Ocean Events
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
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...
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
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,...
Aug
18
Marine Debris Survey Training
August 18, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris assemblage from an earlier Fort Stevens survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
Sep
15
Marine Debris Survey Training
September 15, 2021, Hammond
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 member...
Past Events
Mar
15
Conversation about Seafood
March 15, 2017, Florence
Fishing pier at Garibaldi. Photo by Sonja Peterson.
Food and travel writer (and CoastWatcher) Jennifer Burns Bright provides a talk and conversation starter called “Fish Tales: Traditions and Challenges of Seafood in Oregon.” The free public event takes place at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March...
Mar
2
Talk on Mud Shrimp Survival
March 2, 2017, Newport
Blue mud shrimp. Photo by Teegan Bennington.
The public is invited to a presentation by John Chapman at the MidCoast Watersheds Council meeting on Thursday March 2nd, at 6:30 pm in Newport, to learn about threats to native mud shrimp, the original ecosystem engineers of Oregon estuaries....
Feb
16
Marine Mammal Stranding Talk
February 16, 2017, Newport
Scientists and volunteers swarm stranded whale carcass.
Jim Rice, Stranding Coordinator for the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network, will speak on how stranding events offer a wealth of information to researchers and resource managers at the next meeting of the Yaquina Birders and...
Feb
2
Webinar on Marine Spatial Planning
February 2, 2017
Proposed multi-turbid floating wind platform design for the North Atlantic.
Under the National Ocean Policy Act, state and regional ocean planning bodies around the US are mandated to conduct marine spatial planning efforts. These are particularly focused on guiding offshore renewable energy...
Jan
28
Seminar on Ocean Acidification
January 28, 2017, Charleston
Climate change brings not only sea level rise, as here at Hug Point during a King Tide, but also ocean acidification. Photo courtesy of Oregon King Tide Project.
Julie Schram and Reyn Yoshioka will discuss what ocean acidification is and how it influences and affects marine organisms in a...
Jan
21
Speakers on Whales and Murrelets
January 21, 2017, Newport
Gray whale breaching. Photo by Era Horton.
Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society invites the public to join them for the next even in their speaker series on Saturday, January 21, 10 a.m. in the Newport Public Library (35 Nye St.).
There will be two speakers. Era Horton, an ACS...
Jan
18
Gray Whale Presentation in Seaside
January 18, 2017, Seaside
Florence Sullivan. Photo courtesy of NCLC.
Marine ecologist Florence Sullivan will speak on “Inside Gray Whales” at the Seaside Public Library (1131 Broadway St.) on Wednesday, January 18, 6-8 p.m. The free public talk is part of the Listening to the Land lecture series sponsored by the...
Jan
17
Hearing on Ocean Energy Siting
January 17, 2017, Salem
![Photo of \"Oyster" wave energy device in operation.](http://glvcd.com.oregonshores.org/sites/default/files/styles/bear_full_1x/public/sites/default/files/media-library/wave_energy/oyster_wave_energy_device_small.jpg?itok=KgyYADLg "\\"Oyster\" wave energy device in operation.")
"Oyster" wave energy device in operation.
As the state of Oregon moves toward the final stages of planning for wave energy and other ocean renewable energy projects, the public is invited to comment on proposed rules for siting these devices in Oregon’s Territorial Sea. The Department of...
Jan
5
Talk on Blue Water Task Force
January 5, 2017, Newport
Vince Pappalardo.
The public is invited to a presentation by Vince Pappalardo at the MidCoast Watersheds Council meeting on Thursday, January 5, at 6:30 pm in Newport, to learn about the Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force. His talk will be held in the public meeting room at the...
Dec
30
Comment on Offshore Resource Development
December 30, 2016
Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is responsible for ensuring that effects on the natural and human environment are taken into consideration during the leasing and development of oil, natural gas, renewable energy and marine mineral resources on the on the...