OSG Publications

Youth Recruitment and an Aging Workforce: A Pilot Study of Intergenerational Family Business in Oregon’s Commercial Fishing Industry

Thesis on observations in many coastal communities indicating aging of fishermen and a lack of young people entering the industry, causing a “graying effect” in commercial fishing fleets.

A Landscape-Scale Watershed Assessment Method to Support Fish Passage Restoration in Puget Sound, Washington State: An Analysis for the Fish Barrier Removal Board

Thesis focused on identifying watersheds with the greatest potential for salmon and steelhead recovery and implementing the removal of multiple barriers within those watersheds.

Common Seafood Direct from Oregon Fishermen

A fact sheet with information on common seafood caught in Oregon.

Genetic Connectivity of Dungeness Crab (Cancer magister) in the California Current System and Puget Sound

A thesis investigating the population genetic structure of the Dungeness crab (Cancer magister).

Oregon’s Working Waterfronts [mobile app]

A guided tour of the working waterfronts of Coos Bay, North Bend, and Charleston, Oregon.

The U.S. West Coast Shellfish Industry's Perception of and Response to Ocean Acidification

The perception of the U.S. West Coast Shellfish industry and their response to ocean acidification.