Ocean Events
Sea Otter Presentation

Marine Debris Survey Training

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...
Brittle Star Webinar

CoastWatch presents the next in our series of online presentations on rocky habitats, particularly those on the south coast, when MacKenna Hainey speaks on “Fantastic Brittle Stars, and Where to Find Them” on Monday, Feb. 8, at 6...
Marine Debris Survey Training

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...
Nudibranch Presentation

CoastWatch is offering a series of webinars on rocky shore habitats and their denizens, with a particular focus on Oregon’s south coast. In March’s presentation, “Predators Cloaked in Beauty,” marine biologist Nancy C. Treneman will discuss the...
Marine Debris Survey Training

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...
Marine Debris Survey Training

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
Marine Reserves Research Talk

Surfrider’s Newport chapter invites the public to attend their first chapter meeting of 2018 and learn more about marine reserves. The gathering takes place Thursday, Jan. 11, 6:30-8 p.m. in Room 205 of the Newport...
Marine Reserves Research Lecture

The World of Haystack Rock speaker series is offered on the second Wednesday of each month from November through April, with each presentation taking place at 7 p.m. in the Cannon Beach Library. The Friends of Haystack...
Marine Board Considers Wakes

The Oregon State Marine Board is holding their quarterly board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The meeting, beginning at 9 a.m., takes place in Salem at the Oregon Department of...
Deadline for Sea Lion Comments

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is accepting public comments, through close of business Jan. 8, on a request by the states of Oregon, Washington, and California for permission to trap and kill California sea lions. The states want...
Stranded Mammal Survey Talk

The CoastWatch training already scheduled for Dec. 15 in Port Orford has an important addition. Joining Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, will be Dawn Goley, director of the marine mammal stranding program for northern California...
Puffin Study Lecture

"The World of Haystack Rock" is a free community lecture series that is co-sponsored by the Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library. The lecture series is held on the second Wednesday of each month, November to April, 7 p.m. - 8:30...
North Pacific Gray Whale Talk

Fall on the central Oregon coast brings with it free educational presentations and events at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center. In addition to the hiking, tidepooling, and exploring always available, visitors can enjoy a variety of...
Talk on Sea Level Rise and Marshes

Fran Recht, habitat program manager for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, will speak on “The Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Oregon’s Tidal Marshes” at the next meeting of the MidCoast Watersheds Council,...
Science on Tap - Tsunami Travellers

Dr. Jessica Miller will be the featured speaker at the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Science on Tap event on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 6 p.m., at the Rogue Brewery's South Beach location (2030 Marine Science Dr.) in Newport.
Dr. Miller’s talk, "Tsunami travellers: what have we learned from a...
Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Research Talk

Fall on the central Oregon coast brings with it free educational presentations and events at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center. In addition to...