {Tollefson, Roger and Marriage, Lowell D. and Oregon. Fish Commission}
}
