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Publications about Sea Grant

A Mandate to Engage Coastal Users: A Review of the National Sea Grant College Extension Program and a Call for Greater National Commitment to Engagement. ORESU-Q-01-001
[.pdf - 5MB ] [HTML - 131KB]

Implementing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Mandate to Engage Coastal Users: Opportunities for National Sea Grant Outreach Growth ORESU-Q-03-002
[.pdf] [HTML]

Oregon Sea Grant Publications & Videos. ORESU-L-02-001.
[HTML]

Oregon Sea Grant Strategic Plan, 1998-2003. ORESU-Q-00-002.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Making a Difference:The Development of Oregon Sea Grant’s Management Information and Accountability System. ORESU-W-99-001.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Commercial Fishing

NEW SERIES: Getting to Know Oregon's Commercial Fisheries

  • Salmon Trollers. ORESU-G03-006 [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Traps. ORESU-G-03-008 [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Tuna Trollers. ORESU-G-03-012. [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Gillnetters. ORESU-G-03-009. [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Long-Liners. ORESU-G-03-010 [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Purse Seiners. ORESU-G-03-011. [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Trawlers. ORESU-g-03-007. [.pdf] [HTML]

Complex Courses from Conflict to Action: A Riparian Management Case. ORESU-S-02-001.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Understanding and Controlling Histamine Formation in Troll-Caught Albacore Tuna: A Review and Update of Preliminary Findings from the 1994 Season. ORESU-T-01-001.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Fisherman to Consumer Marketing: State and Local Regulations in Oregon. 2003 rev.
ORESU-G-03-001.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Tax Information for Crewmen on Commercial Fishing Boats
ORESU-G-97-006
[.pdf] [HTML]

Survey of Gillnetters in Oregon and Washington: Summary of Results. ORESU-S-96-001.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Survey of Oregon Troll Permit Owners Summary of Results. ORESU-T-96-002.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Oregon's Changing Coastal Fishing Communities. ORESU-O-99-001
[.pdf] [HTML]

Oregon Coastal Salmon Restoration: Views of Coastal Residents. ORESU-S-97-001
[.pdf] [HTML]

Fishing Families

Connecting with Fathers at Sea
ORESU-G-96-005
[.pdf] [HTML]

Teaching Children About Money
ORESU-G-97-001
[.pdf] [HTML]

Seeking Professional Help with Emotional Stress and Strain
ORESU-G-97-005
[.pdf] [HTML]

Fishing Marriages Over Time
ORESU-G-97-007
[.pdf] [HTML]

The Ebb and Flow of Fishing Family Life
ORESU-G-98-002
[.pdf] [HTML]

Fishing Family Expense Tracking System
ORESU-G-98-004
[.pdf] [HTML]

The Working Together Series:

  • Successful Partnerships (EC 1506) [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Choosing Your Group’s Structure, Mission, and Goals (EC 1507) [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Effective Meetings Management (EC 1508)[.pdf] [HTML]
  • Good Decision Making (EC 1509) [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Effective Communication (EC 1510) [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Dealing with Stumbling Blocks (EC 1511) [.pdf] [HTML]

Seafood Processing/HACCP

New: Issues Regarding Mercury in Pacific Northwest Seafood. ORESU-G-04-003.
[.pdf] [HTML]

From Seafood specialist Ken Hilderbrand:

Mercury Content of Oregon Groundfish: Revisiting Some Old Data.
ORESU-I-01-003.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Fish Smoking Procedures for Forced Convection Smokehouses.
ORESU-I-01-001
[.pdf] [HTML]

Parasites in Marine Fishes - Questions and Answers for Seafood Retailers.
ORESU-g-03-015 (Revised).
[.pdf] [HTML]

Seafood Waste Management Bibliography. 2001 rev.
ORESU-I-01-002.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Quick Determination of Water Phase Salt Content of Smoked Fish. 2000 rev. ORESU-I-00-003.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Preparation of Salt Brines for the Fishing Industry. 1999 rev.
ORESU-H-99-002.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Tuna Salad Sandwich HACCP Plan.
ORESU-I-00-001.
[.pdf] [HTML] [Zipped Word file]

