Ocean Events
Jan
26
Rocky Habitat Meeting
January 26, 2021
Rocky habitat at Haystack Rock.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The Rocky Habitat Working Group of Oregon’s Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) is scheduled to meet online on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2-3 p.m.
OPAC is considering the state’s new Rocky Habitat Management Strategy, with the working group...
Jan
27
Ocean Science Trust Meeting
January 27, 2021
Lingcod in habitat.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Reports will be heard on the Marine Reserve Assessment Project, the Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia...
Jan
28
STAC Meeting
January 28, 2021
Marine Reserves researchers at work.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) which scrutinizes scientific questions on behalf of the Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) and advises on technical matters that underlie ocean policy, is meeting remotely on...
Jan
30
Cetacean Conference
January 30, 2021
Gray whale breaching.\Photo courtesy of the American Cetacean Society.
The American Cetacean Society holds its annual international conference on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 9:30 a.m to 5 p.m. For obvious reasons, it is taking place online this year—which means that everyone can participate.
The...
Feb
8
Brittle Star Webinar
February 8, 2021
Western spiny brittle star.\Photo courtesy of iNaturalist.
CoastWatch presents the next in our series of online presentations on rocky habitats, particularly those on the south coast, when MacKenna Hainey speaks on “Fantastic Brittle Stars, and Where to Find Them” on Monday, Feb. 8, at 6...
Feb
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
February 17, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey at Fort Stevens in progress.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
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...
Feb
17
Rocky Habitat Panel Discussion
February 17, 2021
Otter Rock tidepools.\Photo courtesy of ORPD.
Oregon’s Territorial Sea Plan: Part 3, also known as the Rocky Habitat Management Strategy, aims to balance human use and ecological conservation consistent with Oregon’s ocean resources statewide planning goal. For the first time in nearly 25...
Mar
15
Nudibranch Presentation
March 15, 2021
Clown nudibranch.\Photo by N.C. Treneman.
CoastWatch is offering a series of webinars on rocky shore habitats and their denizens, with a particular focus on Oregon’s south coast. In March’s presentation, “Predators Cloaked in Beauty,” marine biologist Nancy C. Treneman will discuss the...
Mar
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
March 17, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
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...
Apr
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
April 14, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey participants at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
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...
Past Events
Jan
21
Seminar on Orca Monitoring
January 21, 2021
Orcas off the Oregon coast.\Photo by Greg Ligi.
On Thursday, Jan. 21, at 3:30 p.m., the Hatfield Marine Science Center heads for the deep with a talk on how scientists monitor the health of orcas off our shores. John Durban, of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State...
Jan
20
Marine Debris Survey Training
January 20, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris collected during a Fort Stevens survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
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...
Jan
19
Sea Otter Presentation
January 19, 2021
Sea otter and pup.\Photo by Eric Palmer.
Jan
14
Green Crab Webinar
January 14, 2021
European green crab.\Photo courtesy of the University of Washington.
One of the invasive species that marine scientists in Oregon have been watching anxiously is the European green crab. The next in the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s seminar series, now taking place online, will address...
Jan
12
Sunflower Stars on Tap
January 12, 2021
Sara Hamilton with urchin friend.
During the coronavirus era, the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s popular Science on Tap series of speakers has moved online. You can still hoist a brew while learning about the latest in scientific research, you just have to do it at home.
On Tuesday, Jan....
Jan
11
King Tides Project, Third Series
January 11, 2021
King tide in January, 2020, at Del Rey Beach access in Clatsop County.\Photo by Jim Stewart.
The final round of the 2020-2021 King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place Jan. 11-13, 2021. The project reveals areas currently...
Jan
7
Talks on Climate, Beaches, and Dunes
January 7, 2021
King tide threatens Rockaway Beach.\Photo by Lawrence Soto.
The final round of this winter’s King Tides Project is coming up Jan. 11-13. To provide some context for this effort by volunteer photographers to document the reach of the year’s highest tides, three of the Northwest’s leading...
Dec
17
Webinar on Sea Otters and Kelp
December 17, 2020
Sea otter ready for his close-up.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Learn about the Elakha Alliance, an organization working to explore the possibility of restoring sea otters to Oregon’s coastal ecosystem, through an introductory webinar, “The Plight of Oregon’s Kelp Ecosystem, Sea Otters, and Our...
Dec
17
Seminar on Salmonids
December 17, 2020
A salmonid (sockeye) native to the Pacific Northwest, not Chile.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s public seminar series has moved online for the duration of the pandemic. Next up, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 3:30 p.m., is Daniel Gomez-Uchida, Associate Professor,...
Dec
16
Marine Debris Survey Training
December 16, 2020, Hammond
Angela Whitlock (left) assists a student with the marine debris survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.