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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2017
Stranded juvenile green
sea turtle passes away
Recreational crabbing reopens
along most of Oregon coast
On
Wednesday,
the
Oregon Department of
Agriculture and the Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife announced that
recreational crabbing has
been reopened from the
north jetty of the Coquille
River to the Columbia River.
An area from Tahkenitch
Creek (north of Winchester
Bay) to Cape Foulweather
(north of Newport) was pre-
viously closed due to elevat-
ed domoic acid levels.
Recent crab samples taken
from the area indicate these
levels have dropped and
remain below the alert level.
This reopening of the
recreational season applies
to crab harvested in the
ocean and in bays and estu-
aries, and on beaches, docks,
piers, and jetties.
Recreational crab harvest-
ing remains closed along the
southern Oregon coast from
the north jetty of the
Coquille River (including
the Coquille estuary) to the
California border.
Before crabbing, confirm
the status of ODFW/ODA
harvest areas relative to con-
cerns about elevated biotox-
ins at www.oregon.gov/
ODA/programs/Food
Safety/Shellfish/Pages/Shell
fishClosures.aspx.
• Recreational crabbing:
Currently open in the ocean
and in all bays and estuaries
that are not under the health
advisory.
• Commercial ocean crab-
bing: Delayed in all areas
until at least Dec. 16.
Commercial bay crab-
bing: Commercial bay crab-
bing remains closed in all
areas due to the delay in the
ocean commercial
Dungeness crab fishery.
Despite the commercial
closure, crab and shellfish
products sold in retail mar-
kets and restaurants remain
safe for consumers.
It is always recommended
to eviscerate the crab and
discard the “butter” (viscera
or guts) prior to cooking.
When whole crab are
cooked in liquid, domoic
acid may leach into the
cooking liquid. It is recom-
mended to discard the cook-
ing liquid, and do not use it
in other dishes, such as
sauces, broths, soups, stews,
stocks, roux, dressings, etc.
The consumption of crab
viscera is not recommended.
For more information,
call ODA’s shellfish safety
information hotline at 800-
448-2474.
COURTESY ODFW
Start planning for 2018 fishing, hunting seasons
SALEM — The new 2018
Oregon Sport Fishing and 2018
Oregon Big Game Hunting
Regulations are now available
at outdoor stores and ODFW
offices, or at www.eregulations
.com or through its new recre-
ation website at MyODFW.
com. As of Friday, 2018 licens-
es and tags are also on sale at
license sales agents most
ODFW offices and online.
Fishing and hunting licenses
can make great gifts, especially
for kids. Youth age 12 to 17 can
fish (including Columbia River
Endorsement), hunt, crab and
clam all year for $10 with the
Youth License, or gift the
Sports Pac ($55) and add all
major hunting and fishing
tags/validations including deer,
elk, turkey, bear, cougar and
combined angling tag.
ODFW’s special big game
hunt raffle tickets also make
great stocking stuffers ($4.50-
$11.50 for chance to win a spe-
cial deer, elk, bighorn sheep,
pronghorn or Rocky Mountain
goat tag).
To give a license, tag or
other document as a gift, you
need the hunter or angler’s full
name and date of birth (day,
month, year).
If the person has had a
license before, make sure you
have their ODFW hunter/
angler ID number, which is
found at the top of their license
and stays the same every year.
If you are purchasing for some-
one who has never had a
license, you will need to pro-
vide their social security num-
ber in compliance with Federal
and State Laws.
What’s New for 2018
• Big Game Hunting: New in
the 2018 regulations, signifi-
cant changes are in yellow
highlighted text not red text,
consistent with fishing regula-
tions.
The only major regulatory
changes for hunters are the
extension of the age limit for
the Mentored Youth Hunt
Program to include 14- and 15-
year-olds (goes into effect Jan.
1), and a removal of the cap on
non-resident fall bear tags.
Hunters will notice some
changes in the regulations as
staff have been working to
make the document easier to
follow and understand.
New this year, each species
follows the same standard for-
mat and organization; there are
more maps and tables and less
text; and all regulations for
youth, veterans and landowners
are in one place on new pages.
The changes are part of a
multi-year effort to simplify
Oregon’s Big Game Hunting
Regulations.
• Fishing: New in the 2018
regulations, five rods or lines
are allowed when ice-fishing
for anglers with a two-rod vali-
dation.
Other changes are noted in
yellow highlight throughout
the regulations.