Hot Smoked Fish Company HACCP Plan.
ORESU-I-97-001.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Pacific Shrimp Generic Company HACCP Plan.
ORESU-I-97-004.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Oysters, Pacific Coast, Shucker with Wet Storage. ORESU-I-97-002.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (LOX).
ORESU-I-97-003.
[.pdf] [HTML]

From Fisheries Engineering Specialist Ed Kolbe:

Improving Energy Use and Productivity in West Coast and Alaskan Seafood Processing Plants.
ORESU-T-01-004.
[.pdf] [HTML]

NEW: Chilling and Freezing Guidelines to Maintain Onboard Quality and Safety of Albacore Tuna. ORESU-I-04-001 (SR1006).
Available only on line from OSU Extension & Experiment Station Communications.

(note: The following technical documents are provided by Ed Kolbe, and are not published by Oregon Sea Grant. If you have questions about them, please contact the author.)

A Model to Predict Freezing Time.
downloadable software and manual

An Interactive Fish Freezing Model Compared with Commercial Experience
[.pdf] [HTML]

Measuring Temperatures
[.pdf] [HTML]

Seafood information for consumers

NEW: Domoic Acid and Amnesiac Shellfish Poisoning.
ORESU-G-03-005
[.pdf] [HTML]

Catching, Cleaning, and Cooking Bay Crabs.
ORESU-G-98-005.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Building a Small Crab Cooker for Home Use.
ORESU-G-03-016 (was SG 70).
[.pdf] [HTML]

Oregon's Tasty Mussels.
ORESU-G-00-002
[.pdf] [HTML]

Albacore Tuna: A Quality Guide for Off-the-Dock Purchasers.
ORESU-G-95-003.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Marine Resources

Recreation & Education

NEW: Beach Fact Sheets:

Beach Balls.
ORESU-G-00-003.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Pacific Fission Worms.
ORESU-G-03-002.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Sea Foam.
ORESU-G-03-003.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Velella velella.
ORESU-G-03-004.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Seals and Sea Lions in Oregon.
ORESU-G-03-013
[.pdf] [HTML]

Fossils You Can Find on Oregon Beaches.
ORESU-G-04-001
[.pdf] [HTML]

These fact sheets, and more, are included in the short publication:
Flotsam, Jetsam, and Wrack.
ORESU-G-01-002.
[.pdf] [HTML]


Gray Whales. ORESU-G-01-003. [.pdf] [HTML]

Ballenas Grises (Gray Whales - Spanish translation).
ORESU-G-96-008. [.pdf] [HTML]

Watching Whales. ORESU-G-98-006. [.pdf] [HTML]

El Niño. ORESU-G-97-008. [.pdf] [HTML]

Seal Pups Rest On Shore (poster). ORESU-G-04-005. [.pdf]

Enjoy the beaches in safety. ORESU-G-03-014.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Marine Conservation & Management

The Effects of Tide Gates on Estuarine Habitats and Migratory Fish. ORESU-G-04-002
[.pdf] [HTML]

Estuary Management in the Pacific Northwest. ORESU-H-03-001.
This book-length publication has been placed on line at the National Sea Grant Library site in several .pdf files because of its size. The full publication is 27MB.

Yaquina Bay Bibliography. J. Webster and H. Hiveley. ORESU-I03-001. Available only online from the Guin Library at the Hatfield Marine Science Center.

Salmon: Life in the Watershed fact sheets:

  • Chinook Salmon: Life in the Watershed. ORESU-G-99-010.
    [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Coastal Steelhead Trout: Life in the Watershed. ORESU-G-99-011
    [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Coastal Cutthroat Trout: Life in the Watershed. ORESU-G-99-012
    [.pdf] [HTML]
  • Coho Salmon: Life in the Watershed. ORESU-G-99-013.
    [.pdf] [HTML]

A Changing Columbia Basin. ORESU-G-98-007.
[.pdf] [HTML]

Lower Columbia Estuary Program: Biological Integrity Workshop. ORESU-W-99-002. [.pdf] [HTML]

Improving Natural Hazards Management on the Oregon Coast. ORESU-T-94-002.
[.pdf - 3.8 MB] [HTML - 319 KB]

 

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