Ocean Events
Feb
8
Science Pub: Kelp Restoration
February 8, 2023, Pacific City
Tom Calvanese holding purple sea urchins. /Photo courtesy of OSU
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m., the Audubon Society of Lincoln City will host a Science Pub night at Pelican Brewing Company (33180 Cape Kiwanda Drive in Pacific City) featuring Oregon Kelp Alliance.
About the event:
"We are...
Feb
8
Lecture on Sea Otters
February 8, 2023, Cannon Beach
A raft of sea otters. /Photo courtesy of USFWS.
On Wednesday, Feb 8, at 7 p.m., the Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library will continue the World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series.
This month's lecture will be by Michelle St. Martin, the Marine Conservation Coordinator...
Feb
9
Lecture on Climate and Fish Distribution
February 9, 2023, Newport
Spawning salmon. /Photo by Michel Roggo/NPL/Minden Pictures
As part of the ongoing Research Seminars series, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will host Lorenzo Ciannelli, principal investigator in the Fisheries Oceanography Lab at Oregon State University, to discuss his research on...
Feb
16
Lecture on Coastal Modeling
February 16, 2023, Newport
Salmon River estuary.\Photo by Dennis White.
As part of the ongoing Research Seminars series, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will host Merrick Haller, a Professor of Civil & Construction Engineering at Oregon State University, to discuss their research on the Newport Model...
Mar
8
Lecture on Transient Orcas
March 8, 2023, Cannon Beach
Orcas in Canada. /Photo by Rob Lott.
On Wednesday, March 8, at 7 p.m., the Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library will continue the World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series.
This month's lecture will be by Josh McInnes on his work studying transient killer whales off the...
Mar
14
Webinar on Harmful Algal Blooms
March 14, 2023
Harmful algal bloom on Klamath River reservoir. /Photo courtesy of OSU
The Cape Perpetua Collaborative is hosting a series of webinars called "Young Scientists and Wave Makers" to highlight students and early career professionals conducting meaningful conservation research. The webinar on...
Mar
15
Talk on Oregon Marine Reserves
March 15, 2023, Lincoln City
Cape Arago Lighthouse. /Photo by Daniel Holihan via Wikimedia
The Lincoln City Cultural Center (540 NE Hwy 101 in Lincoln City) hosts Dr. Lindsay Aylesworth for a talk titled "A Deeper Dive into Oregon’s Marine Reserves, celebrating the first ten years of Oregon’s marine reserves program."...
Past Events
Oct
14
Seminar on Regeneration and Reproduction in Marine Annelids
October 14, 2016, Charleston
Nereis virens.
The third of six seminars in the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's fall seminar series will feature Dr. Alexa Bely, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Maryland, speaking on "Evo-devo beyond the embryo: evolution of regeneration and aseual...
Oct
7
Marine Invertebrate Seminar
October 7, 2016, Charleston
Mussels harbor countless other species and are a key component of intertidal diversity. Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The second of six seminars in the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's fall seminar series will feature Dr. Richard Strathmann, Professor Emeritus, Friday Harbor Laboratories and...
Sep
30
Marine Biodiversity Seminar
September 30, 2016, Charleston
Mussels harbor countless other species and are a key component of intertidal diversity. Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The first of six seminars in the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's fall seminar series will feature Gustav Paulay, curator of marine malacology (the study of mollusks) at the...
Sep
18
Final Community Science Day of the Season at Otter Rock
September 18, 2016, Otter Rock
Athena Crichton (left) instructing during previous Community Science Day. Photo by Alex Derr.
Another CoastWatch Community Science Day is coming up at Otter Rock Marine Reserve. Anyone who would like to learn about shoreline ecology and citizen science is invited to attend—families...
Sep
16
Marine Debris Presentation
September 16, 2016, Yachats
Marine debris on Netarts spit. Photo by Allison Asbjornsen.
Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, spoke to the Yachats Academy of Arts and Science last year on the subject of marine debris, and the talk must have gone over well, because she is back by popular demand. The grandly...
Jun
25
Community Science Day at Otter Rock
June 25, 2016, Otter Rock
Karen Driscoll, tabling at a recent Otter Rock event. Photo by Briton Ogden.
Join us on June 25 for a special day devoted to the Otter Rock Marine Reserve and the citizen science work that CoastWatch conducts there. This occasion will also be the debut of our newly organizing CoastWatch...
Jun
24
Tsunami Debris Talk
June 24, 2016, Lincoln City
John Chapman investigates a tsunami boat at Sacchi Beach.
Marine debris researcher John Chapman will discuss what we’ve been learning from the recent upsurge of tsunami debris in a special lecture on Friday, June 24, 6:30 p.m. at the Oregon Coast Community College’s Lincoln City branch...
Jun
8
World Oceans Day Beachwalk
June 8, 2016, Seal Rock
To celebrate World Oceans Day, CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Fawn Custer will lead a walk at Seal Rock State Park, taking advantage of the minus tide that morning. Participants will explore the tidepools and driftline and learn about opportunities to contribute to coastal citizen science...
May
18
Oregon Ocean In Depth Talk
May 18, 2016, Seaside
Kirsten Grorud-Colvert.
Oregon’s nearshore ocean has some unique features, carried our way by the California Current that flows the length of our coast. Marine ecologist Kirsten Grorud-Colvert will offer a wide-ranging talk about our neighboring sea in a presentation titled Into the Deep:...
May
11
South Coast Training for Oystercatcher Survey
May 11, 2016, Port Orford
Black Oystercatcher with chick. Photo by Heather Roskelley.
This event is one of three available training sessions for volunteers interested in helping with a scientific study of Black Oystercatchers, which will run from May through August. Sponsored by Audubon Society of Portland. See news...