Ocean Events
Jul
8
Rocky Habitat Working Group Meeting
July 8, 2020
Rocky habitat at Ecola State Park.\Photo by Laurel Hillmann.
The initial proposal period for site designations under the state’s new Rocky Habitat Management Strategy is now underway. On Wednesday, July 8, the Rocky Habitat Working Group of Oregon’s Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) will...
Jul
10
Ocean Science Trust Meeting
July 10, 2020
Researchers deploying an ROV in a marine reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The Oregon Ocean Science Trust, which seeks to acquire and distribute funding for research in Oregon’s ocean, particularly its marine reserves, is meeting virtually on Friday, July 10, 9 a.m.-noon.
A key topic on the...
Jul
14
Aquaculture Seminar
July 14, 2020
Dr. Jan Hodder.
Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) has resumed its seminar series, now moved online. First up will be Jan Hodder, retired from her position as a senior lecturer at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, where she taught about marine birds and mammals for more...
Jul
15
Marine Debris Survey Training
July 15, 2020, Hammond
Marine debris comes in all sizes--a plastic jug upon the shore.\Photo by Steve Morey.
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...
Jul
22
Virtual Science Pub Walrus Talk
July 22, 2020
Sheanna Steingass.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC in Newport hosts a Science on Tap series. These are casual talks on scientific subjects, held at the nearby Rogue Brewery, combining food, beer, and entertaining explorations of research topics. They are fun, educational…and,...
Jul
31
Meeting on Ocean Acidification
July 31, 2020
Testing ocean waters in an Oregon marine reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Oregon’s Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Council will hold its summer meeting on Friday, July 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
At present, the plan is still to hold an in-person meeting, place to be determined. Watch this...
Aug
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
August 17, 2020, Hammond
Marine debris collected during a previous survey 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...
Sep
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
September 17, 2020, Hammond
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 board member Ed...
Past Events
Jun
11
Virtual Film Event
June 11, 2020
Marine debris (mostly plastic) found on a single beach walk in Netarts.
Join the Newport Chapter of Surfrider Foundation, Oregon Sea Grant, Hatfield Marine Science Center Green Team, and Thompson's Sanitary for a free virtual screening of “The Story of Plastic,” followed by a Q&A panel...
Jun
10
Presentation on Oregon Islands
June 10, 2020
Some of Oregon's islands at sunset.\Photo by Bruce Swenson.
CoastWatch’s webinar series is focusing on rocky shores and rocky habitats this month, as the public site designation process gets started for the newly adopted Rocky Habitat Management Strategy. While most of the attention has...
Jun
10
Marine Debris Survey Training
June 10, 2020, Hammond
Starting a marine debris survey at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Jesse Jones.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is 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...
Jun
8
Virtual Oceans Day Event
June 8, 2020
Oregon's ocean near Waldport.\Photo by Alex Derr.
The United Nations celebrates World Oceans Day each year on June 8. This year’s theme is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean.”
On the Oregon front, the celebration will take place online. The public is invited to join a special Oregon State...
Jun
8
Webinar: Marine Reserves and CoastWatch
June 8, 2020
Cape Falcon, site of one of Oregon's marine reserves.\Photo by Alex Derr.
CoastWatch mile adopters monitor the entire Oregon shoreline, but the program pays special attention to the shores of Oregon’s five marine reserves, concentrating citizen science efforts there and seeking to build...
Jun
6
Seabird Monitoring Training Online
June 6, 2020
Pelagic cormorants feeding young.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
Despite the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus, preparations are still being made for seabird nesting colony monitoring. On Saturday, June 6, at 10 a.m., the Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve and other organizations will...
Jun
5
Seminar on Scallops
June 5, 2020
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology’s Spring 2020 Seminar Series has moved online. The public is welcome to sit in through Zoom at no cost.
On Friday, June 5, the series features a 1 p.m. talk from Sally Walker, a professor of paleontolgy at the University of Georgia, on “Scallop forensics in...
Jun
4
Mussel Seminar
June 4, 2020
Mussel wall.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center has shifted its usual seminar series online. The next edition of what are now the HMSC Virtual Research Seminars is coming up on Thursday, June 4, 3:30 p.m. online.
Speaker will be Craig Norrie, a post-doctoral scholar...
Jun
4
Offshore Wind Meeting
June 4, 2020
Offshore wind array.\Photo courtesy of NOAA.
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), along with Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), are convening a meeting of the BOEM Oregon Intergovernmental Energy Task Force to discuss potential development of...
Jun
3
Sea Otter Webinar
June 3, 2020
Sea otter at sea.\Photo by Lillian Carswell.
The Elakha Alliance is offering an introductory webinar that tells the unfinished story of sea otters in Oregon. “Sea Otters in Oregon: Once upon a Time…and Perhaps Again,” will premier on Wednesday, June 3, 6-7:30 p.m.
The webinar will cover sea...