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Nearly $16 million in CARES Act funding to be made available to Oregon’s marine-related and coastal fishery businesses impacted by COVID-19 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

Buoy 46015 off Port Orford is expected to be redeployed,possibly within the next ten days.

The White House has issued an executive order promoting competitiveness and economic growth of American seafood.

Proposed Budget ’20-21 will next go to the full board of commissioners.

Illness of a person onboard any vessel that may adversely affect the safety of a vessel or port facility is a hazardous condition per 33 CFR 160.216 and must be reported immediately to the U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port (COTP). Cases of persons who exhibit symptoms consistent with COVID-19 must be reported to the COTP.Click here to read full release.

UPDATE- deadline extended until March 23, 2020

ODA Director Alexis Taylor is responsible for appointing commissioners. Dungeness Crab Commission – 3 producers (1 each from Port of Astoria, Charleston, and Newport). The deadline to apply is March 16, 2020. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORODA/bulletins/27b43dd

An engineering firm and prime contractor have been selected to complete the necessary work and engineering and design have commenced. http://oregondungeness.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ice-House-Project-Update-7FEB20.pdf

The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) is excited to announce the launch of a Pacific Advisory Committee, which brings RODA’s mission of improving the compatibility of new offshore development with commercial fishing to the West Coast.

73 hr presoak begins (setting gear): December 28, 8:00AM. Start date (pulling gear): December 31, 9:00AM

Fresh Oregon crab is back on the menu soon—the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open along all of Oregon’s coast on Dec. 31, 2019