Ocean Events
Lecture on Salmon Survey
As part of the ongoing Research Seminars series, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will host Laurie Weitkamp a Research Fisheries Biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northwest Fisheries Science Centerto...
Eelgrass Conservation Webinar
On Thursday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m., Oregon Shores will host a webinar on “Eelgrass and How to Protect It.” The event is free and open to all.
The presenter is Anu Sawkar, the attorney with the Crag Law Center with whom we collaborate in the...
Talk on Yachats Geology
As part of the remote Winter Speaker Series, the Cape Perpetua Collaborative will be hosting Dave Muerdter to talk about his work as a geologist on Saturday Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. Muerdter is a local geologist and...
Conference on Ocean Plastics
On Dec. 12 and 13, the Pacific Northwest Consortium on Plastics is holding their annual conference in Newport. The event will take place at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building (2030 SE Marine...
Marine Debris Survey Training
More volunteers are always needed for the marine debris survey managed by CoastWatch. Those on the north coast have a monthly opportunity to participate in a survey, to see whether it is for you, and to get training if interested.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine...
Lecture on Snowy Plovers
On Wednesday, Dec. 14, the Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library will continue the World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series.
This month's speaker will be Allison Anholt, Coastal Community Science Biologist with...
Past Events
Speakers on Whales and Murrelets
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...
Gray Whale Presentation in Seaside
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...
Hearing on Ocean Energy Siting
![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.")
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...
Talk on Blue Water Task Force
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...
Comment on Offshore Resource Development
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...
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Gray Whales
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...
Marine Microorganism Seminar
The last of six seminars in the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's fall seminar series will feature Dr. Danny Grunebaum, Professor of Oceanograpny at the University of Washington, speaking on "How to do a lot with a little: Minimal requirements for microorganism...
Biodiversity Seminar
The fifth of six seminars in the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's fall seminar series will feature Dr. Todd Oakley, Professory of Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, speaking on "Taking the fork in the road: How biodiversity...
Seabird Lecture in Newport
These days we have curators for everything from art to wine to cheese, so it should come as no surprise that the Oregon Coast Aquarium has a Curator of Birds. The person holding that position for the past 10 years, CJ McCarty, will speak during the next...
Cape Perpetua Land/Sea Symposium
As one of the Oregon coast’s crown jewels, situated in the midst of diverse natural habitats, Cape Perpetua has been the focus of intensive conservation efforts, both on land and on sea (the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve).
Informing these efforts is the purpose of the Cape Perpetua Land/Sea...