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Commercial
Dungeness crab
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Sports &
Recreation
Calendar
Winter Sports
openers:
Dec. 4
• SHS boys BB
hosts Newport
7:15 p.m.
• SHS girls BB
hosts Newport
5:45 p.m.
• MHS boys BB
hosts Lowell
7 p.m.
• SHS girls BB
hosts Lowell
5:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
COURTESY PHOTO BY SUSAN FERGUSON
A photo taken at Horsfall Beach last year documents the rising “King Tide” level.
K ING T IDES P ROJECT GEARS UP FOR 10 TH YEAR
T
he first round of the
current winter’s “king
tides” is coming Nov.
25-27.
Volunteer photographers
are being invited to assist in
the annual Oregon King Tides
Photo Project, which is a citi-
zen science activity that utiliz-
es photos taken by volunteers
to document the highest reach
of the year’s highest tides.
The Oregon King Tides
Photo Project, which takes
place throughout Oregon’s
coastal region, is now in its
10th year in Oregon as part of
an international citizen sci-
ence effort.
The project is sponsored by
the CoastWatch Program of
the Oregon Shores
Conservation Coalition and
the Oregon Coastal
Management Program of the
Department of Land
Conservation and
Development, along with
local partners.
The other two high-tide
sequences this winter on
which the project’s volunteers
will focus take place Jan.
10-12 and Feb. 8-10, 2020.
Dec. 6
• SHS wrestling
at Harrisburg
Noon
Tide Tables
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Hunting, hiking, and mush-
room picking are popular out-
door activities in Lane County.
Each year, Lane County
Sheriff ’s Office Search and
Rescue teams are called to
assist in finding lost or injured
people when something on
their outdoor trip didn’t go as
planned.
Below are a few tips to help
you plan a great trip and enjoy
the beautiful outdoors with
safety in mind.
1. Know your skill level and
research the area you plan to
hunt, hike, or mushroom pick
to ensure you have the neces-
sary skills and equipment.
2. Tell someone where you
12:46am/0.7
1:46pm/ 2.3
Nov. 22
8:19am / 7.6
8:39pm / 6.3
1:46am / 1.0
2:48pm / 1.3
Nov. 23
9:03am / 8.1
9:45pm / 6.5
2:41am /1.2
3:42pm / 0.4
Nov. 24
9:45m / 8.4
10:43pm /6.7
3:33am / 1.5
4:31pm / -0.4
4:21am / 1.8
5:17pm / -1.1
Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department (OPRD) invites
Oregonians to ditch the shop-
ping bags and lace up their
hiking boots to celebrate
“Green Friday” Nov. 29.
OPRD will waive day-use
parking fees that day in 25 state
parks across Oregon.
Nov. 26
11:05am / 8.9
photos, and post them online.
More information on the
project, a link to tide tables,
instructions for posting pho-
tos, and a map of photo loca-
tions, can be found online at
www.oregonkingtides.net.
King tide photos can be
taken anywhere affected by
tides, whether on the outer
shoreline, in estuaries or
along lower river floodplains.
Photos showing high water
in relation to infrastructure
See
TIDES 2B
are going and when you plan
to return. Leave them a map
with your route and stick to
the planned route.
3. Hunt or hike with a
buddy, and stay with one
another while you are out and
about.
4. Carry a pack with the
following supplies, even for
short trips:
• Fully charged cell phone
and battery backup
• Map
• An emergency light source
in case you end up being out-
doors after the sun sets
• Extra clothing
• First aid kit
• Extra food and water
• Compass
• Fire starter
5. Regularly scan your sur-
roundings to keep yourself
oriented. This is especially
true for mushroom picking
which involves looking down
at the ground for long periods
of time which can contribute
to losing your way.
Remember: Look down,
and then look around.
Lastly, if you find yourself
lost or injured, call 9-1-1 if
you have cell service.
If you are unable to call for
help, Search and Rescue
experts advise you stay put to
conserve energy and allow
search teams to locate you.