Note that two rods are only
allowed when fishing in lakes,
ponds and reservoirs, though
the two-rod validation may be
extended to some rivers and
streams in 2018 if conditions
allow.
Fishing regulations have
also been reorganized for clari-
ty. New this year, rule excep-
tions are consistently organized
and listed from the mouth to
the headwaters, with each
reach break identified, so
anglers can better understand
the regulations for each section
of the river they are fishing.
While ODFW had originally
planned to offer free fishing
Dec. 31, 2017 through Jan. 1,
2018, the department has can-
celled those dates to stay with-
in the eight-day limit in 2018
and to offer free fishing during
months when fishing condi-
tions are better.
• Fee increase for 2018
Fees for some hunting and
fishing
documents
will
increase for 2018, as approved
by
the
Oregon
State
Legislature when it passed
ODFW’s 2015-17 budget.
Typically, ODFW raises fees
once every six years but during
this six-year cycle, fee increas-
es are staggered with a more
modest fee increase every two
years.
For 2018, a hunting license
will increase by $1.50 to
$33.50, an annual fishing
license will increase by $3 to
$41 and a combination license
will increase by $4 to $69.
The cost of juvenile licenses
will stay the same as part of
efforts to make hunting and
fishing affordable for young
people and their families. For a
full list of the new fees visit
www.MyODFW.com.
NEWPORT — A juvenile
green sea turtle that arrived at
the Oregon Coast Aquarium
for care on Sunday night
passed away last Monday
evening. A Fort Stevens State
Park ranger found the young
hypothermic sea turtle strand-
ed at the mouth of the
Columbia River near the South
Jetty Sunday morning.
The
Oregon
Coast
Aquarium has not cared for a
green sea turtle since 2012,
although, in addition to the
olive ridley, it is the species
most often found stranded on
Pacific northwest beaches.
Green sea turtles inhabit
tropical and subtropical
waters, and the late juvenile
likely originated from the East
Pacific population, which is
classified as Threatened by the
Endangered Species Act. U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Field Advisor, Laura Todd,
said that the Oregon coast
“hasn’t had as many greens in
recent years, even though his-
torically they have been the
most common species found
stranded. A very young Pacific
green, however, is very rare.”
Upon the green sea turtle’s
arrival at the aquarium, hus-
bandry staff administered flu-
ids, obtained blood samples,
and conducted a physical
assessment.
The animal received X-rays
the following morning. Staff
said the sea turtle appeared
responsive and passed waste,
but a high white blood cell
count warned that the turtle
was likely fighting a signifi-
cant infection.
The aquarium performed a
necropsy on the animal to fur-
ther ascertain the cause of
death. Staff found no foreign
material in the stomach or
intestine, but samples will be
evaluated for biotoxin expo-
sure as well.
Multiple
organizations,
including the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, National
Marine Fisheries Service and
the Marine Mammal Stranding
Network will utilize the
necropsy results for future
research on sea turtles.
Although the odds of the
successful rehabilitation of
extremely sick sea turtles are
low, aquarium staff work dili-
gently to treat the animals and
are saddened by their passing.
Turkey, the female olive ridley
that arrived at the aquarium on
Thanksgiving, is still undergo-
ing treatment.
Sea turtles are not found on
Oregon or Washington beach-
es unless stranded. The aquari-
um typically sees these
extremely sick turtles in the
winter, possibly due to the
cold water temperatures,
changing currents and high
frequency of harsh storms that
wash the hypothermic turtles
ashore. If you find a sea turtle
on the beach, note its location,
remain nearby to observe it,
and contact the Oregon State
Police Tipline at 800-452-
7888.
Horse Club returning for
young equestrians in January
C&M
Stables
has
announced the Horse Club for
equestrians between ages of 6
and 18 will soon begin its sec-
ond session of the 2017-18
school year.
The weekly one-hour pro-
gram enables Horse Club
members to build on the skills
learned in the previous weeks
and use hands-on techniques
to learn safety around horses,
grooming and riding. The pro-
gram also reviews horse and
tack parts, and provides writ-
ten handouts on its major sec-
tions.
The program goals are for
members to learn the basic
fundamentals of horseman-
ship, how much fun it is to ride
and what wonderful animals
horses are. The afterschool
classes last for 15 weeks,
beginning the week of Jan. 29,
and ending the week of May
13.
To sign up for Horse Club,
stop by C&M Stables, 8 miles
north of Florence at 90241
Highway 101, between the
hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
seven days a week.
For more information, call
the stables at 541-997-7540.
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