Ocean Events
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
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
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
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
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 Perperua 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
Mar
5
Lecture on Kelp and Whales
March 5, 2022
Kelp forest and research vessel.\Photo courtesy of the Cape Perpetua Collaborative.
The Cape Perpetual Collaborative presents a talk on “Kelp to Whales: Evidence for a Bottom-Up Trophic Cascade” on Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m. The online presentation is free and open to all.
The speaker is...
Mar
4
Meeting on Wind Energy and Fisheries
March 4, 2022
Closeup of an offshore wind turbine.\Photo courtesy of Cornell University.
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is developing a plan to open the ocean in federal waters off Oregon’s shore to wind energy development. This is a form of renewable energy, but it also poses...
Mar
3
Seminar on Climate and Fisheries
March 3, 2022
The Newport fishing fleet.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday Research Seminar Series continues online. Next up, on Thursday, March 3, at 3:30 p.m., is a talk on “Climate change effects on important fisheries species: from individual physiology to...
Feb
26
Plastic Pollution Action Day
February 26, 2022, Lincoln City
Gull sculpture by Washed Ashore, made from marine debris.
Washed Ashore, a Bandon-based non-profit that creates works of art from marine debris and displays them around the world, along with partners, is sponsoring “Swimming Upstream: Addressing Plastics Pollution through Action” on...
Feb
25
Offshore Wind Task Force Meets
February 25, 2022
Offshore wind energy turbines.\Photo courtesy of Stanford University.
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is assessing Oregon’s continental shelf for sites for wind energy development. “Call areas,” where BOEM intends to offer leases to would-be wind developers who will...
Feb
24
Workshop on Marine Debris for Educators
February 24, 2022
Students conducting a marine debris survey.\Photo by Fawn Custer.
Oregon Sea Grant offers a workshop for educators in grades 4-12 who would like to incorporate the topic of marine debris prevention into their teaching. “Marine Debris Interruptions” takes place on Thursday, Feb. 24, 4:30-6...
Feb
19
Whale Entanglement Talk
February 19, 2022
Whale showing fluke.\Photo by Rena Olson.
The Oregon chapter of the American Cetacean Society (ACS) offers a free public talk, “Going in for the Krill: Developing Prey-Informed Ecosystem Models to Mitigate Whale Entanglement Risk in Oregon.” It takes place on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 10...
Feb
17
Seminar on Predators and Prey
February 17, 2022
Megan Sabal
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday Research Seminar Series continues online. Next up is lecture on “Predator effects on migratory prey behavior, ecology, and evolution, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 3:30 p.m.
The speaker is Megan Sabal, a postdoctoral scholar with Oregon State...
Feb
15
Webinar on Reducing Plastic Pollution
February 15, 2022
Marine debris, including the particularly dangerous styrofoam.\Photo courtesy of Surfrider.
Marine debris is of keen concern to CoastWatchers, and everyone else who cares about the ocean and the shore. Oregon Shores supports the goal of reducing plastic pollution—the primary component of...
Feb
10
Talk on Tidal Wetlands
February 10, 2022
Laura Brophy in the field.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series continues online. This week’s event, on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 3:30 p.m., features renowned wetland ecologist Laura Brophy, who studies Oregon’s estuarine and lower-river marshes and tidal swamps. Her...