Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve

To preserve 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, Unclassified

Restrictions

The following is prohibited:
1. The take of any fish or wildlife species, including take by hook-and-line from shore, as well as take of invertebrates, kelp, or other seaweeds.
2. Deploying fishing gear.
3. Shoreline Area: Take above the low tide line is severely restricted along rocky shores north of Bob Creek.
4. Picking, cuttin, mutilating, trimming, uprooting, removing or attempting to take or possess any living or non-living plants.

Allowed

1. The following is allowed:
(a) Removing fishing gear from within the marine reserve boundary, provided that the retrieving vessel operator must notify the Oregon State Police at 1-800-452-7888 and receive permission before retrieving the gear and no fish or wildlife species from the retrieved gear shall be retained. Specific to commercial crab pots:
(A) If the pot(s) do not belong to the retrieving vessel, the vessel operator must follow the retrieval requirements set forth in OAR 635-005-0490.
(B) If the pot(s) do belong to the retrieving vessel, the vessel operator may re-set the pot(s) outside of the reserve area pursuant to the requirements set forth in OAR 635-005-0490.
(b) Taking fish and wildlife species if authorized by a valid scientific taking permit.
(c) Having catch onboard while transiting or anchoring in the marine reserve area.
2. 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.