See
CRAB 2B
ODFW R EGIONAL F ISHING
R EPORT
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID COAST LAKES:
Stocking of the mid-coast
lakes ended in June. Check
the stocking schedule online
for dates and locations of
stockings. Some of the bigger
lakes have “hold-over” trout
and the fishing typically picks
up in the fall when these trout
are feeding to prepare for the
winter months ahead. In the
mid-coast these lakes include:
Olalla, Big Creek reservoirs,
Cleawox, Mercer, Munsel, and
Siltcoos.
Warmwater fisheries are
slowing down for the year as
water temperatures cool.
SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall
Chinook, cutthroat trout
Fall Chinook fishing has
been fair on the Siuslaw River.
Recent rains have raised the
river and moved many of the
See
FISHING 2B
Fees to be waived at state parks during ‘Green Friday’
Nov. 25
10:25am / 8.7
11:37pm / 6.9
The international project
began in Australia, where the
highest tides of the year are
known as “king tides,” hence
the name of the project. These
tides arrive when the sun,
moon, and earth are in align-
ment, causing a stronger than
usual gravitational pull.
Anyone with a camera can
participate. At high tide on
any of the three project days
(the timing of which varies,
depending on location), find
a safe spot to observe the tide
in relation to the land, snap
LCSR OFFERS SAFETY TIPS FOR HUNTERS , HIKERS
12:32am / 3.2
Nov. 21
7:31am / 7.0
7:25pm/ 6.1
Waves hit a sea wall near Wldport during a 2018 King Tide.
Low Tide
Nov. 20
6:30am / 6.6
6:03pm / 6.2
COURTESY PHOTO BY ROY LOWE
NEWPORT — The opening
of the commercial Dungeness
crab season will be delayed
from Dec. 1 until at least Dec.
16, along the entire Oregon
coast as testing shows crabs are
too low in meat yield.
The target opening of the
ocean commercial Dungeness
crab season in Oregon is Dec.
1, but can be delayed to ensure
a high-quality product to con-
sumers and avoid wastage of
the resource. Crab quality test-
ing in early November showed
that none of the test areas met
the meat yield criteria for a
Dec. 1 opening.
The delayed opening will
allow crabs to fill with more
meat.
A second round of crab
quality testing will occur in late
November or early December,
and the results will be used to
determine if the season should
open Dec. 16, be further de-
layed, or be split into areas with
different opening dates.
Crab were also tested for
domoic acid along the entire
coast, and all samples were
found to be safe for human
consumption.
However, due to elevated
levels of domoic acid detected
in razor clams in some areas,
testing in Dungeness crab will
continue regularly south of
Heceta Head.
In conjunction with the de-
layed ocean commercial sea-
son, commercial harvest of
Dungeness crab in Oregon
bays that are currently open
will close at 12:01 a.m. Dec. 1,
but may reopen if the ocean
commercial fishery opens in
December.
Recreational harvest of
Dungeness crab in the ocean
off Oregon will open Dec. 1 as
scheduled in all areas. Recre-
ational crab harvesting is cur-
rently open coastwide in bays
and estuaries, and on beaches,
5:07am / 2.2
6:02pm / -1.3
“Fall weather brings a differ-
ent flavor to many state parks
and we’re encouraging folks to
get outside and explore,” said
Lisa Sumption, OPRD director.
“This is our fifth year celebrat-
ing Green Friday and we’re
excited to continue the
post-holiday tradition.”
Parking is free year-round at
almost all state parks; the waiv-
er applies to the 25 parks that
charge $5 daily for parking.
The waiver applies from
open to close on Nov. 29, except
at Shore Acres State Park,
where it expires at 3 p.m. for
the Holiday Lights event that
runs Thanksgiving through
New Year’s Eve.
A list of parks that charge the
$5 parking fee is available
online.
Learn more about Oregon
State Parks at www .oregon-
stateparks.org.
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