Cape Perpetua North Marine Protected Area

To protect the Cape Perpetua Reef Complex, which hosts a diversity of rockfish species, including copper, vermillion, and quillback rockfish. There are 15 seabird nesting colonies in the region, including the largest mainland breeding colony of Brandt's cormorants in the Pacific at Heceta Head. Between the energetic intertidal habitats and the deeper and stable offshore habitats, the nearshore area hosts diverse communities of invertebrates, important forage species, as well as foraging seabirds and marine mammals.

Species of Concern: Multiple, Fish, Invertebrates, Wildlife, Seaweed, Marine plants

Restrictions

The following is prohibited:
1. The take of any fish species, with exceptions.
2. The take of any legal fish species while possessing onboard any species not allowed to be taken in this area.
3. Shoreline area: take above the low tide line is severely restricted along rocky shores.
4. Picking, cuttin, mutilating, trimming, uprooting, removing or attempting to take or possess any living or non-living plants.

Allowed

1. Commercial or recreational trolling for salmon.
2. Commercial or recreational take of crab.
3. Recreational take of fish using hook-and-line from the bank in fisheries otherwise authorized by commission rule.
4. Persons may have catch onboard while transiting or anchoring in the marine protected area.
5. These restrictions do not alter or supersede the Agreement between the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the United States and the State of Oregon defining specified tribal hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering rights by the Siletz Tribe and its members, nor the Agreement between the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the United States and the State of Oregon defining specified tribal hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering rights by the Grand Ronde Tribe and its members.