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...
Jun
30
Seminar on Soviet Whaling
June 30, 2022, Newport
Whale fluke.\Photo by Dennis White.
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
Nov
4
Seminar on Human-Dolphin Relations
November 4, 2021
Bottlenose dolphins.\Photo courtesy of Marine Mammal Center.
It isn’t exactly “Flipper,” but the upcoming talk in the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series deals with relations between people and dolphins.
Mauricio Cantor, an assistant professor with the Marine Mammal...
Nov
4
OPAC Meeting
November 4, 2021
Protection of rocky intertidal sites, like this one at Rocky Point, are on OPAC's agenda.\Photo by G. Ryder, OPRD.
The state’s Ocean Policy Advisory Council meets virtually on Thursday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those concerned about such ocean-related issues as rocky habitat protection,...
Oct
29
State of the Coast Conference—Second Day
October 29, 2021
Beachgoers at Roads End.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The annual State of the Coast Conference takes place online again this year, Oct. 28-29. The event, sponsored by Oregon Sea Grant, is free, but registration is required. To register, go here.
The conference features an array of short talks,...
Oct
28
Seminar on Sustainable Fisheries
October 28, 2021
Newport's fishing fleet.\Photo by Kirt Edblom.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series continues online. This week’s presentation, on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 3:30 p.m., deals with fisheries. The event is free and open to all.
The speakers are Jessica Watson and Greg...
Oct
28
State of the Coast Conference
October 28, 2021
Fishing vessel at sea.\Photo by Jon Harvey.
The annual State of the Coast Conference takes place online again this year, Oct. 28-29. The event, sponsored by Oregon Sea Grant, is free, but registration is required. To register, go here.
The conference features an array of short talks,...
Oct
27
Salmon Restoration Symposium
October 27, 2021, Ocean Shores
Sockeye salmon spawning.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The 2021 Coast Region Symposium will be held in Ocean Shores, Washington, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 27. The theme is “Restoration to Resilience: Salmon Habitat in a Changing Climate.” The event is free and open to all, but...
Oct
26
Webinar: Ocean Policy for a Changing Climate
October 26, 2021
Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Throughout our 50th anniversary year, Oregon Shores has been presenting webinars featuring leading scientists from around the country, discussing our ocean and coastal environments and the threats to natural and human communities. Now...
Oct
22
Rockfish Lecture
October 22, 2021
Canary rockfish.\Photo courtesy of Oceana.
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology has started up its fall seminar series. It will take place online again this year. Most of the talks take place at 4 p.m. on Fridays, but there is one “public lecture,” scheduled for Friday, Oct. 22, at 7...
Oct
21
Talk on Birds and Kelp
October 21, 2021
Kelp bed at Crook Point.\Photo by Roy Lowe.
It is widely known that kelp plays an important role in the nearshore ocean environment, particularly where fish and urchins are concerned. Kelp beds are biologically rich marine habitats supporting a diversity of invertebrates and fish. Sea...
Oct
21
Eelgrass Seminar
October 21, 2021
Submerged eelgrass on a bay bottom.\Photo by Adam Obaza.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series continues online. The next event, on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 3:30 p.m., focuses on a familiar occupant of our estuaries—eelgrass.
James Kaldy, of the Pacific Coastal Ecology...