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
Jan
22
Red Abalone talk
January 22, 2022
Kendall Smith (right) and fellow researchers pursuing the red abalone.
As part of its speaker series featuring young scientists, the Cape Perpetua Area Collaborative presents an online talk on red abalone on Saturday, Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m.
The speaker is Kendall Smith, a second-year Master’s...
Jan
20
Seminar on Fish and Environmental Change
January 20, 2022
Beached salmon shark.\Photo courtesy of the Seaside Aquarium.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday Research Seminar Series continues online this year. Next up, on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 3:30 p.m., is a talk on fish research. Speaker Alexandra McInturf will address “A multiscale...
Jan
19
Talk on Invasive Crabs
January 19, 2022
European green crab.|Photo courtesy of University of Washington.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Science on Tap series continues, pandemic or no pandemic. You have to pour your own at home, but on the upside, you can pull up a chair anywhere.
The next in the series takes place on...
Jan
13
Talk on Forest, Sea, and Climate Change
January 13, 2022
Coastal forests have a strong link to the sea.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday Research Seminar Series continues online in 2022. On Thursday, Jan. 13, at 3:30 p.m., the seminar being offered bears the intriguing title, “Should we bury our forests in the...
Jan
12
Webinar on Kelp Forests
January 12, 2022
Kelp forest.\Photo by Patrick Webster.
Oregon Shores (through our CoastWatch program) and Lincoln City Audubon are collaborating on a series of presentations this winter, "Beyond the Beach," dealing with coastal protection and resilience. On Wednesday, Jan. 12, 6:30 p.m., the topic is...
Jan
12
Marine Debris Survey Training
January 12, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey underway 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 Shores...
Jan
6
Film on Right Whale
January 6, 2022
North Pacific Right Whale.\Photo courtesy of NOAA.
We hear a lot about gray whales and humpback whales in our coastal waters, and sometimes orcas, but not much about the much less abundant right whale. The Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve seek to rectify this with their first online...
Jan
6
Lecture on Coastal Sediments
January 6, 2022
Kara Galdeken (left) and fellow researchers in the field.\Photo courtesy of the University of South Alabama
The Hatfield Marine Science Center continues to hold its Thursday research seminar series online. First talk in 2022 concerns a study of coastal sediments. The event, on Thursday,...
Jan
1
King Tides Project—Third Round
January 1, 2022
King tide sweeps the shore south of Cape Sebastian.\Photo courtesy of ORKingTides.
The final round of this winter’s version of the annual King Tides Project, co-sponsored by CoastWatch and the Oregon Coastal Management Program, kicks off the new year with a series of high tides Jan. 1-3,...
Dec
16
Seminar on Radioactive Fish
December 16, 2021
Albacore, which may or may not be radioactive.\Photo courtesy of NOAA.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday research seminar series continues online. This week’s offering, at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16, has the provocative title, “A Study of Radioactive Fish Ears or How I...