People who visit the bay fronts of Oregon’s harbors often see working boats at dock and wonder about them and about the types of commercial fishing being done along the coast. A series of 10 Newport’s Commercial Fisheries signs are now available to answer some of those questions. Not only can the bay front signs be viewed as you walk along the dock, they can also be found online:
- Newport’s Commercial Fishing Community – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug11019.pdf
- Bottom Trawler – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug11016.pdf
- Dungeness Crabs – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug11017.pdf
- Hagfish – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug11018.pdf
- Longliner – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug11020.pdf
- Pacific Whiting Midwater Trawler – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug11021.pdf
- Sablefish Traps – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug11023.pdf
- Salmon Troller – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug11014.pdf
- Shrimp Trawler – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug11022.pdf
- Tuna Troller – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug11015.pdf
Also available online is a free set of seven short publications explaining gear on fishing boats:
- Gillnetters – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug03009.pdf
- Long-Liners – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug03010.pdf
- Purse Seiners – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug03011.pdf
- Salmon Trollers – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug03006.pdf
- Traps – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug08002.pdf
- Trawlers – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug03007.pdf
- Tuna Trollers – http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/oresu/oresug03012.pdf
