| Title | The Yaquina Bay clam fishery: preliminary report |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 1947 |
| Authors | Tollefson, Roger, and Oregon. Fish Commission |
| Secondary Title | Shellfish zInvestigation Progress Report |
| Volume | no.2 |
| Pagination | 10 p. |
| Report Number | no.2 |
| Call Number | Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, Butter clam = Saxidomus giganteus, Cockle clam = Clinocardium nuttallii, commercial fisheries – shellfish, depleted populations, Gaper clam = Tresus capax, Hinton Point, Idaho Flats, Idaho Point, King Slough, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, McLean Point, molluscs, natural resource management, recreational fisheries – shellfish, Sally’s Bend, Softshell clam = Mya arenaria, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Bay Bridge |
| Notes | “Starting the first part of July, 1947, the Fish Commission of Oregon set up a field station at Newport for the purpose of conducting research on shellfish.” (p.1) The status of clams in Yaquina Bay was the first topic studied. This paper gives the conditions of clam beds, lists species found, gives preliminary age composition and recruitment data, and notes concern about the intensity of the fishery and the possibility of overfishing. Includes graphs and a hand-drawn map. Note: the geographic feature referred to as “Point Virtue” is now known as Idaho Point. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/8c97kq88b |
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