1. (1) The commercial groundfish fishery in the Pacific Ocean off Oregon is jointly managed by the state of Oregon and the federal government through the Pacific Fishery Management Council process. The Code of Federal Regulations provides federal requirements for this fishery, including but not limited to the time, place, and manner of taking groundfish. However, additional regulations may be promulgated subsequently by publication in the Federal Register, and these supersede, to the extent of any inconsistency, the Code of Federal Regulations. Therefore, the following publications are incorporated into Oregon Administrative Rule by reference:

   1. (a) Code of Federal Regulations, Part 660, Subparts C, D, and E (October 1, 2025 ed.) as amended; and
   2. (b) Federal Register Vol. 91, No. 84, dated May 1, 2026 (91 FR 23374).
2. (2) Persons must consult the federal regulations, in addition to Division 004, to determine all applicable groundfish fishing requirements. Where federal regulations refer to the fishery management area, that area is extended from shore to three nautical miles from shore coterminous with the Exclusive Economic Zone.
3. (3) The Commission may adopt additional or modified regulations that are more conservative than federal regulations, in which case Oregon Administrative Rule takes precedence. See OAR 635-004- 0205 through 635-004-0235 and 635-004-0280 through 635-004-0365 for additions or modifications to federal groundfish regulations.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 506.119

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 506.109 & ORS 506.129

History

DFW 37-2026, temporary amend filed 05/11/2026, effective 05/11/2026 through 11/06/2026
DFW 131-2025, amend filed 12/31/2025, effective 01/01/2026
DFW 57-2025, temporary amend filed 07/21/2025, effective 07/21/2025 through 12/31/2025
DFW 109-2024, amend filed 12/30/2024, effective 01/01/2025
DFW 61-2024, temporary amend filed 07/31/2024, effective 08/01/2024 through 12/31/2024
DFW 120-2023, amend filed 12/27/2023, effective 01/01/2024
DFW 108-2023, temporary amend filed 10/06/2023, effective 10/06/2023 through 12/31/2023
DFW 77-2023, temporary amend filed 08/02/2023, effective 08/02/2023 through 12/31/2023
DFW 9-2023, temporary amend filed 02/03/2023, effective 02/03/2023 through 08/01/2023
DFW 156-2022, amend filed 12/20/2022, effective 01/01/2023
DFW 140-2022, temporary amend filed 10/04/2022, effective 10/04/2022 through 12/31/2022
DFW 73-2022, temporary amend filed 06/30/2022, effective 07/05/2022 through 12/31/2022
DFW 177-2021, amend filed 12/20/2021, effective 01/01/2022
DFW 175-2021, temporary amend filed 12/10/2021, effective 12/12/2021 through 12/31/2021
DFW 172-2021, temporary amend filed 11/16/2021, effective 11/16/2021 through 12/11/2021
DFW 75-2021, temporary amend filed 06/15/2021, effective 06/16/2021 through 12/11/2021
DFW 162-2020, amend filed 12/23/2020, effective 01/01/2021
DFW 146-2020, temporary amend filed 11/05/2020, effective 11/05/2020 through 12/31/2020
DFW 141-2020, temporary amend filed 10/22/2020, effective 10/22/2020 through 12/31/2020
DFW 82-2020, temporary amend filed 07/06/2020, effective 07/06/2020 through 12/31/2020
DFW 69-2020, temporary amend filed 06/11/2020, effective 06/11/2020 through 07/03/2020
DFW 2-2020, temporary amend filed 01/06/2020, effective 01/06/2020 through 07/03/2020
DFW 185-2019, amend filed 12/31/2019, effective 01/01/2020
DFW 164-2019, temporary amend filed 10/21/2019, effective 10/21/2019 through 12/31/2019
DFW 111-2019, temporary amend filed 08/06/2019, effective 10/05/2019 through 12/31/2019
DFW 101-2019, temporary amend filed 07/18/2019, effective 07/18/2019 through 12/31/2019
DFW 4-2019, temporary amend filed 01/18/2019, effective 01/18/2019 through 07/16/2019
DFW 180-2018, amend filed 12/12/2018, effective 01/01/2019
DFW 158-2018, temporary amend filed 10/15/2018, effective 10/15/2018 through 12/31/2018
DFW 17-2018, temporary amend filed 02/12/2018, effective 07/03/2018 through 08/10/2018
DFW 16-2018, temporary amend filed 02/12/2018, effective 02/12/2018 through 07/02/2018
DFW 2-2018, temporary amend filed 01/03/2018, effective 01/04/2018 through 07/02/2018
DFW 137-2017, temporary amend filed 10/19/2017, effective 10/19/2017 through 12/31/2017
DFW 89-2017(Temp), f. and cert. ef. 7-14-17 thru 12-31-17
DFW 15-2017, f. & cert. ef. 2-15-17
Reverted to DFW 3-2016, f. & cert. ef. 1-19-16
DFW 114-2016(Temp), f. 9-12-16, cert. ef. 9-15-16 thru 12-31-16
DFW 83-2016(Temp), f. 6-29-16, cert. ef. 7-5-16 thru 12-31-16
DFW 3-2016, f. & cert. ef. 1-19-16
DFW 159-2015(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-25-15 thru 5-22-16
DFW 151-2015(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-2-15 thru 4-29-16
DFW 111-2015(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-19-15 thru 2-14-16
DFW 68-2015(Temp), f. 6-11-15, cert. ef. 6-12-15 thru 12-8-15
DFW 18-2015, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-15
DFW 163-2014(Temp), f. 12-15-14, cert. ef. 1-1-15 thru 6-29-15
DFW 109-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-4-14 thru 12-31-14
DFW 34-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-23-14 thru 9-30-14
DFW 136-2013, f. 12-19-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14
DFW 132-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-9-13 thru 6-7-14
DFW 96-2013(Temp), f. 8-27-13, cert. ef. 9-1-13 thru 12-31-13
DFW 1-2013, f. & cert. ef. 1-3-13
Reverted to DFW 75-2012, f. 6-28-12, cert. ef. 7-1-12
DFW 106-2012(Temp), f. 8-15-12, cert. ef. 9-1-12 thru 12-31-12
DFW 78-2012(Temp), f. 6-28-12, cert. ef. 7-1-12 thru 10-27-12
DFW 75-2012, f. 6-28-12, cert. ef. 7-1-12