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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016
New OMR website offers glimpse beneath ocean
NEWPORT — Ever
wondered
what
lies
beneath the surface of
Oregon’s ocean? Curious
about marine scientific
research?
The
new
Oregon
Marine Reserves website,
www.oregon marinere-
serves.com, provides a
rare glimpse below the
surface of Oregon’s ocean
waters and a behind-the-
scenes peek at scientists in
action.
The website revamp
was headed up by the
Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife, which
oversees the management
and scientific monitoring
of Oregon’s system of five
marine reserve sites locat-
ed off the Oregon coast.
The website went live
March 31.
The new website offers
quick and easy access to
research news, underwater
videos and information
reserve sites. These are areas in
Rockfish swimming
Oregon’s coastal waters dedi-
through the Oregon
cated to conservation and sci-
Marine Reserves are
captured on the new OMR entific research. Fishing and
ocean development are prohib-
website.
ited in these areas.
For a state famous for explo-
about each marine reserve site, ration, Oregon has only
along with a comprehensive skimmed the surface of its
look at the science and manage- coastal waters. The marine
ment efforts underway by reserves are living laboratories
where scientists are learning
ODFW and partners.
Additionally, the website about Oregon’s nearshore
offers user friendly features ocean environment and the
such as interactive maps, e- effects that protections (no fish-
notifications and downloadable ing and conservation) have
over time on species and habi-
GPS coordinates.
“We are excited that we can tats.
This long-term research and
now showcase life below the
surface of Oregon’s nearshore monitoring program conducts
waters” said Cristen Don, research to support the manage-
ODFW Marine Reserves ment of marine reserves and
Program Leader. “We hope sustainable nearshore ocean
people dive in and check out resources in Oregon, now and
the new website and learn into the future.
For more information about
about the important marine
research efforts that are under- Oregon’s marine reserves, call
ODFW’s Newport Office at
way.”
In 2012, Oregon completed 541-867-4741.
designation of five marine
ODFW COURTESY PHOTO
Artist-in-residence Janet Essley begins at Cape Perpetua
YACHATS — Janet Essley
uses nature to create art in
nature.
The 2016 Cape Perpetua
artist-in-residence made her
debut last weekend at the Cape
Perpetua Visitor Center, 2400
S. Highway 101, three miles
south of Yachats.
She will spend the year help-
ing visitors connect with nature
through her unique form of
environmental art.
“Making art in nature gives
one time to connect with place
in unexpected and rewarding
ways,” Essley said. “Time
slows. One becomes aware of
sounds, smells, light, textures,
colors, movement and the
extraordinary diversity of ordi-
nary things.
“No two fir cones are alike.”
Essley will lead groups, fam-
ilies and individuals in the
process of creating art using
found natural objects, such as
sticks, rocks, sand, moss and
bark.
No live materials will be cut,
moved or damaged.
Once created, artwork will
be left where it was created to
be enjoyed by others and even-
tually recycled by nature.
Photographs will be the only
permanent record of the cre-
ations, such of which will be
displayed at the Visitor Center.
“Making art from and within
the natural world affirms the
individual’s ability to be a
steward of the environment,”
Essley said.
Essley resides in the
Columbia Gorge, but spent 10
years in the Coast Range par-
ticipating in scientific studies
of gray whales and Brant geese.
She has 25 years of experi-
ence teaching art and leading
groups in the creation of murals
and other forms of art, both
nationally and internationally.
The Cape Perpetua artist-in-
residence program is free to
participants, but a Northwest
Forest Pass, Oregon Coast
Passport, federal recreation
pass or $5 day-use fee is
required within the Cape
Perpetua Scenic Area.
For more information, con-
tact the Cape Perpetua Visitor
Center at 541-547-3289.
ATHLETE
OF THE
WEEK
Hunter Simington
Mapleton
from 1C
and ninth in the long jump at 11
feet, 1.25 inches.
In the boys’ division, AJ foster,
Tyler Packebush, Evan Moso and
Fishing
from 1C
and have both boat and bank
access.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
The river basin is closed to
all fishing above the head of
tide and will reopen for cut-
throat trout fishing on May 22.
ALSEA RIVER: Steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing is
slow. This time of year does
tend to be dominated by more
wild fish and post spawn run
backs. Casting spinners /
spoons, floating bait or a jig,
or bouncing bottom with an
egg pattern are good options.
SALMON RIVER:
The river basin is closed to
all fishing above the head of
tide and will reopen for cut-
throat trout fishing on May 22.
