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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016
PARTS OF OREGON COAST OPEN TO RECREATIONAL CRABBING
SALEM — The Oregon
Department of Agriculture and
the Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife announced the
opening of the ocean and bay
recreational crab fishery along
the southern Oregon coast from
Floras Creek (just north of Port
Orford) to the California bor-
der.
The ocean and bay recre-
ational crab fishery also
remains open along the north-
ern coast from Tillamook Head
to the mouth of the Columbia
River, including the area inside
the Columbia River mouth.
Tillamook Head is located
between Seaside and Cannon
Beach.
The 210-mile area between
Tillamook Head and Floras
Creek will remain closed to
ocean and bay recreational
crabbing due to elevated levels
of domoic acid recently detect-
ed in the viscera of Dungeness
crab.
Commercial crabbing is cur-
rently closed along the entire
Oregon coast (in the ocean, in
bays and in estuaries).
Changes in the status of the
ocean commercial crab fishery
will be considered next week
upon consultation with the
commercial crab industry and
the Washington and California
Fish and Wildlife agencies.
Additional crab viscera sam-
ples from impacted areas are
being analyzed on a weekly
basis to determine when and
where additional fishery open-
ings will occur.
Two successive tests with
domoic acid levels below the
alert level are required to re-
open areas for recreational and
commercial crabbing.
It is recommended that crab
always be eviscerated prior to
cooking. Evisceration includes
removing and discarding the
internal organs and gills.
Despite the closure, crab and
shellfish products sold in retail
markets and restaurants remain
safe for consumers because
these products were not har-
vested in areas closed for
biotoxins.
Domoic acid or amnesic
shellfish toxin can cause minor
to severe illness and even
death.
Severe poisoning can result
in dizziness, headaches, vomit-
ing and diarrhea.
More severe cases can result
in memory loss and death.
Shellfish toxins are produced
by algae and originate in the
ocean.
Toxins cannot be removed
by cooking, freezing or any
other treatment.
For more information, call
ODA’s shellfish safety informa-
tion hotline at 800-448-2474 or
visit www.oregon.gov/ODA/
programs/FoodSafety/Shellfish
/Pages/ShellfishClosures.aspx.
Cape Perpetua Discovery Series to explore Oregon’s coastal geology
Viks
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Carreina Greenburg came in
and provided the Viks with
quality minutes on defense.
“They came in and really
stepped up for us,” said Tatum.
“They played very well when
we needed them most.”
In the fourth quarter,
Siuslaw rallied, outscoring the
Falcons 18-12 to cut the deficit
to just seven points before
Elmira finished with the win,
51-44.
state visitors cherish.
Oregon State University
Emeritus
Professor
of
Geosciences Bob Lillie, Ph.D.,
shares the connection between
hazards and scenery in “Beauty
from the Beast” at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, Dec. 10, during the
Cape
Perpetua
Winter
Discovery Series at the Visitor
Center, located three miles
south of Yachats.
Lillie draws on his experi-
ence as a geology professor,
park ranger and graphic illus-
trator to reveal plate tectonics
in action and explain the basics
of Earth science in easy-to-
understand ways.
“‘Beauty from the Beast’
reminds Northwest residents
and visitors that their home-
towns and iconic parklands are
subject to geologic processes
that affect their lives and liveli-
hoods,” Lillie said. “By learn-
ing to live with the beast of
earthquakes, tsunamis and vol-
canic eruptions, people can
more fully appreciate the beau-
ty that surrounds them.”
Lillie will also be available
to sign his new book “Beauty
Though it was a loss, it was
a vast improvement over the
last time the Viks faced the
Falcons, when Elmira defeated
Siuslaw by 43 points.
“We’re putting the pieces
together,” said Tatum, whose
team will play 11 games in the
next 19 days. “We’re sort of
throwing them into the fire, but
I think when it’s all over, we’re
going to be the team no one
wants to play in the Far West.”
Destinie Tatum led the Viks
with 9 points and 8 rebounds.
Abby Watkins had 7 points and
4 steals to go with a pair of
blocked shots and 3 assists.
Claire Waggoner, Madison
Reynolds and Long each had 5
points.
This weekend, the Vikings
will play in the two-day
Junction City Invitational,
playing the host Tigers on
Friday, then either Harrisburg
or Dayton on Saturday.
On Dec. 16, Siuslaw will
host top-ranked Cascade.
“We’re excited to see what
we can do over the next few
weeks — and what we can do
in league,” Tatum said.
from the Beast: Plate Tectonics
and the Landscapes of the
Pacific Northwest.”
The book can be purchased
at the Cape Perpetua Visitor
Center.
The Cape Perpetua Winter
Discovery Series is an opportu-
nity to explore topics and
resources relevant to the
Oregon Coast during the off-
season
months
between
November and March.
All presentations and guided
walks are free, but a Northwest
Forest Pass, Oregon Coast
Passport 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.
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
YACHATS — The pictur-
esque Oregon Coast attracts
many with its breath-taking
beauty. But it also elicits cau-
tionary fear with its warnings
of earthquakes and tsunamis.
Ironically, the very geologic
forces that threaten lives also
are responsible for the spectac-
ular mountains, valleys and
coastlines that Oregonians and
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