Ocean Events
Offshore Wind Comment Deadline

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...
Seminar on Soviet Whaling

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...
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
Seminar on Human-Dolphin Relations

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...
OPAC Meeting

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,...
State of the Coast Conference—Second Day

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,...
Seminar on Sustainable Fisheries

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...
State of the Coast Conference

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,...
Salmon Restoration Symposium

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...
Webinar: Ocean Policy for a Changing Climate

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...
Rockfish Lecture

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...
Talk on Birds and Kelp

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...
Eelgrass Seminar

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...