License: Commercial Fishing License - Resident Juvenile (18 and under)

4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE
Salem, OR 97302-0000
(503) 947-6000

Every individual operating or assisting in the operation of any commercial fishing gear or commercial fishing boat must have a commercial fishing license or crew member fishing license (see Commercial Fishing License, Crew member). Every member of the crew on a commercial fishing boat must be licensed. Commercial harvesters must sell their catch to an Oregon-licensed wholesale fish dealer, bait dealer, canner, or buyer, except under a Limited Fish Seller's Permit, or a Columbia River gillnet harvester delivering to a licensed Washington fish dealer by boat.

  • Registry
  • No exam
  • No education required
  • No experience required
  • No criminal record requirements
License information updated 07/12/2022