Ocean Events
Aug
5
Seminar on Zooplankton
August 5, 2021
Caspian Terns are one of the seabirds that eats the fish that eat the zooplankton.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series continues online with a talk this Thursday, Aug. 5, 3:30 p.m., by Laura Lilly of Oregon State University and the Northwest...
Aug
11
Offshore Wind Energy Workshop
August 11, 2021
Wind power at sea.\Photo courtesy of Surfrider.
The public was invited by the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development to participate in two workshops concerning wind energy planning. The possibility of leasing federal offshore...
Aug
18
Marine Debris Survey Training
August 18, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris assemblage from an earlier Fort Stevens survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
Sep
8
Talk on Ocean’s Future
September 8, 2021
Nearshore marine habitat off Oregon's coast.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
As part of our ongoing, year-long celebration of our 50th anniversary, Oregon Shores is sponsoring an online talk by a leading marine ecologist, Mark Carr of the University of California at Santa Cruz’ Long Marine Lab. Dr....
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...
Oct
13
Webinar on the Future Ocean
October 13, 2021
Undersea habitat off the Oregon coast.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
As part of our series of speakers commemorating our 50th anniversary and looking toward the next 50 years, Oregon Shores hosts a talk by marine ecologist Kristy Kroeker, speaking on “Our Changing Oceans.” The event takes place...
Past Events
Dec
17
Webinar on Sea Otters and Kelp
December 17, 2020
Sea otter ready for his close-up.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Learn about the Elakha Alliance, an organization working to explore the possibility of restoring sea otters to Oregon’s coastal ecosystem, through an introductory webinar, “The Plight of Oregon’s Kelp Ecosystem, Sea Otters, and Our...
Dec
17
Seminar on Salmonids
December 17, 2020
A salmonid (sockeye) native to the Pacific Northwest, not Chile.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s public seminar series has moved online for the duration of the pandemic. Next up, on Thursday, Dec. 17, 3:30 p.m., is Daniel Gomez-Uchida, Associate Professor,...
Dec
16
Marine Debris Survey Training
December 16, 2020, Hammond
Angela Whitlock (left) assists a student with the marine debris survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
Dec
15
Rocky Shores Public Meeting
December 15, 2020
Base of Cape Blanco.\Photo by Randy Scholten.
We’re in the final weeks of the campaign to designate certain key sites under the state’s new Rocky Habitat Management Strategy. The South Coast Rocky Shores Group is holding an online public meeting Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 6 p.m., to discuss...
Dec
14
King Tides Project, Second Series
December 14, 2020
From the King Tides archives--a January, 2020 king tide at Cape Kiwanda.\Photo by Day Tooley.
The second round of the 2020-2021 King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place Dec. 13-15, 2020. (The final high tide series which...
Dec
10
Seminar on Migration
December 10, 2020
Whimbrel passing through Del Rey Beach.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday seminar series has moved online for the duration of the pandemic. Next up is a talk on migration by M. Renee Bellinger, Hawai'i Cooperative Studies Unit, Adjunct Assistant...
Dec
10
Rocky Habitat Working Group Meeting
December 10, 2020
Rocky shore and pigeon guillemots.\Phot courtesy of OPRD.
The Rocky Habitat Working Group of the Ocean Policy Advisory Council will meet on Thursday, Dec. 10, 8-11 a.m., online. The chief topic of discussion is the evaluation process for the currently ongoing site designation process under...
Dec
9
Eelgrass Talk
December 9, 2020
Eelgrass in Netarts Bay.\Photo by York Johnson.
The Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS (Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea) are sponsoring a talk about eelgrass by Tony D’Andrea. The event, free and open to all takes place online on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 6 p.m.
A flowering aquatic plant, eelgrass is...
Dec
5
Surrogate Whale Watch Presentation
December 5, 2020
Gray whales at Depoe Bay.\Photo by Era Horton.
In normal winters, we would be fast approaching Whale Watch Week, and State Parks’ Whale Watching Spoken Here program would be gearing up. But it is 2020, we’re back to a coronavirus “freeze,” and there will be no public whale-oriented...
Dec
3
Webinar on Rocky Intertidal Habitats
December 3, 2020
Coastal ecologist Silke Bachhuber in the field.
CoastWatch and Oregon Shores are offering a webinar on basic rocky shore ecology, with a focus on the south coast, including Cape Arago. The webinar, “Exploring Oregon’s Rocky Intertidal Habitats,” featuring coastal ecologists Zechariah...