Ocean Events
Aug
16
Science Pub Portland: Into the Abyss
August 16, 2022, Portland
Research submersible Alvin at sea on a science verification expedition on the ship Atlantis. /Photo by Hannah Piecuch, WHOI
On Tuesday, August 16 at 7 p.m., the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is hosting a talk in the Empirical Theater on Alvin, the human-occupied U.S. research...
Aug
18
Research Symposium
August 18, 2022, Newport
2022 Summer Coastal Interns /photo courtesy of HMSC
On Thursday, Aug. 18 the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) is hosting a hybrid research symposium in person at the Gladys Valley Marine Science Building (2030 SE Marine Science Dr.) or available remotely on Zoom. There will be...
Aug
21
Bandon History and Beach Hike
August 21, 2022, Bandon
Bandon's shoreline. | Photo by Sonja Peterson.
The South Coast Striders are leading an educational hike through the town and beaches of Bandon on Sunday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. This hike will start at the Bandon Historical Society Museum and tour the waterfront and Old Town before heading to the...
Aug
25
Sustainable Fishing Lecture
August 25, 2022, Newport
Scientists study the effects of algal blooms in marine fisheries. /Photo courtesy of NOAA
As part of the ongoing Research Seminars series, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will be hosting Dr. Katelyn Bosley, a crustacean biologist from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife....
Aug
25
Presentation by Elakha Alliance Interns
August 25, 2022
Sea otter eating a crab.\Photo by Arenkert.
Join the Elakha Alliance’s Summer Tribal Interns on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. to learn about the traveling cultural display they created. This display is the final project of their summer internship and will highlight the relationships between...
Aug
28
Tidepool Ambassador Tour
August 28, 2022, Florence
ea star and anemones\Photo by Victoria Tierney.
Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve Collaborative is offering free, small-group tours with a Tidepool Ambassador Guide during the lowest tides of the summer. Tours will last one hour, guests are encouraged to continue exploring the reserve on their...
Sep
13
Science on Tap
September 13, 2022, Newport
On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will be hosting Science on Tap, an event where participants can socialize and learn in the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building (GVMSB) (2030 SE Marine Science Dr. in Newport), or watch remotely via Zoom. This event features Rene...
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...
Nov
5
State of the Coast Conference
November 5, 2022, Newport
2022 State of the Coast Conference /photo courtesy of Oregon Sea Grant
State of the Coast Conference
The 2022 State of the Coast Conference is scheduled for November 5 in Newport at the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s new Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building (2030 SE Marine Science Dr.)....
Nov
17
Land-Sea Symposium
November 17, 2022, Yachats
North boundary of Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve. /Photo courtesy of Oregon Marine Reserves Flickr
The Cape Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium will be resuming as an in-person event for its 10th annual celebration this year. The event will take place at the Yachats Commons (441 U.S. 101, Yachats) on...
Past Events
Sep
11
Talk on Humpback Whales
September 11, 2021
Humpback whale in Oregon waters.\Photo by Rena Olson.
The American Cetacean Society, Oregon Chapter’s online speaker series continues with “Beyond Song: Exploring Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Calls on the Hawaiian Breeding Grounds.” The event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 11,...
Sep
11
Beached Bird Survey Training
September 11, 2021
COASST training session in progress.
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Training Team (COASST) is offering a virtual training session for their beached bird survey on Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all, although COASST’s goal is to recruit volunteer...
Sep
8
Talk on Marine Climate Vulnerabilities
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 Long Marine Lab at the University of California at Santa...
Sep
2
Seminar on Oysters and Polychaetes
September 2, 2021
Oysterville on Yaquina Bay.\Photo by Alex Derr, with support from Lighthawk.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series continues online on Thursday, Sept. 2, 3:30 p.m., with a talk on oysters and a threat to the oyster industry. Megan Considine of the Marine Resource...
Aug
30
Seminar on Ocean Management
August 30, 2021
Hatfield Marine Science Center.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
Oregon State University is vetting candidates for the position of assistant professor of Ocean Ecology in the Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences department, and in the process giving the public a peek at emerging...
Aug
28
Cascade Head Marine Reserve Hike
August 28, 2021, Lincoln City
Lincoln City Audubon hike atop The Knoll.\Photo by
The Lincoln City Audubon chapter is celebrating Marine Reserve Awareness Month in August, marking the occasion with a number of special events, including several hikes featuring an aspect of the Cascade Head Marine Reserve. All hikes are...
Aug
24
Presentation on Plankton
August 24, 2021, Lincoln City
Cascade Head, site of the marine reserve that is part of the U.N. Biosphere Reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve organization presents a talk on their smallest constituents in “Powerful Plankton, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln City Cultural...
Aug
21
Cascade Head Marine Reserve Hike
August 21, 2021, Otis
Salmon River and Westwind spit.\Photo by Jack Doyle.
The Lincoln City Audubon chapter is celebrating Marine Reserve Awareness Month in August, marking the occasion with a number of special events, including several hikes featuring an aspect of the Cascade Head Marine Reserve. All hikes are...
Aug
18
Marine Debris Survey Training
August 18, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris assemblage from an earlier Fort Stevens survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
Aug
14
Cascade Head Marine Reserve Hike
August 14, 2021, Lincoln City
A Lincoln City Audubon hike pauses on The Knoll.\Photo by Steve Griffiths.
The Lincoln City Audubon chapter is celebrating Marine Reserve Awareness Month in August, marking the occasion with a number of special events, including several hikes featuring an aspect of the Cascade Head Marine...