Ocean Events
Sep
27
Conference on Coastal Atlases
September 27, 2021
Research buoy about to be deployed.\Photo courtesy of OSU.
The public is invited to sit in on an international conference on coastal web atlases and how they can advance science and make information available. The conference takes place Sept. 27-29 online, through both live and recorded...
Oct
5
Sea Otter Symposium
October 5, 2021
Sea otter feeding.\Photo by Max Lipman.
The Elakha Alliance, which is working toward the potential restoration of sea otters to Oregon’s coastal waters, hosts its second annual online symposium on Oct. 5-7. The focus of this year’s conference will be the key findings in the scientific...
Oct
6
Talk on Changing Shorelines
October 6, 2021
Kim McCoy in the Antarctic.
We have “Shores” in our name, so as part of our series of special presentations in honor of our 50th anniversary year, we’ve invited author, oceanographer, and adventurer Kim McCoy to speak on “The Future of the Shore.” This online presentation, free and open to...
Oct
12
Talk on Plastic Pollution
October 12, 2021
A close-up of plastic microfibers and zooplankton on the ocean surface.\Photo courtesy of Cape Perpetua Collaborative.
The Cape Perpetua Collaborative is hosting a Young Scientist Webinar Series featuring graduate students and postdocs sharing their ocean research. This series will take...
Oct
13
Marine Debris Survey Training
October 13, 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...
Oct
13
Webinar on the Future Ocean
October 13, 2021
Undersea habitat off the Oregon coast.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
As part of our series of speakers commemorating our 50th anniversary and looking toward the next 50 years, Oregon Shores hosts a talk by marine ecologist Kristy Kroeker, speaking on “Our Changing Oceans.” The event takes place...
Oct
21
Webinar on Birds and Kelp
October 21, 2021
Kelp bed at Crook Point.\Photo by Roy Lowe.
It is widely known that kelp plays an important role in the nearshore ocean environment, particularly where fish and urchins are concerned. Kelp beds are biologically rich marine habitats supporting a diversity of invertebrates and fish. Sea...
Oct
26
Webinar: Ocean Policy for a Changing Climate
October 26, 2021
Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Throughout our 50th anniversary year, Oregon Shores has been presenting webinars featuring leading scientists from around the country, discussing our ocean and coastal environments and the threats to natural and human communities. Now...
Oct
27
Salmon Restoration Symposium
October 27, 2021, Ocean Shores
Sockeye salmon spawning.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The 2021 Coast Region Symposium will be held in Ocean Shores, Washington, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 27. The theme is “Restoration to Resilience: Salmon Habitat in a Changing Climate.” The event is free and open to all, but...
Nov
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
November 17, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris surveyors celebrate completion of a 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...
Dec
15
Marine Debris Survey Training
December 15, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey at Fort Stevens in action.\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
Jul
22
Sea Turtle Seminar
July 22, 2021
Olive Ridley turtle, washed up on an Oregon beach.\Photo by Tiffany Boothe.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday Research Seminar Series continues online, with a talk on sea turtles. It takes place on Thursday, July 22, at 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all.
Speaker is...
Jul
20
Marbled Murrelet Survey Webinar
July 20, 2021
Marbled Murrlet in the hands of Kim Nelson.
The community science field portion of the Oregon Marbled Murrelet Project won’t take place this year due to lingering covid concerns, but the 16th annual event will still take place online. Portland Audubon hosts a “Marbled Murrelet Ecology and...
Jul
20
Webinar on Kelp and Art
July 20, 2021
Kelp forest.\Photo by Patrick Webster.
Three researchers from interdisciplinary fields of geography, photography,...
Jul
14
Tufted Puffin Talk
July 14, 2021
Tufted Puffins in flight.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
The Friends of Haystack Rock group is extended its usual winter-to-spring speaker series into the summer this year. On Wednesday, July 14, 7 p.m., the featured speaker will be Shawn Stephenson of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,...
Jul
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
July 14, 2021, 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...
Jul
8
Webinar on Crabby Ideas
July 8, 2021
This webinar may prevent the crab issue from being blown up out of proportion.\Photo courtesy of Elakha Alliance.
The Elakha Alliance, which works toward restoration of sea otters to Oregon’s coastal waters, offers a webinar on Dungeness crab and how they may interact with sea otters. This...
Jun
24
Kelp and Urchin Webinar
June 24, 2021
Purple urchin barren destroying kelp.\Photo by Kate Vylet.
The Elakha Alliance presents a webinar on the relationship between purple urchins and kelp on Thursday, June 24, 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all.
“Dive into a Changing Ecosystem: Kelp Forests & Urchin Barrens” features...
Jun
24
Webinar on California Current
June 24, 2021
Common Murre colony at Yaquina Head. Seabirds like these depend on the California Current.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday Research Seminar Series continues online, with a talk on the California current, the “large ecosystem” off our shores, on...
Jun
22
Marine Reserves BioBlitz Training
June 22, 2021
BioBlitz at Cape Perpetua.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
Those interested in learning more about one of Oregon’s marine reserves while contributing to science are encouraged to participate in this year’s round of BioBlitzes focusing on Oregon’s five marine reserves.
A BioBlitz is a volunteer-based...
Jun
19
Orca Webinar
June 19, 2021
Orca pod.\Photo courtesy of NMFS.
The American Cetacean Society—Oregon Chapter hosts a webinar by noted field biologist Alexandra Morton on Saturday, June 19, at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to all, but registration is required.
Morton has been studying the Northern Resident Killer...