Cascade Head Marine Reserve

Marine Reserves

Cascade Head

Cascade Head Marine Reserve

The Cascade Head site is located off the central Oregon coast, between Lincoln City and the Cascade Head headland. The site was developed through a community team process, followed by recommendation by OPAC in 2010. ODFW will begin human dimensions and ecological baseline data collection at the site in 2012.

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Biological Characteristics

	Marine Reserve	W; N; S MPA
Marine Reserve Area	29.9 km2	3.4; 31.9; 25.5 km2
Alongshore Length	5.1 km	5.1; 5.5; 5.2 km
Offshore Length	5.0 km	0.7; 5.7; 5.7 km
Rock Area	3.1 km2	0.0; 0.4; 9.2 km2
Mixed Rock/Sand Area	0.4 km2	0.0; 0.3; 0.5 km2
Sand Area	26.4 km2	3.3; 31.1; 15.8 km2

Human Use Characteristics

	Marine Reserve	MPA (in one or more)
Commercial Fishing Uses	Crab, salmon, nearshore limited entry (black rockfish), trawl	Crab, salmon, trawl, fixed gear, lingcod, nearshore limited entry
Recreational Fishing Uses	Crab, groundfish, salmon, surfperch, urchin	Crab, groundfish, salmon, surfperch, urchin
Charter Uses (Depoe Bay)	Crab, groundfish, salmon	Crab, groundfish, salmon
Shoreside Consumptive Uses	Crab, groundfish, surfperch, intertidal harvest	Crab, groundfish, salmon, surfperch, intertidal harvest
Non-consumptive Uses	Wildlife viewing, kayaking, surfing, beach going
Communities of Place	Newport, Depoe Bay, Salmon River communities, Pacific City