Ocean Events
Jun
28
Offshore Wind Comment Deadline
June 28, 2022
Close-up of offshore wind turbine.\Photo courtesy of BOEM.
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has designated two “call areas” for siting offshore wind energy turbines off Oregon’s coast (west of Coos Bay and Brookings). Once these areas have been confirmed after a comment...
Jul
13
Marine Debris Survey Training
July 13, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey training in progress.\Photo by Dennis White.
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...
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...
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...
Past Events
Apr
16
Conference on Sea Otters and Place
April 16, 2022, Coos Bay
The late Chief Don Ivy.\Photo by Morgan Rector.
Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Geology Lecture Series continues for the 2021-22 academic year with a series of talks covering “Relationships Between Elakha (Sea Otter) and a Sense of Place on Oregon’s South Coast,” a conference...
Apr
13
Marine Debris Monitoring Talks
April 13, 2022
Hillary Burgess in the field.
The Friends of Haystack Rock are hosting Jesse Jones, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, and Hillary Burgess of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for an online discussion of marine debris and how to help to monitor it. “Marine Debris...
Apr
9
Marine Science Day
April 9, 2022
Hatfield Marine Science Center entrance.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center will host its annual Marine Science Day in a virtual format on April 9, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is free and open to everyone--families, students, and life-long adult learners....
Apr
9
Volunteer Training for Whale Projects
April 9, 2022
Gray whale surfacing.\Photo courtesy of ACS-Oregon Chapter.
The topic for the April edition of the American Cetacean Society—Oregon Chapter’s speaker series is “Community Science & You.” The event, 10 a.m.-noon, is free and open to all, and is required for anyone wishing to volunteer.
The...
Apr
7
Seminar on Whale Feeding
April 7, 2022
Humpback whale.\Photo by Rena Olson.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday research seminar series continues online—but those in the Newport area can now attend in person.
On Thursday, April 7, 3:30 p.m., postdoctoral researcher David Cade of Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine...
Apr
7
Public Meeting on Offshore Wind Energy
April 7, 2022
Offshore wind farm.\Photo by Stefan Sauer, courtesy of Northeastern University.
The Oregon Department of Energy is holding public meetings to introduce and discuss its Floating Offshore Wind Study. The second meeting takes place on Thursday, April 7, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There is a serious...
Apr
7
CoastWatch Marine Debris Trainings
April 7, 2022
Marine debris survey in prograss at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will be holding a series of trainings on the central and north coast—Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln and Lane counties—from April 4 to April 8. Times and places are TBA, depending on...
Mar
31
Seminar on Deep Seeps
March 31, 2022
E/V Nautilus research vessel.\Photo courtesy of Ocean Exploration Trust
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday Research Seminar Series continues online with a talk on Thursday, March 31, at 3:30 p.m. The topic: “Initial Results from E/V Nautilus Expedition NA128 “Cascadia Margin Seep...
Mar
31
Meeting on Rocky Habitat Plan
March 31, 2022
The rocky intertidal area at Coquille Point is slated for protection.\Photo by Steve Garrett.
More than three years ago, at the request of Oregon Shores, the state began considering revisions to its Territorial Sea Plan (TSP), which puts statewide land use planning Goal 19 into action. As...
Mar
30
Global Dialogue on Ocean Accounting
March 30, 2022
View of Oregon's ocean from Cape Meares.\Photo by Gregory Henton.
Night owls in Oregon who care about the health of the ocean have an opportunity to sit in on a global event that is intended to advance knowledge of planning for sustainable ocean resource use. The “3rd Global Dialogue on...