SILETZ RIVER: Steelhead
Winter steelhead fishing is
slow. This time of year is typi-
cally dominated by mostly
wild fish. Side drifting, bounc-
ing bottom or bobber fishing
can be productive.
WILSON RIVER: Steelhead,
Chinook
Steelhead angling has
slowed in the low clear water.
Scale your gear down and
choose techniques that fit low
water. Bobber and jigs should
be an effective technique.
Spring Chinook opened April
1, but fishing is generally very
slow until later in the season.
YAQUINA RIVER:
Steelhead
The river basin is closed to
all fishing above the head of
tide and will reopen for cut-
throat trout fishing on May 22.
COOS COUNTY LAKES
and PONDS: Trout
Trophy trout were stocked
last week into Empire Lakes,
Bradley Lake, and Johnson
Mill Pond. Legal size trout are
also stocked into Empire
Lakes, Bradley Lake,
Butterfield Lake, Eel Lake,
Powers Pond, and Johnson
Mill Pond. Fishing in the area
lakes for trout has been ok
Simington teamed up to finish
second in the 4x100-meter relay
in 47.68.
Each went on to have other top
finishes on the day, beginning
with Foster, who ran the 100
meters in 11.98 for fourth place.
Simington was fifth in the 200
meters (24.41); Packebush was
fifth in the 110-meter hurdles
(19.11) and fourth in the pole
vault (9 feet); Moso was 11th in
the javelin (91 feet, 5 inches), and
12th in the long jump (16 feet,
with anglers having the best
success using small spinners,
spoons, or Powerbait. The
daily trout bag limit in these
lakes is five trout per day with
only one trout over 20 inches.
TENMILE BASIN: Trout,
steelhead, bass
Streams in the Tenmile
Basin are now closed for trout
fishing until May 22. Tenmile
Lakes is open all year for trout
but trout fishing has been
slow.
Steelhead angling is open in
the Tenmile Basin until April
30. In the Tenmile Basin 1
additional hatchery steelhead
may be retained per day for a
total aggregate of 3 adult fish
harvested daily.
Largemouth bass fishing
has been a little slow in
Tenmile Lakes but should pick
up as the weather and water
temperatures warm up. Bass
will be biting on slower
retrieved baits like jigs, jerk-
baits, and spinnerbaits.
very rough lately so picking
days with lower swells is key
to catching fish. Sand shrimp
or Berkley Gulp sand worms
have been working the best
for bait.
Recreational ocean salmon
fishing from Cape Falcon to
Humbug Mt. runs through
April 30.
The season is open for all
salmon except coho salmon.
Anglers are allowed two
salmon per day with a mini-
mum size for Chinook at 24
inches or larger.
A salmon season from May
1, 2016 through April 30,
2017 is currently being devel-
oped.
Fishing for bottom fish is
closed outside of a line
approximating the 30-fathom
curve.
The marine fish daily bag
limit is seven fish and a sepa-
rate daily limit for lingcod
(two). Anglers can only keep 3
blue rockfish and 1 canary
rockfish as part of their daily
limit and there will be no har-
vest of China, quillback, or
copper rockfish.
Retention of cabezon is pro-
hibited through June 30.
UMPQUA RIVER, SOUTH:
Steelhead
The South Umpqua is cur-
rently open to adipose fin-
clipped steelhead harvest, and
winter steelhead fishing will
improve as water levels
recede.
There are still excellent
hatchery steelhead harvest
opportunities on the South
Umpqua especially around
Stanton Park in Canyonville.
WINCHESTER BAY:
Bottomfish, perch
Fishing for bottomfish in
the Triangle and South jetty
has been successful.
PACIFIC OCEAN and
BEACHES: Bottomfish,
Dungeness crab, surf perch
Recreational harvest of crab
is open along the entire
Oregon Coast. It is still rec-
ommended you discard the
crab viscera (guts/butter)
before cooking.
A few anglers fishing the
beaches near Coos Bay have
been catching redtail surf
perch. The ocean has been
5.25 inches).
In the 800 meters, sophomore
Cole Spencer was ninth with a
time of 2:27.97.
Thursday, the Sailors will
compete at the Taft Invitational in
Lincoln City, beginning at 3:45
p.m.
Next Thursday, April 21, the
Sailors will be back on their
home course to host the MWL
Mapleton Invitational.
Events begin at 4:15 p.m.
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Track & Field
The junior vaulted 10’6”,
his highest of the year, to
win the pole vault title at
last week’s Aaron and
Marie Jones Invitational
at McKenzie High School.
Simington also ran a leg
of the 2nd place 4x100
relay team at the same
meet.
Honorable Mention
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