Brian Bahouth

A 38-foot female gray whale washed ashore a few miles north of Yachats on Sunday.

The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program has released its list of coastal recreation areas it will monitor for the presence of bacteria during 2026 and 2027.

On the Oregon coast, Nate Parker-Jones is a commercial fisher, but he doesn’t use a crab pot, or even a hook and line.

Lincoln County employees have been instructed to avoid in-person commission meetings out of concerns over physical safety and liability exposure.

Oregon lawmakers have rejected funding for a program that supporters said would help the state’s fishing industry.

Last year, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians petitioned the Oregon State Marine Board to impose a motorized boat ban on the upper Siletz river in Lincoln County. The board is expected to issue a temporary rule at its meeting in early April, ahead of a series of public meetings.

After four hours of emotional public comment, the commission voted 6-1 to deny the petition.

A bill that would enable the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to expand fundraising in support of ocean research is advancing through the state legislature. The Oregon House approved HB 4097 Tuesday.

Whale entanglements are becoming more common along the west coast of the United States, with NOAA Fisheries reporting as many as three dozen confirmed sightings in 2024.

Wyden thanked central coast residents for their passion in helping to bring a Coast Guard helicopter back to Newport.