Commission meets Aug. 13-14 in Salem

SALEM, Ore.—The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Thursday and Friday, Aug. 13-14 in Salem.

See the meeting agenda at https://myodfw.com/articles/commission-agenda-august-13-14-2026

On Thursday, Commissioners will visit projects showcasing work underway with partners to recover salmon/steelhead and lamprey in the Willamette Basin. To join the Tour, be at ODFW Headquarters at 8 a.m. Vans will load and leave the parking lot at 9 am. Members of the public may join the tour but must provide their own transportation and lunch.

Friday's business meeting starts at 8 am at ODFW Headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE in Salem. The meeting will be livestreamed on the meeting agenda page and at ODFW's YouTube channel.

To testify remotely about an item on the agenda, sign up at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting (Wednesday, Aug. 12 by 8 am) using the forms found on the agenda page. To testify in person, sign up using the paper forms provided at the meeting.

To testify about a topic not on the agenda, register for public forum online at least 48 hours before the meeting (by Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 8 a.m.). Sign up at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to testify online for an agenda item or in public forum.

On Friday, the Commission will consider:

Commercial Dungeness crab rules: Revised rules would strengthen ODFW's approach to reducing the risk of whale entanglement, including: an electronic vessel monitoring requirement for commercial crab vessels, additional criteria and guidelines for approving experimental fishing gear permits, and a minor modification to commercial crab surface gear allowances.

Trap check interval times: Proposed rules would establish requirements that traps set to capture bear or cougar under the damage or public nuisance statute must be checked and animals removed within a specific time interval (at least once every other calendar day but not exceeding 56 hours). Use of traps will continue to be a prohibited method for bear and cougar hunting seasons.

Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund (OCRF) Wildlife Crossing Funding: Approving funding for the Trans Pacific Parkway Wildlife Crossing Project on a roadway running from US 101 along the Coos Bay North Spit northwest of North Bend in Coos County. Funds come from Lottery Revenue bonds meant to support habitat connectivity projects in priority areas. The funding would support culvert crossings benefitting state- and federally-threatened Coastal Pacific Marten (a Species of Greatest Conservation Need) and other species including black-tailed deer.

An Executive Session will be held pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(f) to consider information or records that are exempt by law from public inspection, as well as to consult with legal counsel concerning legal rights and duties of a public body with regard to current litigation or litigation likely to be filed as authorized by ORS 192.660(2)(h). The executive session is closed to the public. Media wishing to attend should contact the Director's office at (503) 947-6044.

Reasonable accommodations, such as assistive hearing devices, sign language interpreters, and materials in large print or audiotape, will be provided as needed. To ensure availability, please contact the Director's Office at 503.947.6044 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to make your request. TTY users can reach ODFW by using the Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service. Please dial 711 and ask to connect to 503-947-6044.

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