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The Klamath Basin has been plagued by drought and a lack of water for years, and issues persist. The effects are far-reaching for tribes, ranchers, farmers, waterfowl advocates, and people who rely on residential wells.

As part of President Biden’s and Governor Kate Brown’s push to boost alternative energy, floating wind turbines are being explored offshore, including three spots off the Oregon Coast. Some want more scrutiny of such a development.

Seafood processors in Oregon will soon receive more than $1.5 million in federal funding. The money will go to pay for expenses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An invasive species of crab is taking over the coastal habitats of Coos Bay. The overpopulation of green crab has serious ecological consequences for other species, such as the native Dungeness crab.

Oregon’s crabbing industry is known as the state’s most lucrative in the fishing market, but another food from the sea is thriving off the coast: squid.

After several difficult years for the salmon industry in Oregon, Governor Kate Brown has asked the US Department of Commerce for federal disaster relief for fishermen.

Crabbing is Oregon’s most lucrative – and dangerous – fishing market. Now a federal grant aims to make the work safer.

The plan aims to keep endangered wildlife like the humpback whale from getting entangled in fishing gear off of the Oregon coast, specifically in Oregon’s Dungeness crab fishery.

Closures of recreational steelhead fisheries on the Deschutes, Umatilla, John Day and Walla Walla rivers are intended to limit damage to historically small runs.

A Norwegian company is proposing to use an innovative technology to address long-standing environmental objections to salmon aquaculture. If it pans out, it could be a game-changer for the region's beleaguered fin-fish aquaculture industry.

Fishermen and tribes have been fighting the mine proposal for a decade, fearing it would harm the wild sockeye salmon at the heart of the area's economy and culture.

Protecting animals on the Earth can be a tricky proposition. Case in point: creating marine reserves to protect fish and other ocean creatures. In the…