Coastal News

On September 19, 2021, at approximately 6:03 P.M, a motorcyclist was shot by an occupant of a passing vehicle. The shooting occurred on Highway 101 near milepost 289 south of Langlois, Oregon. Both the motorcyc...

By Sean Nealon, OSU release - CORVALLIS, Ore. – When warmwater fish species like bass, walleye and crappie that are not native to the Pacific Northwest, but prized by some anglers, overlap with baby spring chin...

OHA issues advisory due to high bacteria levels - PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is issuing a public health advisory today for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters at Mill Beach in Curr...

A 2.6-magnitude earthquake shook the southern junction of the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast Thursday, Sept. 23. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located west to s...

A couple of earthquakes shook the southern end of the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast Tuesday, Sept. 21. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 2.7-magnitude quake and 2.5 were both ...

ODFW recently announced an increase from a 1-fish bag limit to a 2-fish bag limit for the Pacific halibut fishery south of Cape Falcon. For those anglers that have purchased, or plan to purchase, a daily or mul...

NEWPORT, Ore – Oregon’s forward-thinking, internationally known early actions to adapt to and mitigate for a changing ocean are highlighted in a special issue of Coastal Management Journal. The special issue wa...

NEWPORT, Ore. – ODFW will discuss the commercial nearshore black and blue rockfish and nearshore fisheries during a virtual public meeting Wednesday, September 22, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Geared primarily to comm...

A 3.0-magntitude earthquake shook the southern junction of the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast Friday, Sept. 17. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located south to s...

PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Friday lifted a public health advisory for contact with ocean water at D River Beach, located in Lincoln County. The health authority issued the advisory Sept. 14 af...