Student Scholarships Now Available
Two $500 student scholorships are now available. One is designated for any graduating high school senior sponsored by a person who has been a member of the Association for at least the past two years and who resides outside the Nestucca School District. The application form may be downloaded here.
The other scholorship is intended for the Association's local school district and the application forms are available at the high school.
A $1,000 grant was previously awarded to a nonprofit group known as "Back Pack", whereby students are given food to take home at the end of the school week if the family is needy.
Ocean Mapping, Marine Reserves and Offshore Energy
Our Association has joined with several other organizations in opposition to the use of out-of-state foundation money intended for promoting marine reserves and other ocean uses that are determined to conflict with our domestic fishery interests-- both recreational and commercial. Meanwhile, the three local marine reserve "community groups" have been formed and are meeting on the north and central coast. The appointments heavily favor individuals who are not actively engaged in offshore fisheries.The next membership meeting is on Saturday, May 29, 2010.
Be sure to check the NOAA weather and buoy data links on this page for information updated every hour.
Our Mission:
To protect, defend and promote the traditional cultural and economic values of the dory fleet, and specifically
To protect the usual and customary access to, and use of, the public beach at Cape Kiwanda for all the traditional activities associated with dory vessels, and
To maintain and improve all traditional vehicle and pedestrian access and vehicle parking on public lands at Cape Kiwanda, and
To support safety regulations consistent with traditional dory vessel practices, and
To actively seek laws and regulations that provide the maximum recreational and commercial fishing opportunities consistent with realistic conservation of the resources, and
To establish and support projects and events that promote the traditional, cultural, historic and educational values of the dory fleet.
--Amended and Approved August 28, 1999