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Updated: July 27, 2025 @ 6:48 am
The Oregon department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Marine Reserves program secured a National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Dash Fisheries Grant.
It will fund ocean fishing scholarships to remove potential financial barriers for participation in hook and line surveys in the Cascade Head Marine Reserve near Depoe Bay and the deadline to apply has been extended to August 18th.
The scholarships aim to bring anglers to the reserves who are historically underrepresented in the surveys. Surveys currently rely heavily on male retirees who live on the coast and can pay their travel and lodging expenses for participation. There is also a large contingent of repeat anglers.
Looking to expand the breadth of participation in the program, there are now two Fishing Scholarship, per day, currently planned.
Volunteer anglers join marine reserves staff, on a charter boat, where anglers catch fish in reserves, which are otherwise off limits to angling.
Interested anglers need to have marine fishing experience and write a short note, maximum half page, to the Department of ODFW on why they qualify for one of the one-day scholarships.
The dates for fishing trips out of Depoe Bay are August 26th to August 28th and September 16th to 18th. Please note in your application your top three choices for fighting dates so that you may get the best match with one of the qualified anglers, with fighting opportunities.
Angling licenses are not required to participate in this activity with ODFW. Scholarship anglers must complete the online ODFW volunteer forms prior to traveling to Depoe Bay to be eligible for reimbursement.
Under state-wide reimbursement rules ODFW will have to run a check on driving records and wildlife infractions of anglers.
The Marine Reserves Program will reimburse participants for mileage or public transportation, up to $150 for lodging and $59 per diem for food.
Applications are due on August 18th and can be emailed to: ODFWmarineserves@gmail.com or dropped off, or mailed to, Oregon Marine Reserves Program Hook and Line Survey, 2040 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport OR 97365. For more information call Mark Freeman at: 541-961-5515.
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