Oregon’s North and Central Coast Seafood Consumer Guide

Chinook Salmon

Columbia River & Young's Bay Gillnet:
February - October (Exact dates vary within a season)

North Coast (U.S./Canada Border to Cape Falcon):

  • May 1 - June 29
  • July 1 - September 30

Mid Coast (Cape Falcon to Florence South Jetty)

  • May 1-5, 10-12, 26-31
  • June 5-7, 12-14, 19-21, 26-28
  • July 5-7, 12-14, 19-21, 26-28
  • August 1-4, 8-10, 15-17
  • Sept.1 - Oct. 31

South Coast (Humbug Mt. to OR/CA Border)

  • May 1-5, 10-12, 26-31
  • June 1 - July 31

Coho Salmon

Columbia River & Young's Bay Gillnet:
February - October (Exact dates vary within a season)

North Coast (U.S./Canada Border to Cape Falcon):
July 1 - September 30

Mid Coast (Cape Falcon to Florence South Jetty)
No Season

South Coast (Florence South Jetty to OR/CA border)
No Season

Pink Shrimp

April 1 to Oct. 31, 2021

Dungeness Crab

  • Dec. 16, 2020 to Aug. 14, 2021
  • Dec. 1, 2021 to Aug. 14, 2022

Albacore Tuna

June to October
(Depending on when species arrives and departs off the Oregon Coast)

Pacific Halibut

  • June 22 - 24
  • July 6 - 8, 20-22
  • Aug 3 - 5

(These dates are only open until the quota has been reached for the year.)

Lingcod, Rockfish, Sole, Flounder, and Blackcod

Throughout the Year

Sturgeon

Young’s Bay, Tongue Point, Blind Slough, and Deep River

April - August (Exact dates vary within a season)

Download 2021 What's Fresh and When Seafood Consumer Guide (pdf)

Please Note: These are NOT RECREATIONAL harvest dates.
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