Ocean Events
Feb
8
Science Pub: Kelp Restoration
February 8, 2023, Pacific City
Tom Calvanese holding purple sea urchins. /Photo courtesy of OSU
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m., the Audubon Society of Lincoln City will host a Science Pub night at Pelican Brewing Company (33180 Cape Kiwanda Drive in Pacific City) featuring Oregon Kelp Alliance.
About the event:
"We are...
Feb
8
Lecture on Sea Otters
February 8, 2023, Cannon Beach
A raft of sea otters. /Photo courtesy of USFWS.
On Wednesday, Feb 8, at 7 p.m., the Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library will continue the World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series.
This month's lecture will be by Michelle St. Martin, the Marine Conservation Coordinator...
Feb
9
Lecture on Climate and Fish Distribution
February 9, 2023, Newport
Spawning salmon. /Photo by Michel Roggo/NPL/Minden Pictures
As part of the ongoing Research Seminars series, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will host Lorenzo Ciannelli, principal investigator in the Fisheries Oceanography Lab at Oregon State University, to discuss his research on...
Feb
16
Lecture on Coastal Modeling
February 16, 2023, Newport
Salmon River estuary.\Photo by Dennis White.
As part of the ongoing Research Seminars series, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will host Merrick Haller, a Professor of Civil & Construction Engineering at Oregon State University, to discuss their research on the Newport Model...
Mar
8
Lecture on Transient Orcas
March 8, 2023, Cannon Beach
Orcas in Canada. /Photo by Rob Lott.
On Wednesday, March 8, at 7 p.m., the Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library will continue the World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series.
This month's lecture will be by Josh McInnes on his work studying transient killer whales off the...
Mar
14
Webinar on Harmful Algal Blooms
March 14, 2023
Harmful algal bloom on Klamath River reservoir. /Photo courtesy of OSU
The Cape Perpetua Collaborative is hosting a series of webinars called "Young Scientists and Wave Makers" to highlight students and early career professionals conducting meaningful conservation research. The webinar on...
Mar
15
Talk on Oregon Marine Reserves
March 15, 2023, Lincoln City
Cape Arago Lighthouse. /Photo by Daniel Holihan via Wikimedia
The Lincoln City Cultural Center (540 NE Hwy 101 in Lincoln City) hosts Dr. Lindsay Aylesworth for a talk titled "A Deeper Dive into Oregon’s Marine Reserves, celebrating the first ten years of Oregon’s marine reserves program."...
Past Events
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...
Feb
9
Lecture on Sharks
February 9, 2022
Salmon Shark.\Photo by Tiffany Boothe, Seaside Aquarium.
The Friends of Haystack Rock continues its Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series online until it’s safe to go back to the library up again. Up next, the ever-intriguing subject of sharks. Taylor Chapple, an assistant professor in...
Feb
9
Offshore Wind Energy Discussion
February 9, 2022
Offshore wind turbines.\Photo courtesy of Surfrider.
Offshore wind energy development has become a serious possibility in Oregon. Soon the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will be releasing official “call areas” in federal waters off of the Oregon coast that will be eligible for...