Ocean Events
Nov
23
Abalone Book Talk
November 23, 2020
Endangered black abalone.\Photo courtesy of MARINe
Ann Vileisis will discuss her new book, “Abalone: the remarkable history and uncertain future of California’s iconic shellfish,” in an online talk on Monday, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. The event is hosted by the Oregon State University Port Orford...
Dec
5
Surrogate Whale Watch Presentation
December 5, 2020
Gray whales at Depoe Bay.\Photo by Era Horton.
In normal winters, we would be fast approaching Whale Watch Week, and State Parks’ Whale Watching Spoken Here program would be gearing up. But it is 2020, we’re back to a coronavirus “freeze,” and there will be no public whale-oriented...
Dec
13
King Tide Project, Second Series
December 13, 2020
From the King Tides archives--a January, 2020 king tide at Cape Kiwanda.\Photo by Day Tooley.
The second round of the 2020-2021 King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place Dec. 13-15, 2020. (The final high tide series which...
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.
Jan
11
King Tide 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...
Past Events
Oct
6
Sea Otter Symposium
October 6, 2020
Sea otter and kelp.\Photo by Joe Platko.
The Elakha Alliance, together with the Hatfield Marine Science Center and the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, has announced “Sea Otters & Oregon’s Kelp Ecosystem,” a symposium devoted to sharing knowledge about sea otters. The symposium take...
Oct
3
Presentation on Zoonotic Disease
October 3, 2020
Sea lions.\Photo by Kirt Edblom
The American Cetacean Society, Oregon Chapter, is sponsoring a presentation by veterinarian Stephanie Norman on zoonotic diseases originating among marine organisms. The free public event takes place online on Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m.
Dr. Norman, DVM, PhD, is...
Sep
24
Fishery Management Seminar
September 24, 2020
Fishing vessel at sea.\Photo by Jon Harvey.
In the coronavirus era, the Hatfield Marine Science Center is holding its research seminar series online. These events are free and open to the public via Zoom
Next up is Eric Wade, Ph.D. Candidate, Fisheries Science, Department of Fisheries &...
Sep
16
Black Oystercatcher Webinar
September 16, 2020
Black Oystercatcher with chick.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
After a brief summer hiatus, CoastWatch’s webinar series resumes, and brings the focus back to the rocky shoreline. On Wednesday, September 16, at 6 p.m., Joe Liebezeit of Portland Audubon will lead a virtual session on “Oregon’s...
Sep
16
Marine Debris Survey Training
September 16, 2020, Hammond
Earlier marine debris 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 by Oregon Shores board...
Sep
15
Webinar on Offshore Islands
September 15, 2020
Bandon sea stacks.\Photo by Bruce Swenson.
Rocky habitats off Oregon’s shore are gaining attention at present, as we go through the state’s process for developing a new Rocky Habitat Management Strategy, the first revision of Oregon’s policies protecting both intertidal and offshore areas. ...
Sep
10
Discussion of Ocean and Climate
September 10, 2020
A king tide at New River in Curry County.\Photo by Alex Derr, with support from Lighthawk.
The Ocean Conservancy is sponsoring a national online discussion on “Building a Blue-Green Future: Ocean-Climate Action for 2021,” 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10. The virtual symposium is free and...
Sep
1
Seminar on Climate and Estuaries
September 1, 2020
Caitlin Magel at work in the field.
Oregon State University’s Department of Integrative Biology offers a chance to listen in on academia while learning something about how climate change and other impacts may affect our estuaries. A thesis defense seminar by PhD candidate Caitlin Magel will...
Aug
27
Cape Perpetua Volunteer Appreciation
August 27, 2020
Cape Perpetua from the air.\Photo by Alex Derr, with support from Lighthawk.
The annual Cape Perpetua Volunteer Appreciation Event celebrates the wide range of voluntary activity focused on that stretch of Oregon’s shore (including the monitoring done by CoastWatchers). It is usually a...
Aug
27
Presentation on Ocean Science History
August 27, 2020
Dr. Carmel Finley.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) has moved its weekly seminar series online. This week’s virtual offering, free and open to the public, takes place on Thursday, Aug. 27, 3:30 p.m.
The speaker is Carmel Finley, an historian of science at Oregon State University. ...