ODFW is accepting nominations for a seat on the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council). The three-year term for this ...

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A new Oregon law now requires retailers to verify ID and prohibits sales of nitrous oxide to anyone under 18, in response to ...

When the clock struck midnight on the first day of 2026, a stack of new fishing rules quietly flipped... The post Midnight ...

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Lawmakers passed hundreds of laws during the 2025 legislative session. Here's some of the bills that go into effect on Jan. 1 ...

Veterinarians sedate and then euthanize a stranded juvenile humpback whale last month after a failed rescue attempt 2 miles north of Yachats. (Photo by Garret Jaros/Lincoln Chronicle) After at least ...

After at least four humpback whales were entangled this year in Oregon commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear, conservation groups are petitioning the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt ...

In 2025, the Statesman Journal outdoors team wrote about fascinating people and traveled to stunning places. Here's our 10 ...

The commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens Dec. 31 from Cape Falcon to the Washington border. Fishermen can begin the presoak period – setting baited crab pots in the water – on Dec. 28 in this area, ...

FILE: A northern spotted owl in the old growth forest of Oregon in an OPB file photo. Todd Sonflieth / OPB Oregon lawmakers are bringing back a bipartisan bill that would raise the state lodging tax ...

Four conservation groups have petitioned the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to strengthen risk reduction measures to prevent whale entanglement during the state's Dungeness crab fishery. The ...