Ocean Events
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
26
Open House for Fish and Wildlife
January 26, 2022
Black oystercatchers, mother and chick, a species of conservation concern on the Oregon coast.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) invites the public to a virtual Conservation Open House—the first of five this year—to discuss issues involving...
Feb
2
Sea Otter Update
February 2, 2022
Sea otter at sea.\Photo by Lilian Carswell.
Oregon Wild will host “A Deep Dive into the Sea Otter Feasibility Study” on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to all.
The speaker will be a representative (TBA) from the Elakha Alliance, which works toward restoring sea otters...
Feb
8
Webinar on Marine Protected Area Design
February 8, 2022
Research taking place at Oregons Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Those interested in how we design marine protected areas, including marine reserves, may be interested in a webinar on “Marine Connectivity Conservation ‘Rules of Thumb’ for MPA and MPA Network Design,”...
Feb
9
Marine Debris Survey Training
February 9, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey in action 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...
Feb
15
Webinar on Reducing Plastic Pollution
February 15, 2022
Marine debris, including the particularly dangerous styrofoam.\Photo courtesy of Surfrider.
Marine debris is of keen concern to CoastWatchers, and everyone else who cares about the ocean and the shore. Oregon Shores supports the goal of reducing plastic pollution—the primary component of...
Mar
9
Marine Debris Survey Training
March 9, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress at Fort Stevens.
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 Ed...
Past Events
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
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 Oregon Chapter member, will present photos from...
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.](https://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...
Dec
3
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Gray Whales
December 3, 2016, Newport
Gray Whales at Depoe Bay. Photo by Era Horton.
At the next meeting of the American Cetacean Society-Oregon Chapter, the topic will be “Above, Below and Inside Oregon Gray Whales!” The event takes place Saturday, December 3, 10 a.m., at the Newport Public Library (35 NW Nye). It is free and...