Ocean Events
Aug
16
Science Pub Portland: Into the Abyss
August 16, 2022, Portland
Research submersible Alvin at sea on a science verification expedition on the ship Atlantis. /Photo by Hannah Piecuch, WHOI
On Tuesday, August 16 at 7 p.m., the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is hosting a talk in the Empirical Theater on Alvin, the human-occupied U.S. research...
Aug
21
Bandon History and Beach Hike
August 21, 2022, Bandon
Bandon's shoreline. | Photo by Sonja Peterson.
The South Coast Striders are leading an educational hike through the town and beaches of Bandon on Sunday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. This hike will start at the Bandon Historical Society Museum and tour the waterfront and Old Town before heading to the...
Aug
25
Sustainable Fishing Lecture
August 25, 2022, Newport
Scientists study the effects of algal blooms in marine fisheries. /Photo courtesy of NOAA
As part of the ongoing Research Seminars series, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will be hosting Dr. Katelyn Bosley, a crustacean biologist from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife....
Aug
25
Presentation by Elakha Alliance Interns
August 25, 2022
Sea otter eating a crab.\Photo by Arenkert.
Join the Elakha Alliance’s Summer Tribal Interns on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. to learn about the traveling cultural display they created. This display is the final project of their summer internship and will highlight the relationships between...
Aug
28
Tidepool Ambassador Tour
August 28, 2022, Florence
ea star and anemones\Photo by Victoria Tierney.
Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve Collaborative is offering free, small-group tours with a Tidepool Ambassador Guide during the lowest tides of the summer. Tours will last one hour, guests are encouraged to continue exploring the reserve on their...
Sep
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
September 14, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Angela Whitlock.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores...
Nov
17
Land-Sea Symposium
November 17, 2022, Yachats
North boundary of Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve. /Photo courtesy of Oregon Marine Reserves Flickr
The Cape Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium will be resuming as an in-person event for its 10th annual celebration this year. The event will take place at the Yachats Commons (441 U.S. 101, Yachats) on...
Past Events
Aug
11
Cape Falcon Marine Reserve Walk
August 11, 2022, Arch Cape
Cape Falcon, viewing the marine reserve.\Photo by Alex Derr.
The North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC) offers a “walk and talk” on the Elk Flats Trail to Devil’s Cauldron, within Oswald West State Park. The event, from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Aug. 11, is free and open to all, but...
Aug
11
Call for Intertidal Survey Volunteers
August 11, 2022, Newport
Cascade Head, site of the marine reserve that is part of the U.N. Biosphere Reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Marine Reserves team will be conducting intertidal mussel bed surveys next week at the Cascade Head Marine Reserve. They are looking...
Aug
10
State of the Coast: Call for Sessions
August 10, 2022
A view of Cape Meares. /Photo by Gregory Henton
The State of the Coast conference is accepting submissions for session ideas until Wednesday, Aug. 10. They are soliciting both 10-minute “ignite talks” and 75-minute interactive breakout sessions.
The conference will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5...
Aug
10
Marine Debris Survey Training
August 10, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Jesse Jones.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon...
Aug
4
Seminar on Mangroves
August 4, 2022, Newport
Mangroves in Tauranga Harbour, New Zealand. /Photo courtesy of Te Ara
Hannah Glover, a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University, will be sharing her research on the impacts of removing mangroves off the coast of Aotearoa New Zealand and Myanmar.
Her description of the talk: "Coastal...
Jul
28
Talk on Invasion Ecology
July 28, 2022, Newport
Join John Chapman, a Courtesy Professor of Fisheries, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University (OSU), on Thursday, July 28 at 3:30 p.m. to learn about his research on the invasion ecology of marine hull-fouling species found on the...
Jul
21
Talk on Anemones--Cancelled
July 21, 2022, Newport
This event has been cancelled, and will be rescheduled at a later date.
Join Oregon State University (OSU) professor Dr. Nate Kirk on Thursday, July 21 at 3:30 p.m. to learn about his research on intraspecific competition amongst aggregating anemones in the...
Jul
19
STAC Meets on Ocean Science Policy
July 19, 2022
Marine reserves are sites for research.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Jul
17
Art and Science Presentation on Sea Otters
July 17, 2022, Lincoln City
A sea otter floating among the kelp. /photo by David Gwilliam
The Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative (CHBC) is hosting its second annual “Art on the Beach” weekend on July 16-18. This event celebrates community science and artistic expression to raise awareness for conservation efforts in...
Jul
13
Seminar on Tsunami Debris and Invasive Species
July 13, 2022, Charleston
Japanese sea slugs that washed ashore in Oregon in 2015/ photo by John Chapman
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) invites the public to hear world-renowned biologist Dr. Jim Carlton speak about his research. Dr. Carlton is the leading expert in the field of marine bioinvasions and...